1,087 engines were built in 2006, including 979 helicopter engines, for a 26% increase over 2005

2,295 engines and modules were repaired in 2006, an increase of 18% versus 2005

235 equivalent engines were handled per month during the last four months of 2006, the highest number ever in our MRO history

Arriel 2 TBO extension to 3500 hours

Doubling capacity of our Turbomeca USA site and expanding our Turbomeca Canada site

Launch of a new production facility in North America to increase Turbomeca’s capacity while increasing the American content for the current and future markets as well as producing, among others, Arriel 1E2 specific parts

Turbomeca completed 100% on-time contract delivery of 225 Arriel 2C2 CG for the U.S. Coast Guard Deepwater Program