A touch of Hollywood came to Le Bourget this week. Socialite Ivana Trump turned heads on the Eurocopter exhibit as she casually browsed for an unusual off-the-shelf number.
But rather than adding to her renowned collection of clothes, Ms Trump was perusing something rather more sizeable - a Eurocopter EC130. Not your average ‘run-around' maybe, but as one wry Eurocopter employee commented: "We make fashionable helicopters - what else can I say?"
Source: Flight Daily News
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.
UK-headquartered 2Excel Aviation has set up an Irish subsidiary as it prepares to begin supplying fixed-wing support services to search and rescue provider Bristow Ireland on the latter’s contract with the country’s coastguard.
