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AgustaWestland, in Yeovil staff shouldn't be cut

Yeovil, United Kingdom - The US presidential fleet programme has been reviewed

Staff at AgustaWestland in Yeovil shouldn't be affected by a review a programme to build a presidential fleet of helicopters. The US Navy said last week that the VH-71 programme, designed to operate as an Oval office in the sky for Barack Obama and his Whitehouse staff, had surged more than 50 per cent over budget. It could now be cancelled or modified under American procurement law, unless the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1099539
Rome, Italy, 02/09/2009 12:47
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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