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Turbomeca and Turkey sign a support contract for the Makila 1A1 engines powering the Cougar state helicopters

January 06, 2009
Last December, Turbomeca and the Turkish Ministry of Defense signed a contract for setting up a repair center for the Turbomeca Makila 1A1 turbo shaft engines equipping the 50 Cougar helicopters operated by the Turkish Army.

Uniflight Completes New Bell 407 for Gobierno Del Estado De Chihuahua

January 06, 2009
Uniflight recently completed and delivered a brand new Bell 407 to the Gobierno Del Estado De Chihuahua.

Boeing Unites UK Rotorcraft Support Business

January 06, 2009
Boeing Defence UK, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company has announced the establishment of a new operation to focus on Boeing's rotorcraft support business in the United Kingdom.

OCCAR Issues the Final Qualification of the HAP and UHT Versions of Eurocopter’s Tiger helicopter

December 29, 2008
OCCAR, the European Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation managing the Tiger combat helicopter program, issued jointly with the DGA (Délégation Générale pour l’Armement) and the BWB (Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung) the final qualification of the HAP (Hélicoptère d’Appui Protection) ...

Eurocopter and Helibras sign a historic contract with the Brazilian government

December 23, 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil officially announced the contract for 50 EC725 helicopters which has been signed by the Brazilian government and a consortium formed by Eurocopter and Helibras.

AgustaWestland And CEIIA Sign R&D, Design And Engineering Contract

December 23, 2008
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a six year contract with CEIIA of Portugal for the Research and Development, Design and Engineering Project (RDE) during an official ceremony held in Lisbon today and presided by the Minister of Economy and Innovation ...

Heligo Charters Starts AW139 Offshore Operations In India

December 23, 2008
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Heligo Charters Pvt Ltd, the Mumbai based offshore helicopter operator, has started operations this month in India with its first AW139 medium twin engine helicopter.