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Heli-Lynx 40th 350FX kit rolls off the production line

Heli-Lynx Helicopters is proud to announce that the 40th 350FX kit has rolled off of the production line in Stoney Creek and will be delivered in early May.  This represents a huge milestone for Heli-lynx having attained its Transport Canada manufacturing approval late 2007.  Kit production currently sees 3 to 4 kits delivered per month with production plans to raise output to 6 by year end.  Gerard Palmer, Chief Operations Officer for Heli-Lynx is proud of the company's accomplishments and continues to strive to meet customer damand. 

Heli-Lynx expands capabilities with in house engineering

Heli-Lynx Helicopters is proud to announce that it has completed negotiations with Phoenix Aero Engineering Services to aquire to company's assets and staff.  May 1st 2008 will see the Phoenix Aero assets and staff move and become part of the Stoney Creek facilities to provide full time engineering support with a staff of 5 engineers which in the past was being completed on a contractual basis.  Company President Mike Whitter is pleased with the addition of Phoenix as this now allows Heli-Lynx to focus efforts full time with an experienced staff on continued product development with its existing products and fast track efforts to release a wide variety of new support products for the industry. "Its a major step forward for our organization to ensure the continued airworthiness and development of our existing products and ensure we have the tools to remain competitive with new product releases" said Whitter.  Gerard Palmer, COO, also supports the move as this now allows Heli-Lynx to be quicker and more effective in its responses to the industry.  "With our own in house engineering services we are better equipped to serve our customers and their needs"  These services ,he quickly notes, will be made available to the industry in the future for oustide service work in a effort to provide the industry a full service organization within Heli-Lynx.