Dec 18 (Reuters) - The Spanish government has ordered 100 Airbus helicopters, the European aerospace group said on Thursday, in what it says will be the largest helicopter purchase to date by the
Spain's Historic Order of 100 Airbus Helicopters
Dec 18 (Reuters) - The Spanish government has ordered 100 Airbus helicopters, the European aerospace group said on Thursday, in what it says will be the largest helicopter purchase to date by the Spanish defence procurement agency DGAM.
Airbus expects to create more than 300 highly qualified jobs as part of Spain's national plan to modernize and expand the country's helicopter fleet, it said in a statement. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
(Reporting by Gianluca Lo Nostro in Gdansk; Editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)
