The Columbus, Mississippi, plant is Airbus Helicopters’ Industrial Center of Excellence. The plant has more than 200 employees on staff, with 40% being U.S. veterans. The company manufactures the H125 and UH-72A for the North American market here. Photo: Lyn Burks


Airbus Helicopters’ Columbus, Mississippi, plant is where the company manufactures the H125 and UH-72A for the North American market. This plant also manages most of Airbus Helicopters’ aircraft completions and customizations for new helicopters.


Columbus is Airbus Helicopters’ Industrial Center of Excellence with more than 250 employees on staff, with 40% being U.S. veterans. Since opening, more than 1,400


aircraft have been either built or completed on time or ahead of schedule in the Mississippi plant for delivery to customers.


The third Airbus Helicopters facility in Fort Erie, Ontario, is the Center of Excellence for Composite manufacturing, and the sole source manufacturer of 50 parts used on Airbus helicopters around the world. More than 280 employees are based at the Fort Erie operation, with half of them working on products destined for export. This facility


supports more than 700 Airbus helicopters flown by 200 operators, and is backed by an 11,700-square-foot parts and logistics warehouse in Richmond, British Columbia near Vancouver.


It’s worth noting that the legendary Royal Canadian Mounted Police – the ‘Mounties’ – fly a stable of seven AS350s, two H120s, and one H145 helicopter in Canada.


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