Eurocopter's EC175 & AgustaWestland's AW189 Fight for Dominance in the Oil and Gas Sector

摘要

"With the EC225 and the EC175, it is very simple. We can't rev up production quickly enough. The market is so strong," said Eurocopter's President and CEO, Lutz Bertling, speaking at a private lunch during the Paris airshow. "We want to have a 60% market share in all sectors of the oil and gas market," he added, after being asked what his ten-year plan was for market penetration in that particular sector. "For the medium-twin, the lion's share of the orders is still with AgustaWestland with the AW139; with the heavy, the market share is with us. With the Eurocopter EC225, we are somewhere between 60-70%. We see a stronger market also for EC135 and EC145, especially in regions with operations close to the coast."