AHI delivers first US-produced H125

Airbus Helicopters Inc. delivered its first H125 AStar helicopter produced on its new American assembly line for the Ohio State Highway Patrol. It is the first fully assembled aircraft on the company’s new helicopter production plant in Columbus, Miss. The H125 (formerly AS350 B3e) is the latest version of AHI’s long-running AStar series. It is also the first AHI civilian model fully assembled in the U.S. from parts sourced globally. (Source: AHI 12/03/15) Central Mississippi Note: AHI’s Columbus plant has also produced Army UH-72A Lakota helicopters since 2006. More than 350 aircraft have been delivered. The UH-72A will be the Army Aviation’s newest helicopter used for pilot training at Fort Rucker, Ala.