The Luxurious New Airbus ACH130 Aston Martin Edition

Airbus Corporate Helicopters team up with Aston Martin Lagonda to create unique helicopter offerings and launch the first as the ACH130 Aston Martin Edition.

• The ACH130 Aston Martin Edition is the first offering from the recently-announced partnership between.
• Range of 4 Aston Martin interior and exterior signature designs available.

January 3rd 2020, at a ski resort at Courchevel, The French Alps, the announcement was officially made that the aeronautical designers at Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) and the automotive designers at Aston Martin have worked closely together for over a year to develop a stylish special edition of the ACH130 helicopter.

The new offering, the ACH130 Aston Martin Edition from Airbus Corporate Helicopters, will come equipped with one of four exclusive interior and exterior design options generated by Aston Martin.

The Stirling Green-themed external scheme, which is already flying on the first aircraft, features a painted gradient, which fades down into Jet Black on the underside of the helicopter with Skyfall Silver around the cowlings. Further external liveries are available with other Aston Martin paint colours including Xenon Grey, Arizona or Ultramarine Black exteriors.

Inside the automotive-inspired cabin, comfort levels have been increased, and now trimmed in Pure Black ultra-suede with a palette of selectable leathers comprising Oxford Tan, Pure Black, Cormorant and Ivory.

On the rear of the front seats the same brogue detailing that is found in a DB11 runs down the center of the seat and the doors have been trimmed with leather to provide passengers with comfortable touch points during their flight. By using materials from the Aston Martin automotive palette the interior of this special edition of the ACH130 sits in harmony with the interior of an Aston Martin sports cars.

To further align the cabin with the signature sports car maker, the ACH130 Aston Martin Editions are also embellished with the iconic Aston Martin wings, which are embossed onto luxury leather features and tastefully positioned throughout the cabin. Each of these special edition helicopters will have a plaque included on the instrument panel which shows the partnership logos, the edition number and the owner’s name, should they wish to have it included.

What Aston Martin says

Aston Martin Vice President and Chief Creative Officer, Marek Reichman, said: “We have our own set of automotive design principles but in recent years we have been learning how to apply our principles to other areas of design, such as architecture, motorcycles and now helicopters. This first application of our design practices to a helicopter posed a number of interesting challenges but we have enjoyed working through them. Beauty is of vital importance to Aston Martin and to our customers and we think the ACH130 Aston Martin Edition is an inherently beautiful machine. It provided a wonderful canvas for our team to work on so we now look forward to seeing everybody’s reaction.”

What Airbus says

Frédéric Lemos, Head of Airbus Corporate Helicopters, commented: “The ACH130 Aston Martin Edition is optimally positioned in the market for hands-on owners who draw satisfaction from personally piloting their aircraft and it generates strong brand-loyalty. In the same way Aston Martin’s products are cars for drivers who relish being at the wheel and they inspire a comparable attachment to the brand. So they are the perfect partner for us in developing this superb new ACH130 Aston Martin Edition.”

Delivery

The ACH130 Aston Martin Edition is available on request at www.airbuscorporatehelicopters.com with deliveries taking place from Q1 2020.