Tue, Oct 21, 2008
PHI Receives Milestone EC135 At AMT Conference
At an event on its booth at the Air Medical Transportation
Conference in Minneapolis, MN, American Eurocopter celebrated its
2500th US helicopter delivery with long-time helicopter service
company PHI, Inc.
The 2500th helicopter is an EC135 that is scheduled to be
delivered to the PHI Air Medical Group shortly after AMTC.
"This is a momentous occasion for us and we are delighted to
share it with our valued friends at PHI," said Marc Paganini,
President and CEO of American Eurocopter. "This is a great
testament to the history of our company and this achievement
reflects American Eurocopter’s heritage and its development
in the United States."
"We are proud to be here with American Eurocopter to celebrate
this occasion and we are eager to receive the next EC135 in our
fleet," said Lance Bospflug, Director of PHI, Inc. "The EC135 is
designed for a variety of missions. The aircraft’s
high-performance and versatility make it perfectly suited for our
air medical missions."
"The delivery of this EC135 to PHI is especially significant,
since the very first helicopter delivered into the United States
was an SA.3130 Alouette delivered to PHI in 1957," Paganini
added.
The SA.3130 Alouette was the first civilian-certified turbine
helicopter in the world and later versions were utilized heavily
for AMS missions. Since that time, PHI has operated a wide variety
of Eurocopter aircraft and PHI’s fleet today includes
AS350B2/B3 AStars, EC135s and BK117s.
"We have a long-standing relationship with American Eurocopter
and we look forward to continuing it in the future," said
Bospflug.
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