Ex-Leonardo executives cleared from appearing in Indian courtnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Jun 18 0An on-going legal battle has resurfaced concerning two of the company’s former executives. The company’s former CEO Giuseppe Orsi and the former head of AgustaWestland… Read more
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
Babcock launches first nordic EMS AW169news Alasdair Whyte 18 Jan 18 0Babcock subsidiary Scandinavian Air Ambulance is operating the first EMS-configured AgustaWestland AW169 in the Nordic region. It is flying the helicopter on behalf of Swedish… 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
Falcon Aviation adds three more AW168s to its fleetnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Nov 17 0Abu-Dhabi based aviation services company Falcon Aviation has ratified an order for three new Leonardo AgustaWestland AW169s to support a new unannounced offshore contract starting… Read more
CHC introduces AW189 to Australian marketnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Nov 17 0CHC will be the first to introduce the AgustaWestland AW189 super medium to Australia, placing three helicopters in the country to support Woodside’s offshore transport… 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
AW169 receives FAA validationnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Feb 17 0The AgustaWestland AW169 has been validated by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of its certification. Deliveries of the helicopter begin in the USA this… Read more
EASA awards AW169 maximum gross weight increase certificationnews Terry Spruce 23 Nov 16 0EASA has certificated an increased maximum gross weight (MGW) kit for the AgustaWestland AW169. The MGW will be increased by 200 kg (441 lb), giving… Read more
Leonardo sells helicopters in South Americanews Terry Spruce 2 Sep 16 0Leonardo-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… Read more
Leonardo-Finmeccanica establishes Leonardo MW Ltd for UK operationsnews Alasdair Whyte 4 Aug 16 0Leonardo-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.… Read more
Third prototype AW609 TiltRotor performs ground runnews Terry Spruce 5 May 16 0Leonardo-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,… Read more
Two former AgustaWestland heads sentenced to prison termsinsight Alasdair Whyte 11 Apr 16 0Two 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… Read more
Atlantic Airways takes delivery second new AW139insight Alasdair Whyte 7 Apr 16 0Faroe Islands operator Atlantic Airways has taken delivery of the second of the pair of AgustaWestland AW139s it had ordered. The aircraft will be used… Read more
AW189 fleet passes 10,000 flight hour landmarknews Alasdair Whyte 1 Apr 16 0Finmeccanica 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… Read more
Finmeccanica to rebrand as Leonardonews Alasdair Whyte 23 Mar 16 0Helicopter 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… Read more
Era Helicopters to help develop EMS role for AW609news Alasdair Whyte 9 Mar 16 0Finmeccanica Helicopter Division and Era Group Inc will jointly develop an Emergency Medical Service variant of the AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor. Era is a major customer… Read more
AgustaWestland AW109 Trekker takes its first flightnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Mar 16 0The AgustaWestland AW109 Trekker has flown for the first time. The aircraft is the skid version of the AW109 light twin. The flight was from… Read more
Singapore – Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia orders two AW189snews Alasdair Whyte 17 Feb 16 0Finmeccanica Helicopters has announced an order by TPG Aeronautik of Malaysia for two AW189s. The helicopters will be operated by the Fire and Rescue Department… Read more
AgustaWestland delivers first UK AW169news Alasdair Whyte 12 Feb 16 0AgustaWestland has delivered the first of six AW169 helicopters ordered by the UK’s Specialist Aviation Services (SAS). The aircraft, serial 69014, stopped in Grenoble and… Read more
