The team of Bell Helicopter and Boeing Helicopters was awarded a development contract in 1983 for the tiltrotor aircraft.

Boeing Helicopter concentrated on Congressional committees that vote on military spending bills.

The contract is one of two major programs for Boeing Helicopters this decade.

Ridley Park is the home of Boeing Helicopters.

The aircraft was developed by Bell Helicopter and Boeing Helicopters; the companies partner in its manufacture.

The name became Boeing Helicopters in 1987, and the current name was adopted in 2002.

For Boeing Helicopter, as for many other weapons makers, upgrading weapons has kept factories open.

Boeing Helicopter, a primary contractor for the Osprey, stands to lose about 1,100 jobs at its plant outside Philadelphia if the program is canceled.

So Boeing Helicopter, the manufacturer, started making subway cars at its factory complex in Philadelphia.