Bell Helicopter Textron has sold its first 609 tilt-rotor aircraft in Asia with an order from an unidentified Taiwanese corporate operator for two machines. The US manufacturer now claims to have some 60 orders in hand worldwide for the new 609 aircraft, 85% of which have been received from US and European companies.
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.
