Bond Helicopters has secured a £10 million ($17 million) three-year contract to supply joint offshore support to UK-based oil and gas companies BHP Petroleum and Hydro Carbon Resources. The Aberdeen, Scotland, UK-based operator will deploy two Eurocopter SA365Ns to transport personnel to and from the oil rigs operating off the north-west coast of England.
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.
