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Keystone Signs Contract for Second AW139 Helicopter VVIP Executive Completion Coatesville, Pa., February, 2007 – Keystone Helicopter has signed a contract for a second AW139 helicopter to undergo a major completion at their Coatesville, PA Heliplex facility. The customer and the contract amount were not disclosed. Keystone Helicopter is a subsidiary of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. Sikorsky is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).business unit. The aircraft will be delivered to Keystone’s Heliplex™ facility in April with a completion date 120 days later. This helicopter will be equipped with a four place executive interior, Keystone’s new maintenance friendly three piece overhead cabin interior system, a Rockwell Collins entertainment system to include external cameras for both passenger viewing and enhanced safety for ground operations. This high tech cabin will be rounded out with dual Sagem Satellite phones and Bose noise cancellation headsets. The new cockpit instrument panel will house a Sagem Multi-Function Display , a Max-Viz Enhanced Vision System and an L3 Stormscope system. This aircraft will be used for Executive transport with a home base located in Mexico. This is the second AW139 aircraft to undergo a major completion at Keystone Helicopter and Kaystone’s sales staff are expecting several more will be signed up for in 2007. Keystone Helicopter issued Standard Airworthiness Certificate for the first Sikorsky S-76C++ Helicopter manufactured in Coatesville, PA Coatesville, Pa., January 22, 2007 - On December 14th, 2006 Keystone Helicopter Corporation was issued its first Standard Airworthiness Certificate by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) ANE-MIDO-44 (Manufacturing Inspection District Offices) for the first Sikorsky S76C++™ Helicopter manufactured in Keystone’s Coatesville, PA plant known as the "Heliplex™". The helicopter was inspected by Phillip G. Davis, the FAA's airworthiness inspector for the MIDO office. Marc Poland , newly appointed Vice President of Commercial Programs for Sikorsky Aircraft stated ,”This is a very impressive achievement and an important milestone in accomplishing Sikorsky’s plan to increase production capacity to meet the demands of our customers”. Keystone Helicopter’s President, David Ford , commented that,” To make this first Type Certificated assembled aircraft a reality , many of our employees dedicated long hard hours. We're proud of everyone involved." Keystone Opens New State-of-the-Art Facility Coatesville, Penn., March 13, 2006 – Keystone Helicopter, a leader in the rotorcraft industry for more than 50 years, is preparing to move into the newest addition to The Heliplex. Keystone Helicopter Powering into Heli-Expo with a New Facility Dallas, Texas, February 23, 2006 — Keystone Helicopter is powering into Heli-Expo 2006 with a new 130,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in Coatesville, Pa., and a new relationship with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. Keystone Receives 12 STCs for the S-92 Helicopter WEST CHESTER, Pa., March 1, 2006 — Keystone Helicopter, through its Designated Authorization Station (DAS), has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification on 12 Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for an array of equipment and accessories for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation’s new S-92™ helicopter.
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