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Renewal of presidential fleet of helicopters

London, UK - AgustaWestland tries to get the order

On Thursday 7 Kevin Smith, chief executive of Gkn, joint owners with Finmeccanica of AgustaWestland, reported that Tony Blair and Silvio Berlusconi are intensely lobbying George Bush to buy AgustaWestland EH-101 helicopters for his new presidential fleet. Next year the green and white Marine One fleet of Sikorski helicopters ferrying Bush from Washington to Camp David should be replaced with 24 new...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 49019
Rome, Italy, 08/11/2003 15:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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