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6 MAR 07: EUROCOPTER BOOMING

IT'S official! Eurocopter is the world's No. 1 helicopter manufacturer.

Over the past year the company has delivered a total of 381 new helicopters for military and civil use, and turnover has increased by 18 percent to 3.8 billion Euros compared to 2005. What's more, Eurocopter has done this while re-jigging its global company structure.

Helicopter orders are booming, but delivery times are well into next year. At the end of 2006, the value of the order backlog was a historical high of 11 billion euro. Anyone looking to buy a new Eurocopter must join the back of a very long queue.

Eurocopter's CEO, Dr. Lutz Bertling, puts the success down to excellent products that match the customers' mission requirements.

He said, "Our increase in turnover and orders in 2006 is outstanding. Our exports prove the success of our strategy to focus on emerging markets by means of excellent products and fruitful industrial cooperation, combined with an enlarged industrial footprint in the major customer countries and strong efforts to constantly optimise our service network."

Eurocopter has recruited more than 1200 people in countries around the world to cope with the expansion.
Recent orders include 45 NH90 Helicopters for Spain's armed forces, 37 EC135s for the French Gendarmarie and 16 EC135s for the German Ministry of the Interior.
W: www.eurocopter.com
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