The long-awaited merger between helicopter manufacturers GKN Westland and Agusta is expected to be completed with a formal signing ceremony today. It might be some weeks yet before a name for the newly-created Anglo-Italian entity is confirmed. The companies plan to negotiate the remaining regulatory hurdles before unveiling their single identity to the world¹s aerospace community.
Source: Flight Daily News
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.
