The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded a $74 million contract to the Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Bell Helicopter - Textron [NYSE: TXT], for seven Osprey ground-based trainers, which will reduce fuel usage and aircraft wear-and-tear, maximizing lifecycle cost savings.

Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE:BRS), the leading provider of helicopter services to the worldwide offshore energy industry, announced today the expiration and final results of the tender offer and consent solicitation (the "Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation"), commenced on September 27, 2012, to purchase any and all of its outstanding 7½% Senior Notes Due 2017 (the "Notes").  The Tender Offer expired on October 25, 2012, at 11:59 p.m., New York City time (the "Expiration Date").

Wysong Enterprises (Wysong) announced today from the Air Medical Transport Conference in Seattle that they have completed their 5th EMS Equipped Bell 407 this year and signed contracts for four more 407 aircraft completions this week.  In addition to the 407s, Wysong also will begin work on another EMS Eurocopter AS-350 in January.