Coatesville native keeps the Navy’s newest helicopters flying
Chris Kennedy, a 2005 Coatesville Area high School graduate, serves as an aviation electrician’s mate with the “Grandmasters” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46.
MAYPORT, Fla. – A 2005 Coatesville Area High School graduate and local native is serving with a U.S. Navy helicopter squadron that flies the Navy’s newest and most technologically-advanced helicopter.
Petty Officer...
Sikorsky to lay off 720 at Chesco facility
SADSBURY — Helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft said late Tueday that it plans to layoff some 720 workers and contractors due to decreased demand for its commercial helicopters at its production facility adjacent to the Chester County Airport, straddling Sadsbury and Valley townships.
The company said that as worldwide oil prices have dropped, demand for helicopters from oil companies for use...
