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Zawya
07-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Saudi Arabia explores helicopter manufacturing partnership with France
MARIGNANE — Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef discussed with Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even joint investment opportunities in helicopter manufacturing and maintenance at the company's headquarters in France. He also discussed Saudi Arabia's capabilities and incentives to encourage and attract quality investments in the aviation industry. Discussions also focused on enhancing cooperation in the aviation industry and joint opportunities in helicopter manufacturing and maintenance, as part of the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources' official visit to France. Goals of Saudi Vision 2030 to achieve economic diversification, and its focus on empowering the private sector and building global partnerships were also discussed. AlKhorayef reviewed Saudi Arabia's strategic assets and competitive advantages that enhance its attractiveness for industrial investments, most notably its geographic location linking three continents, its abundant natural resources, competitive energy prices, advanced infrastructure, advanced industrial cities, and the ease of government procedures. The meeting affirmed the National Industrial Strategy's focus on developing the aviation industry, placing it at the forefront of priority sectors. Saudi Arabia identified investment opportunities exceeding SR10 billion in key areas of the aviation industry, including maintenance, repair, and operation (MRO) services, drone manufacturing, and precision automation, as part of the Kingdom's efforts to become a global hub for the aviation industry. © Copyright 2022 The Saudi Gazette. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Saudi Gazette
07-05-2025
- Business
- Saudi Gazette
Saudi Arabia explores helicopter manufacturing partnership with France
Saudi Gazette report MARIGNANE — Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef discussed with Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even joint investment opportunities in helicopter manufacturing and maintenance at the company's headquarters in France. He also discussed Saudi Arabia's capabilities and incentives to encourage and attract quality investments in the aviation industry. Discussions also focused on enhancing cooperation in the aviation industry and joint opportunities in helicopter manufacturing and maintenance, as part of the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources' official visit to France. Goals of Saudi Vision 2030 to achieve economic diversification, and its focus on empowering the private sector and building global partnerships were also discussed. AlKhorayef reviewed Saudi Arabia's strategic assets and competitive advantages that enhance its attractiveness for industrial investments, most notably its geographic location linking three continents, its abundant natural resources, competitive energy prices, advanced infrastructure, advanced industrial cities, and the ease of government meeting affirmed the National Industrial Strategy's focus on developing the aviation industry, placing it at the forefront of priority Arabia identified investment opportunities exceeding SR10 billion in key areas of the aviation industry, including maintenance, repair, and operation (MRO) services, drone manufacturing, and precision automation, as part of the Kingdom's efforts to become a global hub for the aviation industry.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Airbus Helicopters to launch new H140 model
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -Airbus Helicopters on Tuesday announced the launch of its first all-new helicopter in about a decade: a light, twin-engined model aimed initially at emergency services. The H140 helicopter in the 3 metric ton class will enter service in 2028 and expand on the existing H135, the world's largest civil helicopter maker said. Airbus said the new five-bladed helicopter would offer a bigger cabin than the H135 and would be powered by Safran's Arrius 2E engine. The launch of a new helicopter follows an internal study code-named X8 aimed at preparing an eventual successor to the decades-old H135, industry sources said, though Airbus took pains not to rattle potential buyers of the existing model. "Don't worry, we will continue to propose this want to continue to give choice," Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even told delegates at the Verticon event in Dallas, during a livestreamed ceremony. The move comes two years after another coded project, X9, to develop a demonstrator for technologies to develop a successor to the best-selling and larger H145, first revealed by Reuters. Successors to the H135 and eventually the H145 would regenerate the German side of Airbus Helicopters, formed from a 1992 merger between divisions of France's Aerospatiale and MBB of Germany to counter U.S. rivals led by Bell, Boeing and Sikorsky and originally called Eurocopter. Spain joined later. For now, analysts say Airbus is being careful to balance the need to prepare for new products with continued solid demand for its existing light twin-engined portfolio, and is avoiding saying how the projects fit into future replacement plans. Donauwoerth in Bavaria is home to the twin-engined H135 and H145, while other civil programmes focus mainly on Marignane, France, where Airbus Helicopters is based. The H140 will be managed and assembled in Germany, though Airbus Helicopters increasingly uses a production philosophy pioneered by the larger jetliners division, which involves sites across Europe specialising in specific skills or manufacturing. Airbus Helicopters is the European aerospace giant's smallest but most profitable division, as the main civil jet business tackles production snags and the defence and space division is dealing with cost overruns. Divisional profit in Helicopters rose more than 11% last year as revenue rose 8%, outpacing other parts of the group. Sign in to access your portfolio
