Sikorsky has completed its acquisition of Schweizer Aircraft, boosting its presence in the unmanned air vehicle market as well as adding light helicopters and fixed-wing surveillance aircraft to its portfolio. Elmira, New York-based Schweizer will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sikorsky.
Source: Flight International
MD Helicopters has promoted Ryan Weeks to the role of president, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the rotorcraft manufacturer.
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.
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.
