Airbus Helicopters starts delivering EC145 T2

Handover ceremony of the first EC145 T2 to DRF Luftrettung (Photo: Airbus Helicopters)

Airbus Helicopters hands over the first EC145 T2 to DRF Luftrettung. In spring 2014, the latest addition to the EC145 family received certification from EASA.

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Wolfgang Schoder, CEO of Airbus Helicopters in Germany, handed over this first EC145 to German air rescue company DRF Luftrettung, which has ordered 20 of these helicopters.

Schroder said: “The handover of the first EC145 T2 is a significant event for all of us at Airbus Helicopters and we are thrilled to be delivering this aircraft to one of our most loyal customers—DRF Luftrettung. The EC145 T2 embodies our aim to offer our customers the best helicopters for their missions, with economical operating costs and tailored support and service packages.”

Steffen Lutz, a member of the DRF Luftrettung Board of Directors added: “We’re proud today to be the first operator in the world to take delivery of an EC145 T2. We’re expecting this helicopter to enter service at our 24/7 air rescue station in Munich around the end of the year. We’ve been using night vision goggles there since 2009, when we became Germany’s first air rescue organization to do so, and the new EC145 T2 is ideal for nighttime rescue missions.”

More than 100 orders have already been placed for the new helicopter, which was developed and manufactured in Donauwörth.