Airbus Helicopters considers giving up factory in Romania

Airbus is considering giving up the completion of its new helicopter factory in Brasov, central Romania, where it has already invested EUR 10 million of a total of EUR 15 million, Olivier Michalon, senior vice president of Airbus Helicopters, was quoted as saying by the Romanian media.

Airbus Helicopters started the construction of its factory in Romania in 2016, when former French president Francois Hollande visited Romania. The factory was supposed to produce H215M multirole helicopters, but the company hasn’t received any offer from the Romanian authorities for delivering such helicopters.

At that time, there were three countries in the region that wanted this factory, but Olivier Michalon said he personally insisted for building this factory in Romania, considering the country’s tradition in the aerospace industry. If the company doesn’t reach an agreement with the next Government, it could decide to move the factory to another country.

Airbus is Romania’s biggest partners in the aeronautic sector, where it generates 6,300 direct and indirect jobs through its local subsidiary.

 

Via Romania Insider

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