AHI salutes CG milestone

DALLAS, Texas - Airbus Helicopters Inc. saluted the Coast Guard on May 3 for its recent milestone achievement of reaching 1.5 million flight hours with its 100 MH-65 Dolphin patrol and search-and-rescue helicopters. From patrolling the skies over the Gulf of Mexico – from New Orleans to Mobile, Ala. – to Lake Michigan, the Dolphins perform life-saving rescues, and has become the most recognizable SAR aircraft. The CG selected the Dolphin from the Airbus AS365 Dauphin product family. Airbus delivered the first Dolphin in 1984. (Source: Airbus Helicopters Inc. 05/03/17) Gulf Coast Note: AHI has a manufacturing facility located in Columbus, Miss., that builds UH-72A helicopters for the Army.