European aircraft manufacturing giant Airbus on Thursday announced its Airbus Helicopters division and Air Center Helicopters are entering a five-year contract to support a fleet of 18 H225 helicopters. Air Center Helicopters uses the versatile H225 aircraft to carry out a wide range of missions including search and rescue. The deal provides "tip to tail" replacement coverage of components and is paid at a fixed rate per flight hour. This results in decreased aircraft downtime and more stable ma