Firms sign deal for S-61 shortening
Billings Air Service has awarded a contract to Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services North America-Langley (Booth No.

Billings Air Service has awarded a contract to Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services North America-Langley (Booth No. 2922) to complete a shortening modification on a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter.

It has been nearly 10 years since Vector Aerospace performed a modification of this type, which involves shortening the aircraft by approximately 48 inches. The announcement of this contract has since prompted other S-61 operators to “revisit modernization and available upgrades,” according to Elvis Moniz, Vector Aerospace-Langley’s director of operations.

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