12-Mar-26 - Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) ordered three additional Airbus H135 helicopters to continue its fleet modernization. Today, 98 EC135/H135 helicopters operate across Japan, including 15 dedicated to law enforcement missions. #H135
18-Jul-25 - Japan’s Nagoya City Firefighters have ordered a new Airbus H160 helicopter, which will begin replacing their current AS365N3 fleet #firefighting
11-Apr-24 - The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has placed an order for three more Airbus H225 helicopters, increasing its fleet to 18 units as part of the ongoing effort to replace older AS332 Super Pumas. Currently, there are 24 H225s in operation across Japan by various military and parapublic operators #H225
03-Oct-22 - Since 1997 Airbus (then Eurocopter) delivered 100 EC135 / H135 helicopters to Japanese operators to be used for air ambulance, police, media broadcasting, passenger transportation, and training #Japan
07-Sep-22 - Airbus partners with Hiratagakuen to test future electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft flight routes and concept of operations in the Kansai region, Japan #evtol
06-Jun-22 - Airbus and Nakanihon Air (NNK) performed Japan’s first ever helicopter flight powered with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) . An AS332L1 / H215 Super Puma flew 30 minutes from Nagoya to Aichi Prefecture #SAF
08-Mar-22 - Airbus signed first customer support HCare contract for the H160 helicopter. The first ever H160 was delivered from Airbus’ facility in Kobe, Japan in December 2021 to All Nippon Helicopter (ANH) for electronic news gathering #HCare
18-May-21 - Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) granted type certification to the Airbus H160 helicopter. All Nippon Helicopter (ANH) first aircraft first flew last January #H160
14-Jan-21 - Airbus performed first flight of All Nippon Helicopter (ANH) H160 at Marignane, France. ANH operates 6 AS365 and 5 EC135/H135 for news and TV stations across Japan. The H160 will replace one of its Dauphins #H160
Model Types