MD Helicopters Find Corporate Demand

Corporate demand has taken MD Helicopters by surprise.

Even as it focused on reestablishing the NOTAR (No Tail Rotor) 520N and 600N singles and MD 602 Explorer twin in the law enforcement and EMS markets, demand was building for plush executive versions.

"We were really caught a bit by surprise by this demand," CEO Henk Schaeken admitted to Show News. To date, five corporate Explorers have been sold (one each in India, Switzerland and the U.S., and two in Europe).

The UK's Eastern Atlantic Helicopters has sold more than 10 corporate 600Ns, and an executive 520N was delivered to a U.S. customer this year.