Growing Rotorcraft Industry Faces Regulatory And Supply Chain Issues

Bell 525

Bell hopes to certify its fly-by-wire 525 in 2024 in time for an uptick in demand for helicopters to support the offshore oil and gas business.

Credit: Tony Osborne/AW&ST
The reverberations from the U.S. Army’s decision to select Bell’s V-280 Valor for its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program are likely to be felt by the global rotorcraft industry in the coming years. While the decision will change the shape of the helicopter industry in the U.S., the Army’s...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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