The Estonian government has taken delivery of the first of two AgustaWestland AW139 medium twin helicopters. The aircraft will be based in Tallinn and used for border control and search and rescue missions. AgustaWestland has chalked up over 280 orders to date for the AW139s "from 80 customers in more than 30 countries".
Source: Flight International
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.
Leonardo Helicopters has revealed the successful conclusion of an initial phase of ship-landing trials for its AW609 tiltrotor as part of a project with the Italian military.
