"Non." With the economy of language for which General
de Gaulle was renowned in another context, Turbomeca Chairman
and CEO Emeric d'Arcimoles told Show News what were his concerns
over recent attempts by Bell Helicopter to persuade U.S. lawmakers
to bar foreign firms from Government rotary wing contracts. d'Arcimoles
is convinced that customers' pragmatism will ensure uninterrupted
turbine engine business for Turbomeca in the U.S.-even to the
extent of listing among the company's targets a break into the
military market there. In the civil field, too, North America
features prominently, with Turbomeca even having the savoir-faire
to nominate Bell (now under new management) as a prime target
for increased collaboration.
