Rotorcraft
MD Helicopters Booked Record Orders in 2023
The OEM is focusing on product support and gradually ramping up production
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MD has instituted a variety of process improvements over the last year, including improving customer support, increasing investment in direct communications with customers, and enhancing manufacturing efficiencies. © MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters booked orders for 25 helicopters last year, its highest annual order intake since 2008, it announced today. A company spokesman told AIN that the orders were almost evenly split between military and civil models.

In addition to an order for 12 helicopters from the Nigerian federal government, recent commercial transactions involved MD530Fs designated for multi-use missions. These civil variants included VIP aircraft for Clemens Aviation and utility aircraft for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and WCF Aerospace on behalf of Skydance Helicopters, a company that specializes in power line services.

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