Jackonicko,
Couple of other bits of info for you.
wrong - it may have been based in the US of A, but it was owned by Joop who happened to be a Dutchman living in the Netherlands.
Taking pleasure in MD Helicopters' misfortunes smacks of something small minded and quite unpleasant, IMHO.
- actually its sad to see the company in stress but its nice to see the crap Tilton has spouted come back to bite her. All this talk about "I will be there til the end" is laughable, especially when she is now in talks to sell it to Boeing.
And if Boeing were so blooming committed to the civil helicopter business, why did they plan to sell it to Bell from the very moment that they merged with McDD?
Actually Boeing never wanted the civil side of it and they said so at the start so why be surprised that they want to sell it off. Do they want the civil side now, my guess is NO, but they want it because of the potential for the unmanned little birds that the Army wants. This way they have control over when they get the aircraft they need if they win the contract, which I am sure they will.
Boeing is not a stupid company and they will keep the civil side going if there are orders for the products, if there isnt then they will probably shut it down or sell it off and I was even corresponding with one individual who could be a possible buyer today so there is more than just Boeing interested.
Ned