Bell Helicopter is set to deliver its 500th Bell 407 next month to German distributor EAS Eagle Air Service based at Baden-Baden airport. The seven-seat, single engine machine will be operated by training and charter company Reibel Air under lease from Pabst Air. The 407 fleet has amassed over 520,000 flight hours to date, says Bell.
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.
