Pratt & Whitney Canada has delivered the first two PT6C-67C turboshafts to Agusta for the Bell Agusta Aerospace AB139 15-seat medium twin-turbine helicopter. The engines, rated from 1,200kW (1,600shp) to 1,565kW, will be installed in the AB139 ground test vehicle which will prove the helicopter's systems before its first flight, set for the end of this year.
Source: Flight International
Airbus Helicopters and partner PHI Aviation will shortly begin route-proving trials with the former’s H160 medium-twin in the Gulf of Mexico.
Piasecki Aircraft has secured new work for its ‘Heliplex’ facility in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, signing a collaboration agreement with Columbia Helicopters to upgrade Model 107 tandem-rotor helicopters to a new more fuel-efficient standard.
MD Helicopters has promoted Ryan Weeks to the role of president, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the rotorcraft manufacturer.
