Wed, Jun 15, 2005
Bell Helicopter Weds US Helicopter, Inc.
In a move to continue the expansion of its helicopter service
and support capabilities, Bell Helicopter this week announced that
it has acquired the maintenance and overhaul assets of Ozark,
Alabama-based US Helicopter, Inc., a privately-held company
providing depot-level maintenance and upgrade installations for a
variety of Bell products for the government market. Terms of the
transaction were not disclosed.
"This acquisition is a natural fit with Bell's strategy to
further advance our after-market service and support offerings --
particularly in critical growth areas such as military and homeland
security," said Mike Redenbaugh, chief executive officer of Bell
Helicopter. "We plan to use the well-established capabilities at US
Helicopter to expand our service to our government customers and to
support our proposed offerings for the US Army's Light Utility
Helicopter (LUH) and Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH)
programs."
US Helicopter will be integrated into Bell Helicopter's
government support affiliate, Bell Aerospace Services, Inc., which
provides logistics and maintenance services. "The US Helicopter
workforce brings vast military helicopter servicing expertise,
primarily in the areas of Huey maintenance and Huey II conversion
services for the U.S. Department of State," said Mike Prieto,
president of Bell Aerospace Services. "This move also brings us
even closer to our customers as the plant is located adjacent to
Fort Rucker - the center for Army Aviation."
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