Beriev Be-200 garners interest from U.S. firm
U.S.-based Hawkins & Powers Aviation recently signed a letter of intent to take eight Rolls-Royce Deutschland BR715-powered Beriev Be-200 amphibious jets f

U.S.-based Hawkins & Powers Aviation recently signed a letter of intent to take eight Rolls-Royce Deutschland BR715-powered Beriev Be-200 amphibious jets from Russia’s NPK Irkut. At the signing ceremony, NPK Irkut President Alexei Fedorov said the Be-200 program “is achieving global recognition.”

Hawkins & Powers is considering using Be-200s for firefighting missions on the West Coast, with the first delivery to the Greybull, Wyo. company scheduled for 2007. The letter of intent has won the support of EADS North America and Rolls-Royce under a tri-party agreement. Irkut, EADS and Rolls-Royce signed a joint-venture agreement last year to cooperate on international marketing, sales and after-sales maintenance for the Be-200. Joint studies indicated a potential market for the Be-200 of 320 aircraft in 25 countries over the next 20 years.

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