Industria Aeronautica Romana (
IAR ), founded in 1925 in Brasov, obtained production license from french
Aerospatiale in 1968 to build the Alouette III and Puma in Romania. Since then IAR has produced more than 370 IAR 316 and IAR 330.
S.C. Eurocopter Romania SA was established in 2002 to market and sell new Eurocopter helicopters in Romania and neighboring countries. It also a key industrial center for repair, overhaul and upgrades of the
Puma and
Super Puma models. As of 2012 more than 80 Pumas from around the world have been worked here.
From January 2014 is known as
Airbus Helicopters Romania