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News from 2000

Dec 18, 2000 — Plan Colombia: 30 More Black Hawks

Dec 7, 2000 — AH-1Z completes first flight

Nov 30, 2000 — Cougar / Super Puma MK 2+ First Flight

Nov 17, 2000 — New Paint for the CH-60S

Nov 15, 2000 — Cougar Completed In-Flight Refueling Tests

Nov 1, 2000 — World’s First Commercial Tiltrotor Training Academy

Oct 26, 2000 — Six New Seahawk Helicopters for Spain

Oct 16, 2000 — Troop Loading Milestone for Royal Air Force s EH101 Merlin HC Mk3

Oct 9, 2000 — Austria to Purchase Nine Black Hawks

Sep 26, 2000 — CASA and Eurocopter Set Up Eurocopter España

Sep 25, 2000 — Egypt to Upgrade 35 Apaches to AH-64D Configuration

Sep 21, 2000 — Black Hawk and UH-1N for Colombia

Jul 28, 2000 — Thomson-CSF Wins Tiger Simulation

Jul 26, 2000 — AgustaWestland Helicopter Joint Venture Finalised

Jul 19, 2000 — First UK Built WAH-64 Apache Makes Maiden Flight

Jul 5, 2000 — DRS Flight control computers to equip EH-101

Jul 5, 2000 — Go ahead for 1st Batch of 298 NH90

Jul 4, 2000 — 6th EH-101 Merlin Mk3 to RAF

Jun 30, 2000 — Eurocopter confirms 243 NH90 order

Jun 24, 2000 — Turkish Black Hawk Helicopters Upgrade

Jun 14, 2000 — Two S-70B for the Hellenic Navy

Jun 9, 2000 — General Electric engines for italians NH90s

Jun 8, 2000 — Production go-ahead for the NH90 Programme

Jun 8, 2000 — RTM322 Engines Selected for the NH90

May 25, 2000 — First Navy CH-60S Arrives at Pax River

May 24, 2000 — Royal Navy EH-101 Merlin trials

May 12, 2000 — EH-101 demonstates SAR & Rescue credentials

May 1, 2000 — First Combat SAR Cougar to Turkish Armed Forces

Apr 18, 2000 — Europe will manage NH90

Mar 27, 2000 — Merlin deliveries reach the halfway mark

Mar 15, 2000 — First WAH-64 Apache to British Army

Feb 23, 2000 — Israel Agrees to Upgrade 12 Apaches to AH-64D Apache Longbows

Feb 22, 2000 — Fifteen EC120 Trainers for Spanish Air Force

Feb 21, 2000 — WWII plane rescue in the Andes Mountains

Jan 27, 2000 — First CH-60S Completes Initial Flight

Jan 25, 2000 — EC155B is Single-Pilot IFR Capable

Jan 24, 2000 — Helikopter Service to Overhaul Super Pumas Worldwide

Jan 14, 2000 — Westland Apache Production Facility Opens at Yeovil

Jan 14, 2000 — Tiger engines order

Jan 5, 2000 — Boeing Completes FMS Contract for Taiwanese Chinooks

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