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  • IN FOCUS: Eurocopter X3 ushers in new era of 'vertical lift commuting'

    12:00 07 February 2012Military Helicopters Defence Manufacturer People Moves Manufacturer Strategy

    Eurocopter chief executive officer Lutz Bertling says the EADS-owned manufacturer is now spending three times more on R&D than it did in 2006, the beginning of his tenure.


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  • IN FOCUS: AgustaWestland brings civil rotorcraft to UK factory as military options dry up

    00:00 31 October 2012

    <P>A quick glance at a map of the area surrounding Agusta&shy;Westland's Yeovil factory in the southwest of England...


  • IN FOCUS: Russian Helicopters plots ambitious path

    08:00 10 July 2012

    Customers doing business with AgustaWestland, Bell, Eurocopter or Sikorsky enjoy all-under-one-roof comfort; these...


  • IN FOCUS: Special-mission helicopter manufacturers prepare to do battle

    08:00 03 July 2012

    In innovation terms, helicopter manufacturers have hit a rich vein of form in the past few years. But what are the...


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  • IN FOCUS: AgustaWestland brings civil rotorcraft to UK factory as military options dry up

    News | 31 Oct 2012 00:00 | Dominic Perry

    <P>A quick glance at a map of the area surrounding Agusta&shy;Westland's Yeovil factory in the southwest of England shows the airframer's deep links to the town. Streets called Sea King Road, Merlin Road and Gazelle Road pay homage to the then-&shy;Westland's past successes. </P> <P>But in October 2011, the Anglo-Italian airframer was busy responding to decimated defence budgets by cutting some 375 posts from the Yeovil plant. </P> <P>Some saw this as the beginning of the end for a factory that has been producing helicopters since the late 1940s, as AgustaWestland tried to maintain jobs in Italy, home of parent company Finmeccanica. It also confirmed the fears of those who saw Finmeccanica's acquisition of GKN's 50% stake in the company in 2004 as detrimental to British manufacturing.</P> <P>However, fast-forward a year and AgustaWestland is pledging more than £50 million to the factory - with the UK government chipping in a further £46 million, the third largest award under its Reghttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IN-FOCUS-AgustaWestland-brings-civil-rotorcraft-to-UK-factory-as-military-options-dry-up-378358/

  • IN FOCUS: Russian Helicopters plots ambitious path

    News | 10 Jul 2012 08:00 | Dan Thisdell

    Customers doing business with AgustaWestland, Bell, Eurocopter or Sikorsky enjoy all-under-one-roof comfort; these vertically-integrated suppliers sell the...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IN-FOCUS-Russian-Helicopters-plots-ambitious-path-373325/

  • IN FOCUS: Special-mission helicopter manufacturers prepare to do battle

    News | 03 Jul 2012 08:00 | Andrew Healey

    In innovation terms, helicopter manufacturers have hit a rich vein of form in the past few years. But what are the commercial prospects for their cutting-edge designs?http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IN-FOCUS-Special-mission-helicopter-manufacturers-prepare-to-do-battle-373298/

  • IN FOCUS: Eurocopter X3 ushers in new era of 'vertical lift commuting'

    News | 07 Feb 2012 12:00 | Dominic Perry

    Eurocopter chief executive officer Lutz Bertling says the EADS-owned manufacturer is now spending three times more on R&D than it did in 2006, the beginning of his tenure.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IN-FOCUS-Eurocopter-X3-ushers-in-new-era-of-vertical-lift-commuting-367858/

  • Eurocopter to fly X3 at Paris

    News | 14 Jun 2011 11:16 | Dominic Perry

    Helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter will perform the first public flight demonstrations of its X3 hybrid rotorcraft at the Paris air show. "Eurocopter...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Eurocopter-to-fly-X3-at-Paris-357959/

  • Eurocopter X3 development carries on at speed

    News | 24 Jan 2011 13:30 | Dan Thisdell

    As Eurocopter presses ahead with development of its X3 technology demonstrator with a view to introducing the radical high-speed technology commercially in six years, the key challenge is not technical development, but finding an agency to certificate the machine.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Eurocopter-X3-development-carries-on-at-speed-352231/

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    Blog | 26 Jul 2012 12:51 | Miquel Ros

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    Blog | 27 Jun 2011 08:00 | Barbara Cockburn

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  • VIDEO: JF-17 practices for Paris in Turkey

    Blog | 08 Jun 2011 13:23 | Greg Waldron

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/asian-skies//2011/06/video-jf-17-practices-for-pari.html

  • #HE11: Heli-Expo 2011 set to get underway in Orlando

    Blog | 05 Mar 2011 03:19 | John Croft

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/as-the-croft-flies//2011/03/heli-expo-2011-orlando.html

  • VIDEO: Yes or no to the Mono?

    Blog | 03 Feb 2011 13:26 | Stephen Trimble

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  • This EADS video is XXX

    Blog | 09 Dec 2010 12:55 | Stephen Trimble

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  • Eurocopter unveils the X3!

    Blog | 27 Sep 2010 14:15 | John Croft

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/as-the-croft-flies//2010/09/eurocopter-unveils-the-x3.html

  • HELI-EXPO: R-R lifts veil on Eurocopter "X3" high-speed prototype

    Blog | 23 Feb 2009 13:19 | Stephen Trimble

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline//2009/02/heli-expo-r-r-lifts-veil-on-eu.html

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