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Another VIP AW139 sold in UK and Ireland

by · May 23

                              AgustaWestland AW139
AgustaWestland have announced the sale of the fourth AW139 helicopter in the past two years in UK and Ireland.

The new helicopter will be delivered in 2014 to an undisclosed customer.

Almost 40 AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters have been sold across Europe for VIP, corporate and government transport roles.

As the only helicopter in its class to meet all the latest certification standards the AW139 is proving a popular replacement for older designs in a market, where safety, comfort and performance are the foremost considerations.

Almost 720 AW139s have been sold in 60 countries to over 190 customers so far for many roles  including VIP/corporate transport, scheduled passenger transport, law enforcement, fire fighting, offshore transport, search and rescue, emergency medical service, disaster relief and maritime patrol. Nearly 700,000 flight hours have been logged by the world AW139 fleet so far.

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Terry Spruce

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