AIRBORNE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES RECEIVES SECOND EC120
AMERICAN EUROCOPTER - PRESS RELEASE
Grand Prairie, TX
Airborne Law Enforcement Services (ABLE), representing the joint powers authority for Newport Beach and Costa Mesa, CA, took delivery of their second new EC120 helicopter December 10, 2001 in Grand Prairie, Texas.
The aircraft will be used primarily for law enforcement patrol service and surveillance work but may also support fire department needs. ABLE’s fleet conversion to Eurocopter helicopters marked the end of their three years of research on helicopter products. “The support, information and enthusiasm that Eurocopter commits to the law enforcement industry made us realize that this was definitely the company that we wanted to do business with,” reports Lieutenant Bureau Commander Bob Oakley. He listed configuration, capability, visibility, comfort, quietness, and equipment options as some of the primary reasons the EC120 was chosen for their law enforcement needs. “We are confident that the EC120 not only meets our needs today, but will also serve us well throughout the next century as Eurocopter continues to develop and support this product,” comments Oakley.
Eurocopter is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company)