Dubai has a new rotor blade repair centre following the opening of a facility in the emirate by Hawker Pacific and Edwards & Associates this week. RBI Hawker is a joint venture (JV) to build and operate the repair centre in the UAE. The company will act as an approved centre for Bell Helicopter blade repair work.
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.