BRAZILIAN ACCLAIM
Mooney Airplane has received Brazilian certification for the Model M20TN Acclaim and Acclaim Type S. The approval clears the way for eventual certification of the Ovation and follows the sale of a new Acclaim to a Brazilian customer.
PRODUCTION RAMP-UP
Oboronprom subsidiary Helicopters of Russia, which has stakes in major Russian rotorcraft companies, says it plans to produce 165 helicopters this year - up from 120 in 2007 - and more than 200 in 2009. Oboronprom director Dmitry Petrov says the integration process begun in 2004 has helped to boost sales by creating a more effective structure of the helicopter industry in Russia incorporating sales, production, after-sales support and helicopter recycling. Permanent services and customer support centres are being opened in China, India, Latin America and Russia. Oboronprom took the first steps towards a strategic partnership with AgustaWestland in May with plans to provide sales, maintenance and licence-production of AgustaWestland types in Russia. The company is also negotiating with Eurocopter on "co-development of new helicopters", Petrov says.
Source: Flight International
