Arlington, Virginia,
October
13, 2004
Media is invited to attend and cover the inauguration of the new American Eurocopter manufacturing facility in Columbus, MS on Wednesday, October 20th, beginning at 11:00 am. Joining EADS executives at the celebration and aircraft flyby and demo will be local business and community leaders, as well as Governor Haley Barbour, and U.S. Congressional Representatives Roger Wicker and Charles “Chip” Pickering.
American Eurocopter is a subsidiary of EADS North America, and the U.S. representative for Eurocopter, the number one helicopter manufacturer in the world. The new Mississippi American Eurocopter facility, located at the Golden Triangle Regional Airport, represents the company’s first expansion in North America for marketing and sales, final assembly and special modification, logistics, technical support, training, maintenance and repair of Eurocopter helicopters in the United States.