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Old 31st Jul 2013, 05:57
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Eurocopter changes name to Airbus Helicopter?

EADS to decide on Airbus name change in restructuring drive < French news | Expatica France

I heard that they decided to go ahead with the name change today
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Does that mean I am a airbus rated pilot now ??
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That will certainly impress the girls in the bar!
"Allow me to introduce myself - Capt Joe Cool Airbus pilot".
Swoons, offers to mother your children....
Actually I think the operative words will become BUS Driver

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...girls in the bar!...
Swoons, offers to father your children....
uhhhh?????
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Sorry it was an attempt at humour in reply to Md 600's post.

Guess it was unsuccessful..
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No, just confusing as to how the girl in the bar would father your children Maybe they do things differently in Canada
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Fixed it - my silly mistake.
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Dumbest thing I have heard in a long time.

And if Airbus screws up they will both be tarnished by the same brush and vice versa.

Must be a slow day in the office or someone's vanity needed polishing.

Then again who understands French logic?
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It's ok Albatross, we're 21st century folks up here in the ice and snow. You can get her to do whatever you like :-)

All good fun.

Really, how can we take a topic like this seriously.....
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The French have logic.....???????????????
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As said in circling EC, slow week
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Old 31st Jul 2013, 12:24
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Then again who understands French logic?
Well, I don't know if they have any but to beleave that EADS or Airbus are French ...

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I understand the "re-branding" of the Group (eventually), but can't believe they are going to change also the EC brand!.. It could simply remain as is being a division of Airbus..
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Meh, it's happened before -- think of Vertol being acquired by Boeing in 1960, or Hughes being acquired by MDD in 1984 (and then by Boeing in '96/97). Thinking of the Apache as a Boeing product is second nature today, but it was weird at the time.

'Course, Airbus Helicopters may have to buy-out Alpi Aviation to avoid any confusion between the AH130 EcoStar and the AH 130 Syton...

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Old 31st Jul 2013, 14:42
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Is it official now.....Northsea Pilots are Bus Drivers?
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Can't exactly call them AB130 or AB145T2 can you? As its retrospect of the Bell Agusta partnership

How did the former Aerospatiale and MBB folks felt in the late 80s and early 90s, when Eurocopter was wholly formed?
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Old 31st Jul 2013, 15:08
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How did the former Aerospatiale and MBB folks felt in the late 80s and early 90s, when Eurocopter was wholly formed?
The same how staff feel from Lioré-et-Olivier when they become Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est (SNCASE) in 1937 or how staff of SNCASE feel when they become Sud Aviation in in 1957 or how Sud Aviation feel when they merge with Nord-Aviation to become Aérospatiale in 1970.
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What a horrible re-branding name.
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Terrible idea to lose the Eurocopter brand name, it's well known and respected. Wouldn't it just be better to say 'Eurocopter an Airbus Company'? It'll be a Eurobus next...
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Originally Posted by Aubrey.
It'll be a Eurobus next...
I think the idea is to get away from association with 'Euro' (freedom fries and all that).

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