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ROTARY

Mi-38 reaches
new heights

At the 14 FAI World Helicopter
th
Championships, held earlier this year,
a Mi-38 set a new world altitude record.
According to Russian Helicopters, tests
pilots from Mil Moscow Helicopter
Plant were at the helm when the Mi-38
climbed above 8,600 metres, setting a
new record for its weight class. Russian
Helicopters was also one of the sponsors
for the five-day event. Eurocopter to supply EC725 choppers to Thailand
Eurocopter and the Royal Thai Air Force have signed a contract for Eurocopter to
supply four EX725 helicopters configured for search and rescue missions, with
delivery scheduled for 2015. “This contract for the EC725 will greatly enhance the
capabilities of the Royal Thai Air Force, giving us added reach and effectiveness in
search and rescue missions,” said Air Marshal Paiboon Singhamat, Chairman of
the Purchasing Committee, who signed the contract along with Olivier Lambert,
Eurocopter’s SVP, Sales and Customer Relations.

Boeing to provide PBL
for CH-47 Chinooks

A performance-based logistics (PBL)
contract for CH-47 Chinook support has
been awarded to Boeing, which includes
management of the production, overhaul
and distribution of the US Army’s Chinook
helicopter rotor blades. Boeing said
the contract would allow the company
to invest in improving products and
processes, while reducing customer AW169 enters Japanese market
costs. “PBLs are outcome-focused AgustaWestland has announced that in the Japanese market for the only
sustainment contracts that guarantee Japan’s ITC-Aerospace has ordered two new-generation helicopter in its class
enhanced performance and improved AW169 light-intermediate helicopters, in decades here at Japan Aerospace
costs,” said Peri Widener, Rotorcraft marking the entrance of the AW169 into supports our view that the AW169 will
Support VP for Boeing. “We work with our the Japanese market. According to the achieve significant sales in Japan in
customer to reduce costs through longer- manufacturer, the 4.5-tonne aircraft the years to come for a wide range of
term agreements, purchasing only the is very versatile, meeting all the latest applications,” said Emilio Dalmasso,
parts needed and investing in techniques safety standards and offering multi- SVP of AgustaWestland’s Commercial
that extend the life of key components.” role capabilities. “This early success Business Unit.

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