Leonardo 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 the Paris Air Show. The Chinese operator placed an...
Sino-US Intercontinental Helicopter Investment has become the exclusive China distributor for the Leonardo helicopter range. The deal was signed at the 2017 Paris Air Show, alongside an order for 17 helicopters. The order includes...
HeliKorea, the Republics air transport firm, has placed an order with Leonardo for three new Leonardo GrandNew light twin helicopters to use on Emergency Medical Service (EMS) operations. The first two helicopters will be...
The HM Coastguard search and rescue has started flying the new Leonardo AW189 helicopter for SAR operations. The helicopter will be operated out of the Lee-On-Solent helicopter base by Bristow on behalf of the...
EMS operator Life Flight Network of the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West United States has ordered two additional AgustaWestland AW119Kx aircraft. Life Flight Network currently operates 19 helicopters Michael Griffiths, CEO of Life Flight...
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...
The first flying AW609 prototype has arrived in Philadelphia following a recent resumption of flight testing. Departing from Arlington, Texas, the aircraft’s flight plan included an overnight stop in Huntsville, Al, before arriving in...
The Italian Coast Guard has ordered two further AW139 helicopters increasing their fleet to twelve aircraft. The AW139s will be used to perform a range of missions including maritime patrol, search and rescue (SAR),...
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified the AW189’s Full Ice Protection System (FIPS) allowing the aircraft to operate in full icing conditions when other helicopters would be grounded. The EASA certification comes...
Leonardo-Finmeccanica and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace of Japan celebrated at the Farnborough Air Show 2016 the delivery of the 50th AgustaWestland AW139 to Japan. Leonardo is the market leader in Japan in the twin-engine market...