Latecoere Interconnection Systems division, has been selected by Airbus Helicopters to supply the Cockpit Control Panels for its H175 helicopters.

Signed for an initial period of five years, the new contract is based on a production output of around 500 control panels per year, and includes the delivery of standard and customized panels depending on the final configuration chosen by the client. The first deliveries will be made beginning of 2018.

Yannick Assouad, Chief Executive Officer of Latecoere, said: "This contract won by the Interconnection Systems division is a product of the collaboration between Airbus and Latecoere which began in 2009 in the form of electrical engineering assignments. Slowly but surely, the close working ties developed between the teams over the years have led to the signing of this production agreement. Our demonstrated operational excellence is a guarantee of reliability for a client with very high expectations like Airbus. The contract is also the product of the strong sale drive to develop new markets which is one of the pillars of Latecoere Transformation 2020 plan."