Deer Jet, a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines Group and China's largest air charter service, is adding three Raytheon Aircraft Hawker 800XP mid-size business jets to its fleet. They will be delivered this year. The company already operates three Hawker 800XPs. Deer Jet has also placed orders for the entry-level Premier I, super-mid size Hawker Horizon and, most recently, for two AgustaWestland A109 Power helicopters.
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.
