Bell has bought a fractional stake in Heliflite Shares' Bell 430 programme. The Fort Worth-based company has ordered up to 10 430s and plans to be the first to establish a helicopter fractional ownership programme in Texas, from June.
Source: Flight International
Turkish Aerospace (TAI) has completed low-altitude cold-weather testing of its T625 Gokbey medium-twin helicopter, operating in temperatures down to -30°C (-22°F).
Leonardo Helicopters continues to progress the certification of its AW609 tiltrotor, with pilots from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) having now flown the first production-conforming aircraft.
Airbus Helicopters chief executive Bruno Even has played down fears over the sales performance of its H160, following a year in which the airframer booked just four orders for the new medium-twin.
