Eurocopter

Eurocopter to be renamed Airbus Helicopters to reflect its transformation.

Eurocopter is developing a production version of the electric backup motor it tested on an AS350 Ecureuil single in 2011.

Under a contract signed in 2009, Eurocopter is upgrading 24 Puma Mk 2 helicopters with new engines, glass cockpits, digital autopilot and other improvements.

Eurocopter X4 medium-twin helicopter will enter service in 2017.

Eurocopter cleared to sue Bell in Canada for patent infringement related to its sleigh-style “Moustache” landing gear design.

Eurocopter boasts of recent contracts at Helitech show.

Certification of the EC145T2, an upgraded version of Eurocopter’s light twin delayed until next spring.

Eurocopter plans for unmanned flight by combining AeroVironment’s unmanned aircraft technology and systems integration skills with Eurocopter’s helicopter technology.

American Eurocopter EC145 at NBAA 2013.

American Eurocopter will upgrade its Columbus, Miss. facility, allowing it to serve as a final assembly and test site for the AS350.