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Airbus Delivers Final Two AS565 MBe Panther Helicopters To Mexican Navy

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

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Airbus completed the Mexican Navy’s order for AS565 MBe Panther aircraft after delivering the final two helicopters, the company announced Dec. 6.Mexico was the launch customer for the AS565 MBe Panther with its order for ten helicopters in 2010. The first four helicopters were delivered in 2016, with the remaining six arriving in 2017.“The arrival of the MBe Panther has enhanced the Navy Aviation’s operational capabilities,” said Admiral Jose Maria Garcia Macedo, the Mexican Navy’s general director of Naval Aviation,…

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