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MD HELICOPTERS RECEIVES ORDER FOR TWO MD 902 EXPLORER
AIRCRAFT FROM KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT
VIP Configured Aircraft will Transport Senior Kurdistan
Regional Government Officials
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MESA, Ariz., Sep. 24, 2013 – MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI), a Lynn Tilton company and leading
manufacturer of commercial, air-rescue, military and law enforcement helicopters, announced new orders
from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for two MD 902 Explorer helicopters. The helicopters
will provide VIP transport support to senior government officials. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery
in the third quarter of 2013.
“We are honored that the Kurdistan Regional Government selected MD aircraft to support their most
esteemed transport requirements” said Ms. Lynn Tilton, Chief Executive Officer of MDHI. “The Explorer
is the most capable, cost effective and versatile light-twin in the market. It also features state-of-the-art
safety technologies including NOTAR. We value the KRG trust in our aircraft and pledge to meet and
exceed their expectations in performance and support.”
“After a competitive review of aircraft performance and overall support capabilities, we selected MD
Helicopters as the best fit for our mission requirements,” stated Minister Sinjari, of the KRG. “The
Kurdistan Regional Government looks forward to a long standing relationship with MD Helicopters.”
The KRG Explorer fleet will be equipped with the latest technologies, including weather radar and IFR
Category A capability. Powered by two Pratt and Whitney Canada PW207E engines, the MD 902
Explorer features a fully articulated main rotor system, bearingless composite flexbeams and rotor hub.
With NOTAR anti-torque technology, the MD 902 Explorer continues to be the only light twin in the
world to operate without a tail rotor, an extraordinary safety and noise reduction advantage. The six-place
cabin is also the largest in the light-twin class. MD 902 Explorer safety and maintainability are further
enhanced by integrated HIRF and lightning strike protection, built-in maintenance steps and platforms,
and an advanced composite airframe that is resistant to corrosion.
About MD Helicopters
MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI), a Lynn Tilton company, is a leading manufacturer of commercial,
military, law enforcement and air-rescue helicopters. The MDHI family of rotorcraft is world renowned
for its value, versatility and performance. The MD Helicopters family includes the twin-engine MD
Explorer, and single engine versions of the MD 600N, MD 520N, MD 500E, MD 530F and MD 540F.
The innovative NOTAR system for anti-torque control with no tail rotor is used exclusively by MD
Helicopters to provide safer, quieter and confined-area access capability. The company is based in Mesa,
Arizona. For more information about MDHI, visit www.mdhelicopters.com.
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About Patriarch Partners, LLC
Patriarch Partners, LLC, is an investment firm and holding company managing 75 companies with annual
revenues in excess of $8 billion. Founded by Wall Street veteran Lynn Tilton in 2000, Patriarch is
dedicated to saving American manufacturing jobs by saving American companies that have fallen from
economic favor. Since inception, the Patriarch family of funds has bought more than 150 companies, and
in so doing has saved over 250,000 jobs. Patriarch’s platform includes a broad range of industrial
concerns including Dura Automotive, Oasis Water and American LaFrance, in addition to iconic
American brands such as Rand McNally, MD Helicopters, Stila Cosmetics and Spiegel Catalogs. Under
Ms. Tilton's leadership, Patriarch has become the largest woman-owned business in America with
companies in its platform providing employment to more than 120,000 persons. For more information,
please visit www.patriarchpartners.com.
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