Bristow signed a contract with Eurocopter for two additional EC225 helicopters at Farnborough yesterday. The two companies also agreed a deal that will see Bristow acquire three EC135 light twins, plus one option.
The EC225s will be deployed for oil and gas missions and will be fielded in the second half of 2009. Mark Duncan, senior vice president, western hemisphere for Bristow is pictured (left) celebrating the deal with Eurocopter chief executive Lutz Bertling.
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Source: Flight International
Babcock and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) will jointly pursue training opportunities in Europe, under the terms of a newly signed memorandum of understanding.
Grob Aircraft and Pilatus have been awarded contracts to supply a combined 42 new turboprop-powered aircraft for use as part of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s future pilot training system.
While Turkey will still move forward with the purchase of 40 new F-16V fighter jets from Lockheed Martin, Ankara has decided to scrap a planned acquisition of 79 Block 70 upgrade kits for its existing F-16 fleet, opting instead to contract with domestic Turkish Aerospace for the modernisations.
