The Ecureuil is currently operated by 2,014 customers in 124 countries representing all regions of the world.
Airbus Helicopters has delivered its 7,000th helicopter from the Ecureuil family. The light single-engine H125, which was manufactured in Marignane, France, was sold over to Blugeon Hélicoptères, a French company experienced in sling work at high altitudes. This newly delivered H125 will join Blugeon’s current fleet of five H125 helicopters situated at three distinct bases in the French Alps and a fourth one in the Pyrenees. Every one of them flies an average of 600 hours of the year performing traveler transport, power line inspection, filmmaking, preventive torrential slide support, mountain salvage, and enormous scale lifting.
Christian Blugeon, CEO and founder of Blugeon Helicoptères, said, “Blugeon is proud to take delivery of this new H125, the sixth one in our fleet. I’m especially proud of this shared milestone as this particular helicopter is the 7,000th Ecureuil manufactured by Airbus, “I have been flying the H125 for more than 20 years, and have accumulated a lot of experience with this helicopter with which we have already flown almost 45,000 hours. It is a key element for our development strategy.”
Axel Aloccio, Head of the Light Helicopters programme at Airbus Helicopters, said, “Since the first Ecureuil took to the skies in 1974, this family of aircraft forever changed the light helicopter market and the way aerial work is performed,”. “Designed to be a simple, practical, and competitive aircraft, the secret of its success lies in its excellent performance and its incredible ability to adapt to operators’ needs. It is precisely thanks to the confidence of operators like Blugeon that we are celebrating the milestone of the 7,000th delivery today.”
The Ecureuil likewise has considerable height records and acclaims to its name. The most prominent of these was arrived on 14 May, 2005, when Didier Delsalle landed on the culmination of Mount Everest behind the controls of a sequential H125 — the only helicopter to have at any point achieved this astonishing accomplishment.
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The Ecureuil is at present used by 2,014 clients in 124 nations addressing all regions of the world. The Ecureuil family comprises of the H125, the H130 in the common market, created fundamentally for aeronautical work, traveler transport and business flights, as well concerning public administrations and emergency medical services (EMS). In the military market, the H125M is especially famous for armed observation or light assault, as well as a training platform. Both common and military versions have previously surpassed 37 million flight hours.
