Honeywell sees strong civil sales through 2017
Honeywell released its ninth annual turbine-powered civil helicopter purchase outlook yesterday and, according to the 10-page report, the only direction fo

Honeywell released its ninth annual turbine-powered civil helicopter purchase outlook yesterday and, according to the 10-page report, the only direction for the helicopter industry is up.

Some 3,500 new deliveries of civil-use helicopters are expected in the five-year period from 2007 to 2011, “driven in part by strong demand for light single- and intermediate twin-engine models offering new technology,” according to the report’s authors.