Eurocopter delivers an EC155 B1 helicopter to CITIC Offshore Helicopter Corporation Ltd
On 19 September 2005 at Shenzen, Eurocopter officially handed over the keys of an EC155 B1 helicopter to Mr. Li Jian Yi, who heads CITIC Offshore Helicopter Corporation Ltd.
Marignane, 21 September 2005
This helicopter is the first EC155 B1 to be introduced in China. COHC is due to receive a second machine in mid-October of this year.
The helicopters will be used to support the offshore platform in the China Sea.
This multi-purpose helicopter is also ideal for law enforcement missions.
It was acquired by the Government Flying Service in Hong Kong's Special Administrative Region, where it has been in service for the last three years.
The German Border Guard (Bundesgrenzschutz) also selected the helicopter for its Police Helicopter Squadron based in Baden-Württemberg.
Eurocopter is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EADS. EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2004, EADS generated revenues of € 31.8 billion and employed a workforce of about 110,000. The EADS Group includes the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, the world's largest helicopter supplier Eurocopter and the joint venture MBDA, the international leader in missile systems. EADS is the major partner in the Eurofighter consortium, is the prime contractor for the Ariane launcher, develops the A400M military transport aircraft and is the largest industrial partner for the European satellite navigation system Galileo.
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| Jean-Louis ESPES | Eurocopter |
Tel.: + 33 (0) 4 42 85 95 55 Fax: + 33 (0) 4 42 85 95 64 mailto: jean-louis.espes@eurocopter.com |
| Christina GOTZHEIN | Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH |
Tel.: + 49 (0) 89 60 00 64 88 Fax: + 49 (0) 89 60 00 44 37 mailto: christina.gotzhein@eurocopter.com |
| Jesus RUIZ | Eurocopter España, S.A. |
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