Albacete helicopter plant

The Albacete helicopter plant is a manufacturing site in the spanish city of Albacete, and was the first helicopter manufacturing site in the country.

[1] Eurocopter was formed in 1992, and in 2009 became the world's largest helicopter company.

The new factory was started in May 2005, to produce the EC135 and TIGER helicopters.

In November 2010 the site made its first EC135 for the UME (Military Emergencies Unit).

This was the first time that a helicopter had been completely made in Spain.