Rolls Royce is predicting a near-term recovery of the civil helicopter
market and is confident of long-term growth over the next 10 years.
Presenting the company's 10 year forecast at the Heli-Expo exhibition in
Houston, Rolls-Royce Helicopter Engines president Ken Roberts said the
underlying requirement to replace the aging airframes in use today would
supplement demand for helicopters in the civil market.
"In recent years the OEMs have been running a full capacity. There has
definitely been a
