Astec Helicopter Services is to upgrade 10 Eurocopter AS322L Super Pumas for the German interior ministry. The Stavanger, Norway-based company, a division of CHC Helicopter, will modify five AS322Ls acquired from CHC and an additional five helicopters from Eurocopter for maritime and police operations, in support of the German frontier guards.
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.
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has unveiled initial destinations to which it will deploy Boeing 777-300ERs with refurbished interior. The first aircraft – out of 81 of the type to be refreshed – is undergoing the modification from 1 July. Emirates says it will offer the upgraded cabin initially on services ...
