Airbus Helicopters has joined hands with over 20 Australian partners to form Team Nightjar, as the consortium launches its solution to Project LAND 2097 Phase 4. Under this Project, the Commonwealth of Australia is seeking a fleet of helicopters to support the Australian Defence Force’s Special Operations. Bringing together Australia’s best industry capabilities and academia, the Team Nightjar members include Cablex, Cyborg Dynamics, Deakin University, DEWC, ECLIPS, Ferra Engineering, … [Read more...] about Airbus forms Team Nightjar to deliver Australian industry capability
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Airbus Helicopters marks 60 years of long-standing partnership with Japan
Airbus Helicopters marks 60 years of long-standing partnership with Japan this year. Since its predecessor Sud Aviation entered into an exclusive distributorship agreement with Nozaki & Co., Ltd. in Japan in 1960, followed by the company’s first helicopter delivery – an Alouette II – in 1961, there are over 370 Airbus helicopters flying in the country today for a variety of missions across business segments. “We are indeed very happy to celebrate this milestone today with the partners and … [Read more...] about Airbus Helicopters marks 60 years of long-standing partnership with Japan
Airbus Helicopters facilitates first e-delivery in Asia Pacific
Indonesia’s PT. Smart Cakrawala Aviation has become the first customer in the Asia Pacific to take delivery of its new H130 helicopter facilitated through a specially arranged e-acceptance process, which complies with COVID-19 health and safety regulations. The Jakarta-based commercial air service operator formally accepted the new intermediate single helicopter into its fleet at the Airbus Helicopters regional delivery centre in Subang, Malaysia, where all the requirements of the normal … [Read more...] about Airbus Helicopters facilitates first e-delivery in Asia Pacific
Airbus selects SingPost as Skyways logistics partners
Airbus Helicopters is collaborating with Singapore Post (SingPost) as its logistics partner for the innovative Skyways parcel delivery project. The MoU was signed by Jean-Brice Dumont, Airbus Helicopters’ Executive Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technical Officer, and Mervyn Lim, SingPost’s Covering Group CEO. Skyways is an experimental project to develop a safe and economically viable aerial unmanned parcel delivery system for use in urban environments. A MoU was signed in … [Read more...] about Airbus selects SingPost as Skyways logistics partners
Airbus, Singapore aviation authority partner on drone delivery trials
Airbus Helicopters and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have signed an agreement to conduct 'final-mile’ drone delivery trials - named the Skyways Project - in large highly urbanised environments such as Singapore. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to conduct Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Proof-of-Concept Trials was signed on the side lines of the Singapore Air Show today. The Skyways Experimentation Project aims to develop an airborne infrastructure solution to address … [Read more...] about Airbus, Singapore aviation authority partner on drone delivery trials