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Mexican Operator Pegaso Acquires 10 H145 Helicopters

Thursday, June 18th, 2015

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Mexican Operator Pegaso Acquires 10 H145 Helicopters

An H145 in flight. Photo: Airbus Helicopters.

Mexican air operator Transportes Aéreos Pegaso announced the establishment of a framework agreement to acquire 10 H145 from Airbus on Thursday at the Paris Air Show.The agreement makes Pegaso the first Latin American customer for the H145 four-ton twin engine rotorcraft.Pegaso is expected to place its first firm order in the next several months, with deliveries planned to start in 2016 for seven years.Pegaso will use the H145s to replace its current Airbus lightweight rotor fleet of 16 EC145s and…

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