TURBOMECA French president Nicolas Sarkozy opened the helicopter engine maker's new plant in Bordes, near Pau in south-west France. The 42,000m² (452,000ft2) factory, named after company founder Joseph Szydlowski, houses 1,300 employees, including 500 in workshops and 800 in offices, mainly in the design department. The plant features designed to simplify workflows to cut production cycles by more than half over the next three years.
Source: Flight International
Australian investigators have launched a probe into the fatal crash of an Airbus Helicopters AS332 L1 Super Puma in New South Wales.
Leading lessor LCI has purchased seven new Leonardo Helicopters AW169 medium-twins through a sale-and-leaseback transaction for operation in British Columbia, Canada on emergency medical services missions.
A little over eight months into his stint as chief executive of Robinson Helicopter, David Smith is plotting the manufacturer’s next move, with new technologies and new products at the forefront of his mind.
