Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“Introducing a new helicopter to the light twin engine segment is a testimony to our commitment to meeting our customers’ evolving mission requirements, leveraging our R&T programmes such as Bluecopter. We worked hand in hand with our H135 customers to bring their additional requirements together in the H140’s efficient design. It enables customers to benefit from a bigger mission-enhancing cabin space that was sized to an optimised engine performance for the best-in-class payload and range. We are proud to be able to offer our customers the most competitive choices...”

Source: Bruno Even, CEO of Airbus Helicopters, commenting on the announcement of their newest light twin-engine H140 at this week’s HAI Verticon 2025 in Dallas, Texas. It is a 3-ton aircraft that represents a growth variant of the company’s current H135 offering for emergency medical services, passenger transport, and business and private aviation segments.

FMI:  www.airbus.com