American Eurocopter, which is Eurocopter’s subsidiary in the United States, is ready to build on its strong performance of 2009 – during which the company led the U.S. market in civil turbine helicopter deliveries and logged robust new order bookings despite the economic turndown. President and CEO Marc Paganini said American Eurocopter is benefitting from its long-term strategy, which is based on three principles: creating business stability through a wide sales mix of its rotary-wing products; remaining a stable supplier to customers; and retaining a strong commitment to the company’s employees. American Eurocopter had another year of revenue growth in 2009, registering a turnover of $784 million, up from $780 in 2008. It delivered 155 civil turbine helicopters last year, with the company taking a U.S. market leadership position in the air medical, law enforcement and aerial tourism sectors. Paganini said American Eurocopter is following the Eurocopter group’s successful global strategy of establishing a close proximity to customers, which includes the creation of an assembly line at its Columbus, Mississippi facility for the U.S. Army’s new UH-72A Light Utility Helicopter–which is based on the EC145 built by Eurocopter in Germany.