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Air Corporate of Italy orders 43 Airbus helicopters

Italian business aviation operator Air Corporate placed a firm order for 43 helicopters from Airbus, with the announcement made on the concluding day of EBACE 2023.

The helicopters include 40 single-engine helicopters (H125/H130) plus three ACH160s from Airbus Corporate Helicopters in Line configuration with the Lounge package to add to two ACH160s already on order.

The contract is the largest commercial helicopter order booked by Airbus in Italy and will see the helicopters delivered over the coming years for a range of private and business passenger services, as well as utility operations.

This latest announcement expands on 28 additional orders from Verona-based Air Corporate in recent years as part of an ongoing fleet expansion. In the past two years alone, Air Corporate has taken delivery of 17 Airbus helicopters, including the first of two twin-engine H135s.

Airbus helicopters works with 90 customers in the Italian helicopter market with a fleet of more than 240 helicopters in service.