It was a day to salute the record breakers. Adventurers Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik, who set a new world record for circling the globe by helicopter, had their feat ratified.
The duo flew Kasprowicz’s AW Grand 20,888nm in just 11 days 7 hours and 5 minutes.
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Source: Flight Daily News
MD Helicopters has promoted Ryan Weeks to the role of president, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the rotorcraft manufacturer.
Leonardo Helicopters has revealed the successful conclusion of an initial phase of ship-landing trials for its AW609 tiltrotor as part of a project with the Italian military.
UK-headquartered 2Excel Aviation has set up an Irish subsidiary as it prepares to begin supplying fixed-wing support services to search and rescue provider Bristow Ireland on the latter’s contract with the country’s coastguard.
