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Weststar Aviation
Services buys eight
AW139s and AE189s
Malaysia’s Weststar Aviation Services
and AgustaWestland have signed a
contract for six AW139 and two AW189
helicopters. This brings the total
number of AgustaWestland helicopters
ordered by Weststar since 2010 up to
30: 24 AW139s, four AW189s and two
Eurocopter: Strong showing at ABACE AW169s. “The purchase of additional
AgustaWestland helicopters is to
Eurcopter has exhibited its popular twin-engine EC135 at the Asian Business support our overseas expansion in
Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE), staged earlier this year in Shanghai. Africa, South America and the Middle
The company has also marked its 100 helicopter in China, at least in the civil and East,” said Syed Azman Syed Ibrahim,
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para-public fleet, with the milestone helicopter, an EC120, slated for delivery to Weststar Group MD.
an investor group that will provide tailored solutions to support the development
of helicopter flying clubs.

Bell 407GX first
commercial helicopter
to land at Hongqiao
Bell Helicopter has announced that
a corporate-configured Bell 407GX
belonging to Kingwing Aviation has
become the first commercially operated
Honeywell: Helicopter demand is on the rise helicopter to land at Shanghai Hongqiao
Honeywell Aerospace has published its purchases. Brian Sill, VP of Defense International Airport. The aircraft was
15 Turbine-Powered Civil Helicopter and Space Americas Aftermarket, also on static display at ABACE 2013,
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Purchase Outlook report, which predicts Honeywell Aerospace said, “Supporting in the care of Aerochine Aviation,
that global deliveries of new civil the growth numbers is the fact that one of Bell Helicopter’s independent
helicopters will increase to between helicopter usage for corporate, oil representatives in China. Before the
4,900 and 5,600 from 2013 to 2017. and gas, utility, and training missions event, Chris Jaran, Bell Helicopter’s
According to the report, light single- is improving, which shows that MD, China said, “We are particularly
engine and twin-engine helicopters helicopters are value-add aircraft in looking forward to showcasing the Bell
are expected to account for 72% of today’s business environment.” 407GX at the show.”

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