PARIS AIR SHOW: Daher-Socata to manufacture airframes for Eurocopter

By Niall O’Keeffe2009-06-18T08:11:00+01:00

EADS-owned rotorcraft manufacturer Eurocopter has awarded Daher-Socata a contract to develop and produce airframes for its range of light helicopters. Production is set to begin in early 2012 at Daher-Socata's plant in Tarbes in the south-west of France, where it manufactures its TBM 850 single-engined turboprops.

Meanwhile, Danish offshore services provider Dancopter, which serves the oil and gas industries, has taken delivery of Eurocopter's 100th EC155 helicopter.

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