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Bell Helicopter Focusing On V-280 In Light Of Army Aviation Restructuring

Wednesday, March 4th, 2015

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Bell Helicopter is focusing on its V-280 third-generation tilt-rotor aircraft in light of the Army's aviation restructuring and its decision to use UH-72A Lakota helicopters in training.Company CEO John Garrison told reporters March 2 though he didn't agree with the Army's decision to go forward with its massive Aviation Restructure Initiative (ARI), the company is adjusting."I was very honest, we don't agree with it," Garrison said at the Helicopter Association International's (HAI) Heli-Expo conference. "That decision has…

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