Building on an unprecedented year of new product certification and introduction, Airbus Helicopters has set its sights on best serving its customers in a challenging global marketplace, with the priority on customer satisfaction, quality and safety, and competitiveness.

During 2014, Airbus Helicopters delivered 471 rotorcraft from the company’s civil, parapublic and military product lines, and booked 402 net orders. In addition, the backlog was adjusted to include a reduction of 33 NH90s.

In Airbus Helicopters’ first year with its new identity and full integration into Airbus Group, the company achieved an unprecedented certification and service introduction of three new aircraft: the 7-metric-ton-category EC175, along with the medium-sized EC145 T2 and EC135 T3/P3 versions.

Airbus Helicopters also marked significant progress with its transformation plan in 2014 by further enhancing customer support and services, with safety as the top priority. New product development made important headway last year as well, clearing the way for a 2015 first flight of its next-generation X4 medium twin-engine rotorcraft – to be unveiled at the Heli-Expo trade show on March 3.

“2015 should be a period of stabilization across our industry. In this context, Airbus Helicopters will continue its transformation, committed to working with our customers, offering them predictability and the right helicopters for their demanding missions,” explained President Guillaume Faury (photo).

“2015 will mark the second step in our company’s transformation, during which we will amplify our actions in executing faster and better, becoming more competitive, making our customers’ missions ours in every way, embracing change as a permanent asset, and performing with a purpose. In the coming year, our goal is to provide what matters to our customers - when it matters the most,” Faury concluded.

2014 at a Glance:

• Civil products represented 52% of consolidated turnover; military was 48%
• Airbus Helicopters’ products accounted for 58% of consolidated turnover; the other 42% was generated by services
• 54% of consolidated turnover came from Europe, the Middle East and Africa; 27% from the Americas and 19% from Asia and Pacific

The 402 net bookings in 2014 by product range:

• EC120/Ecureuil/Fennec/EC130 family: 176
• EC135: 43
• EC145: 115
• Dauphin/Panther/ EC155 family: 28
• EC175: 8
• Super Puma/Cougar EC225/EC725 family: 32