iscoverBrunei has signed a contract to purchase 12 Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk multi-role helicopters with options on ten more. Deliveries of the aircraft are expected to begin in early 2013, Sikorsky said. As part of the deal, the US based company agreed to locate a Black Hawk simulator in Southeast Asia to allow Brunei aircrew
Bell Helicopters has received five firm orders and two potential follow-on orders for its 412EP twin engine aircraft from PT Dirgantara Indonesia. The helicopters will be delivered to Indonesian government agencies and are expected to arrive by the end of the year, Bell said. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a
Australia accepted its 14th MRH 90 helicopter yesterday as the program was placed on Government’s projects of concern list. Primary contractor Australian Aerospace is due to produce 46 of the medium lift helicopters to replace Army’s Black Hawks and Navy’s Sea Kings under Project Air 9000 Phase 2, 4 and 6. A pair of reviews
Hawker Pacific has added Bell 429 helicopter services to its maintenance and support facility at Bankstown. Three of the light twin-engine helicopters are due to arrive in Australia next year as part of the Royal Australian Navy RMI 2 program. Another Bell 429 is to be delivered to a corporate customer in Sydney in December,
German air rescue operation DRF Luftrettung has signed an agreement with Eurocopter to buy 25 EC145 T2 helicopters in a deal worth nearly €200 million (A$267m). The organisation becomes the largest operator of the German made EC145 T2. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the
Bell Helicopters will become the first rotorcraft maker to join the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the Washington based lobbying group has announced. “We are very excited about working formally to represent this vital and growing sector of the industry,” GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce said in a statement. “Growing our membership to include
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