Ryan Weeks President MDH

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MD Helicopters promotes aftersales chief to president

MD Helicopters has promoted Ryan Weeks to the role of president, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the rotorcraft manufacturer.

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AW609 tiltrotor completes first round of ship landing trials aboard Italian navy carrier

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.

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2Excel readies for start of Irish coastguard contract with local subsidiary launch

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.

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Leonardo to pause Boeing 787 fuselage work at Grottaglie site

Leonardo is to halt production of composite centre fuselage barrels for the Boeing 787 at its Grottaglie site in southern Italy for four months as it wrestles to align production with lower short-term demand.

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