On January 19, 2009, in Paris, Lutz Bertling, President and CEO of Eurocopter, presented the Group’s results for 2008 to approximately fifty journalists from the international press.

Eurocopter maintained its position as the world’s number one helicopter manufacturer in the civil and parapublic markets, with total sales of more than €4.5 billion in 2008.
This figure represents an increase of over 7.5% with respect to 2007 (€4.17 billion). Eurocopter delivered 588 helicopters in 2008 (versus 488 in 2007).
In terms of new orders, 2008 will go down in history as one of Eurocopter’s best years ever, with 715 helicopters ordered (versus 802 in 2007) worth a total of over €4.9 billion.
These figures confirm the enormous success of the Eurocopter range. The order book now includes 1,550 helicopters whose total value exceeds €14 billion. These results provide clear proof that business is booming for Eurocopter—at a time when the worldwide economic climate is particularly unstable.