H is the heavy helicopter model that giant Airbus will manufacture at its new facility in Ghimbav, near Brasov, a press release informs. The new facility will provide work for people, in addition to the employed at AHR, with an initial cadre of 23 already receiving training in Marignane, in the south of France.
The airframer is investing EUR 50 million in the purpose-built, 10, sqm facility, which will be operated by a new company, Airbus Helicopters Industries. It has had a presence in the central European country since , with Airbus Helicopters Romania AHR — a joint venture with state-owned aerospace company IAR — developing a successful maintenance, repair and overhaul business.
From , the production of the 8. Initial deliveries in will be confined to the short fuselage C1e model, with the 76cm-longer variant added from He believes it can achieve percent Romanian content on the helicopter — including the value of labour — within five years.
It is already working to secure its local supply chain, he says, with contracts to be signed next year. I started my way in life with the intention to pursue a teaching career. But, after graduating from the Faculty of Letters — the University of Bucharest in , my first job as a reporter at one of the leading newspapers in Romania changed my perspective.
As business journalist, I also had the opportunity to interview ministers for Economics and Commercial Affairs offices within different embassies in Romania or officials of large companies investing on the domestic market. After almost 15 years of journalism, I still want to explore new ways, to inform and stay updated. Today I describe myself as a passionate about the history of world culture, having a PhD in Hebrew Culture and Civilization, after a scholarship at the University of Haifa International School, as a language addict, an environmental activist, pet lover and traveler.
