Heli-Expo 2007, which took place from 1st to 3rd
March in Orlando, Florida, saw a record number of
sales.
The organizers announced that more than
700 million dollars worth of contracts had been
signed, all helicopter manufacturers included.
As for attendance, this was stable, albeit very
close to the highest levels reached last year with
15,000 visitors and 500 exhibitors.
Once more,
Eurocopter walked away with the lion’s share: in
three days, the company took a total of 112 orders
(88 firm and 24 options).
The majority of these sales
were made on the US market, which is shaping
up to be very buoyant once again in 2007.
The contracts
included 47 helicopters for the oil industry
(including 27 EC225s for CHC and Bristow);
34 AS350 B2 and B3 Ecureuils for the EMS sector;
and 31 EC120s, AS350 B2 Ecureuils, EC130s, and
EC145s for the corporate and tourist markets.
2006
was the year of the altitude takeoff world record on
the Everest – 2007 will be the year of record sales!
