Helicopters, aircraft components, mission systems for air and ground operation
Revenue
R$703 million
Number of employees
500
Parent
Airbus Helicopters (Airbus)
Website
helibras.com.br
Helibras or Helicópteros do Brasil S.A. (Helicopters of Brazil, Inc.) is a Brazil-based helicopter manufacturer which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus Helicopters, a division of Airbus.
Helibras has produced and delivered more than 800 helicopters,[2] 70% of which being the Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil (known in Portuguese as Esquilo). Ten percent of total production is exported to Latin American countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela.[3]
Helibras leads the Brazilian market of turbine helicopters in operation, the company's rotorcraft comprising 54 per cent of those used in the civilian market. It has a greater lead within the domestic military market, the company's share being roughly 66 per cent.[4]
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first Panther helicopter, which was produced locally by Helibras. In January 2010, Helibras was awarded a contact to upgrade 34 AS365K Panthers to the...
to entering military service. In 2012, Helibras begin assembly of the rest of the order. In April 2014, Helibras and MBDA were in the process of integrating...
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year in 2014. In August 2013, Airbus Helicopter's Brazilian subsidiary Helibras assembled its first EC130 T2; the first Australian-assembled EC130 T2 followed...
Donauwörth, Germany, with additional production plants in Canada, Brazil (Helibras), Australia, Spain, Romania, the United Kingdom and the United States....
manufactured by Helibras Eurocopter AS565 France utility 33 manufactured by Helibras Eurocopter AS532 France transport / utility 8 manufactured by Helibras Eurocopter...
riverline patrol vessels constructed from 2006–2009. For air support, one Helibras HB350 helicopter is used to provide SAR, MEDEVAC and utility work Its main...
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riverline patrol vessels constructed from 2006 to 2009. For air support, one Helibras HB350 helicopter is used to provide SAR, MEDEVAC and utility work Paraguay...
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France pilot error Fernandão Brazil 2014 Footballer Helibras AS 350BA Aruanã River, 9 miles from Aruanã, Goiás under investigation Manuel...
Kingdom 2014 18 transport helicopter EADS CASA C-295 Spain ? 12 transport HeliBras HB.355F Esquilo Bi France/ Brazil 1980-2013 10 Utility helicopter 4 were...
reserve. Six MBB Bo-105M were received from Germany in 2006, plus one Helibras Esquilo donated by the Brazilian government. Esquilo replaced Bell 47 as...
respectively in 1997, 1999 and 2011. HA-1, HM-1 and HM-4 are assembled by Helibras. The Army Strategic Aviation Program, formalized by the Army General Staff...