MD Helicopters (MDHI) in its mid-year review has lowered its projected deliveries for 2003 slightly, to 40 machines, but the company's fortunes have been bolstered by Turkey finalising a deal for 11 MD600Ns. Deliveries of the helicopters will begin in September. MDHI will begin delivering the first kits to China in August for local assembly and says that it is optimistic of winning a US Border Patrol order for the MD500E following trials in El Paso, Texas.
Source: Flight International