Just one swallow does not make spring, the command 30 Caracal by Kuwait alone will not forget the difficulties faced by Airbus Helicopters on heavy helicopters segment and the family Super Puma aka H225.
Faced, for nearly three years, a drop in civilian orders, due to falling oil and the freezing of investments by oil companies, Helicopters Airbus has yet registered a first half down 9% of its turnover and 11% of operating income. If the helicopter has delivered more aircraft in the first half 2015 (163 against 152), thanks to the resilience of light helicopters sales less profitable than large helicopters.
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New orders also continued to drop, with a decline of 14% in value in the first half. And despite some commercial success, chief among them the confirmation by China with a commitment to purchase 100 H135 which will be assembled on site, the Airbus order book Helicopters offers only two years of visibility . And there is no hope for the civil market rebound in 2016. Even in the case of a rise in oil prices, the leaders of Airbus Helicopters themselves do not see a market recovery before the end of 2017.
Last bad news dated to the Super Puma family: the decision of the operator CHC Helicopters to part with 99 devices out of a total of 133, including all of its Super Puma. A reasoned decision by the insolvency proceedings, but that is three months after the crash of a CHC H225 in Norway, which caused the death of 13 people.
the consequences of the crash of Norway
A catastrophe Airbus Helicopters has not finished living the consequences. Following the crash, the European Aviation Safety Agency has recommended the suspension of flights of all devices of the same model, for the duration of the investigation, and nailing the ground 80% of civilian Super Puma. Only the military versions, such as the Caracal, continue to fly.
For now, the helicopter is not yet able to advance any date for a possible discount Service Super Puma. If the technical cause of the crash has been identified (the rotor separated in flight), the best technical solution to permanently remedy has not been arrested. As for the total cost of the disaster, said Airbus Group is unable to provide any estimate at this stage. The direct costs of compensating victims and clients and modifying devices add indeed the impact on sales. According to the boss of Airbus Group, the Super Puma generate 10% of sales of aftermarket, which itself represents a third of the total turnover of Airbus Helicopters. As for the impact on orders and the reputation of Airbus Helicopters, it remains difficult to estimate
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