London helicopter charter operator Air Harrods has added a seven-seat Agusta A109E - one of five limited-edition Power Elite versions - to its Eurocopter EC135 and two Sikorsky S-76s. Harrods subsidiary Metro Business Aviation is redeveloping London's only heliport, at Battersea, in the city's south.
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.
