Mississippi inaugural photo gallery

The October 20 grand opening of American Eurocopter’s new Columbus, Mississippi manufacturing and helicopter assembly facility was formalized by a ribbon-cutting ceremony with (from left to right): American Eurocopter President Marc Paganini; Congressman Roger Wicker; Philippe Camus, the Chief Executive Officer of EADS; Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour; Eurocopter President Fabrice Bregier; Ralph D. Crosby, Jr., Chairman and CEO of EADS North America; and Congressman Chip Pickering.

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American Eurocopter’s new Mississippi facility is located adjacent to the Golden Triangle Airport.

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Three AS 350s for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement undergo their final assembly at American Eurocopter’s new Mississippi facility.

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The initial EC 120B for the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency takes shape at American Eurocopter’s new Mississippi plant.

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This AS 365 N1 from Pennsylvania’s Hershey Medical Center is the first Dauphin helicopter to be re-engined/converted to the N3 version at American Eurocopter's new Mississippi facility.

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The American Eurocopter facility at Columbus, Mississippi is an 85,500-sq.-ft. plant that includes a helicopter assembly/ completion hanger, a flight-line hanger, paint shop, manufacturing shop, surface treatment area, warehouse, training rooms and administrative offices.

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