Airbus Helicopters wraps up the 2025 edition of "VERTICON" (March 10-13 in Dallas) with 118 commitments, including 63 firm orders, from customers worldwide for a variety of its multi-mission aircraft. 

Major highlights included more than 74 commitments for the H-140, the new light twin-engined multi-mission helicopter that was unveiled at the show. 

Emergency medical services will be the first mission to enter into service for the H-140. Major HEMS operators in the US and in Europe —Global Medical Response, ADAC Luftrettung, ÖAMTC Flugrettung, Air Methods, Stat MedEvac, Metro Aviation, and DRF Luftrettung— signed orders and letters of intent for the helicopter. 

The H-160 has started commercial off-shore operations with operator PHI Aviation for Shell after an innovative route-proving programme. Brazilian operator Omni signed a multi-services HCare contract ahead of the start of operations for Petrobras. New York State Police will become the first law enforcement agency in the US to operate this model after announcing an order for one unit and three H-145 helicopters. 

On the Support and Services side, Westair Helicopters signed an HCare contract to support the entry into service of its H-225 fleet for off-shore energy missions in Namibia. GDAT, one of China’s most prominent helicopter operators, has signed an HCare In-Service contract with Airbus to cover ten H-225 helicopters that perform multiple missions such as emergency services and forest protection in the country.

Airbus Helicopters also performed demo flights during "VERTICON" with an H-175, H-160, H-145 and an H-125 IFR aircraft using 30% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), underlining the company’s ongoing commitment to use it whenever possible.

See for details AVIONEWS 1 and 2.