

First Airbus H130 lands
Phoenix Heli-Flight takes delivery.

Lockheed Martin buying Sikorsky Aircraft for $9B
Defence contractor plans to add the helicopter manufacturer to its mission systems and training unit.
UTC shakes up Sikorsky leadership
Changes come less than a month after company announces possible spin off of the helicopter manufacturer.

United weighing possible Sikorsky spinoff
Company said spinning off Sikorsky could allow it to focus on high-technology systems and services.

Ottawa finalizes revised contract to deliver CH-148 Cyclones
Helicopters are expected to be delivered in 2015 and will be performing limited operational missions from warships in 2016, defence official says.

Sikorsky wins $1.24B contract to build next presidential helicopters
United Technologies Corp. subsidiary will supply 21 aircraft by 2023.
$1.7B spent on troubled Cyclones, making them too big to fail
Decade-long program has delivered only four helicopters that National Defence refused to accept.

Sea Kings could be retired sooner under proposal from US aircraft maker
Sikorsky Aircraft asks Harper government to accept CH-148 Cyclones as configured.
Canadian-made engines to power Chinese super-copter
The 13.8-ton AC313 marks China’s latest aerospace breakthrough, but Canadian-made engines shows the country still lacks key expertise