AE’s new helo to make Las Vegas premier

American Eurocopter’s new oil-and-gas industry transport helicopter (EC175) arrived last week at the firm’s Grand Prairie, Texas, headquarters straight from the production line in Columbus, Miss. The EC175 will be show cased March 5-7 at the Heli-Expo helicopter industry convention in Las Vegas. AE is he American affiliate of Eurocopter, the largest helicopter manufacturer in the world, and a subsidiary of EADS North America. Source: American Eurocopter, Feb. 22, 2013.