Milestone leases eight AW139s to China EMS operatornews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 18 0Milestone Aviation has signed a deal with Chinese EMS operator Kingwing. The lessor has leased eight AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters to Shanghai Kingwing Aviation. The AW139s… Read more
Heli Union leases a Leonardo AW139news Terry Spruce 19 Jan 18 0Heli Union has leased a Leonardo AW139 helicopter to support its offshore helicopter operations in Gabon. The leased helicopter will operate on a new contract… Read more
Leonardo opens maintenance base at Milano Linate Primenews Alasdair Whyte 16 Jan 18 0Leonardo has opened a new maintenance base at Milano Linate Prime (SEA Prime) airport in Italy. Maintenance services for the AW109 and AW139 for private… Read more
Two million flight hours milestone for AW139news Terry Spruce 29 Dec 17 0The AW139 helicopter has reached a milestone of two million flight hours, across all operational scenarios on five continents, while performing a wide range of… Read more
Lobo leases AW139 to CHCnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Dec 17 0Dublin-based lessor Lobo has secured a new lease agreement with CHC Helicopter for one offshore-configured Leonardo AW139. The helicopter will be based at CHC’s base… Read more
Leonardo adds firefighting helicopters to Japannews Terry Spruce 18 Oct 17 0Leonardo has grown its market share in the Japanese helicopter market by securing orders for AW169, AW139 and AW189 helicopters in firefighting configuration. Leonardo and… Read more
Milestone supports Heligo Charters in Indianews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 17 0Milestone Aviation Group has delivered a Leonardo AW139 to Heligo Charters in India. The delivery marks the fifth helicopter leased to Heligo in 2017, increasing… Read more
JSSI: flight hours up, sales downnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Aug 17 0Jet Support Services Inc’s customer flight hours are at the highest since the market downturn in 2008 but sales are slightly below expectations. JSSI completed… Read more
Waypoint debuts in Colombianews Alasdair Whyte 18 Aug 17 0Irish lessor Waypoint has agreed to a sale and leaseback agreement for one AW139 with Colombian operator HELICOL, the first lease transaction it has made… Read more
Waypoint delivers AW139 to HEVILIFT, Australian market picking upnews Alasdair Whyte 11 Aug 17 0Waypoint Leasing has delivered one Agusta Westland 139 to Australian service operator HEVILIFT The helicopter will be used for offshore oil and gas operations in… Read more
Coastguard introduces AW189 to Prestwicknews Alasdair Whyte 7 Aug 17 0HM Coastguard Search and Rescue (SAR) has introduced two new AgustaWestland 189s at its Prestwick base. The AW189s are outfitted in a SAR configuration and… Read more
LCI orders nine Leonardo AW helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jun 17 0Lease Corporation International (LCI) has ordered a further nine helicopters from Leonardo valued at $120 million. The new order comprises entirely new generation AgustaWestland helicopters… Read more
Leonardo signs 17 helicopter deal with Sino-USnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jun 17 0Leonardo Helicopters signed a deal with Chinese helicopter operator and sales firm Sino-US Intercontinental for 17 new helicopters, valued around €100 million ($114 million) at… Read more
Héli-Union received recognition medals in Tanzanianews Terry Spruce 24 Apr 17 0Héli-Union, the french operator, has received medals to recognise safe and efficient service for its operations in Tanzania. The operator supported offshore drilling operations for two… Read more
Waypoint delivers additional AW139snews Alasdair Whyte 20 Apr 17 0Waypoint Leasing has delivered two additional AW139s to Heliconia Group, a regional helicopter transport and support service. This follows the delivery of one Aw139 to… Read more
LCI delivers AW139 to Heli-Unionnews Alasdair Whyte 10 Mar 17 0Lease Corporation International (LCI) has delivered the first Leonardo AW139 to Heli-Union SA. The helicopter will be used to support the France-based helicopter operators’ growing… Read more
Milestone Aviation Group leases two AW139s to Norsk Luftambulansnews Terry Spruce 6 Mar 17 0Milestone Aviation Group will please two AW139 helicopters to Norsk Luftambulanse (NLA). The aircraft will be used to support emergency medical services (HEMS) in Norway.… Read more
Pakistan orders more AW139 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 22 Feb 17 0The Pakistan Ministry of Defence has placed orders for an undisclosed number of additional AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters. The aircraft will be used to perform utility… Read more
Cornwall Council grants permission for Penzance Heliportnews Terry Spruce 8 Feb 17 0The Cornwall Council has granted planning permission for a heliport that will reinstate the air link between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly. Helicopters will… Read more
RUAG Aviation becomes ASC for AW139 helicopternews Terry Spruce 19 Dec 16 0RUAG Aviation has become an authorised service centre for the Leonardo AW139 helicopter at its locations in Sion and Lugano, Switzerland. “The new type ratings… Read more
