The AgustaWestland AW169 has been validated by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of its certification. Deliveries of the helicopter begin in the USA this year. The new generation light intermediate twin-engine helicopter was designed in response to the growing
EASA has certificated an increased maximum gross weight (MGW) kit for the AgustaWestland AW169. The MGW will be increased by 200 kg (441 lb), giving a 100 nm range extension. Existing customers will be able to retrofit the 4.8 tonne
Leonardo-Finmeccanica has recently sold five helicopters to three customers in South America. The sales include one AgustaWestland AW169 and two GrandNew helicopters to corporate customers in Argentina, and another two GrandNew helicopters to a corporate customer in Venezuela. All five
Leonardo-Finmeccanica has taken the next steps in the process to transform in to a single integrated company, by announcing the creation of Leonardo MW Limited. At the start of this year Finmeccanica was transformed from a financial holding company into
Leonardo-Finmeccanica has announced that the third prototype of the AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor has completed its first ground run at the company’s facilities in Cascina Costa, Italy. ALSO READ: UAE selects TiltRotor for SAR ops Aircraft AW609 A/C3 began restrained ground
Two former AgustaWestland directors have been sentenced to prison terms, reports Reuters. In a long-running bribery case linked to the $638 million contract for twelve VIP AW101 helicopters to the Indian Air Force, the Italian courts yesterday reversed a previous
Faroe Islands operator Atlantic Airways has taken delivery of the second of the pair of AgustaWestland AW139s it had ordered. The aircraft will be used to perform search and rescue missions and for scheduled passenger transportation within the Faroe Islands.
Finmeccanica has this week announced that the fleet of 26 AgustaWestland AW189 helicopters has exceeded 10,000 flight hours. This milestone has been achieved less than two years after the first aircraft delivery, and the model is in service with customers in UK,
Helicopter systems designer Finmeccanica is to change its name to Leonardo only three months after it changed its name from AgustaWestland. Since taking the helm in May 2014, chief executive Mauro Moretti has embarked upon a restructuring of the group to focus
Finmeccanica Helicopter Division and Era Group Inc will jointly develop an Emergency Medical Service variant of the AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor. Era is a major customer of AgustaWestland helicopters, both as an operator and a lessor. Following the fatal October 2015
