First Production Sikorsky S-92 Heads to Work
September 23 2004 - 11:38AM
PR Newswire (US)
First Production Sikorsky S-92 Heads to Work Latest Generation
Helicopter to Fly the Gulf for PHI STRATFORD, Conn., Sept. 23
/PRNewswire/ -- The first production Sikorsky S-92 helicopter is
expected this weekend at its new home base in Lafayette, La., where
it will open up a new age of offshore service on the Gulf of Mexico
with Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. (PHI). "The S-92 is a
revolutionary aircraft, the most technologically advanced and
safest helicopter in the world. We are pleased with the S-92
because of its advanced safety features, range, payload, cabin size
and cost effectiveness," said Al A. Gonsoulin, chairman, president
and CEO of PHI. A second S-92 for PHI is nearing delivery early
next month. S-92 completion will increase through the end of 2004,
with decreasing intervals between deliveries. The plan is to
deliver 18 aircraft in 2005. Sikorsky has orders, including
options, for 60 S-92 helicopters. "We are delivering this aircraft
to a high-usage customer that will be flying the aircraft in
demanding offshore missions in the Gulf of Mexico," said Sikorsky
President Steve Finger. "Under these conditions, this S-92, and the
one we deliver in a few weeks, will build up flight hours of
operation at an incredible rate." Sikorsky has been selected by the
Government of Canada to provide 28 H-92 maritime helicopters,
military derivatives of the S-92. Sikorsky is also offering a
version of the H-92 in the competition for the next-generation
helicopter to serve the White House mission. PHI (Nasdaq: PHEL;
PHELK) provides helicopter transportation and related services to a
broad range of customers. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, based in
Stratford, Conn., is a world leader in helicopter design,
manufacturing and service. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United
Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), of Hartford, Conn. DATASOURCE:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation CONTACT: Bill Tuttle of Sikorsky
Aircraft Corporation, +1-203-386-3829,
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