South Korea's Hanseo University has purchased two Enstrom helicopters, one 480B turbine and one 280FX piston, and five Cessna piston singles to provide fixed- and rotary-wing pilot training. Mexico's Helivan has taken delivery of two Sikorsky S-76C+ helicopters, with two more to come later this year, for offshore and executive transport operations.
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.
