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CHC Orders S-92s and AW139s
By: Mark Huber
Caption: CHC Helicopter has ordered 12 Sikorsky S-92s and 13 AgustaWestland AW139s.
Word Count: 67
CHC Helicopter has ordered 12 Sikorsky S-92s and 13 AgustaWestland AW139s. The contracts are worth nearly $400 million. CHC plans to use the S-92s for offshore support and commercial search-and-rescue operations. Delivery of S-92s under the new order is scheduled to begin in 2009. AgustaWestland values CHC’s latest AW139 order at “approximately $140 million.” CHC plans to use the AW139s for offshore support and EMS missions.