Bell Helicopter Textron is to have authorised dealers for the first time to sell its 206B-3 JetRanger, 206L-4 LongRanger and 407 helicopters. Hillsboro Aviation, in Hillsboro,Oregon, and Helistream, Costa Mesa, California, have been selected as the first two dealers.
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.
