China Eastern General Aviation is to buy two Sikorsky S-76s for offshore-oil support missions in Bohai Bay, northern China. US operator Petroleum Helicopters has exercised options for another 10 Eurocopter EC135s for offshore and air medical use, with all 20 to be delivered by the end of 2006 to replace BO105s.
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.
