Carabineros de Chile AW139 achieves operational readinessnews Terry Spruce 20 Apr 15 0The first Carabineros de Chile AgustaWestland AW139 has achieved operational readiness. The new AW139 joins five AW109 Power helicopters already in service with the Carabineros.… Read more
AgustaWestland launches interior design competition for AW609news Terry Spruce 14 Apr 15 0AgustaWestland has launched a new design competition for the interior of the AW609 Tiltrotor. Several design studio companies will compete to have their layout selected… Read more
Ex-Im Bank approves financing for US helicopters to Latin Americanews Terry Spruce 14 Apr 15 0The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has approved the financing for sale of US-built AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters that will be used for leasing… Read more
Weststar Aviation Services secures new contracts in Asianews Terry Spruce 10 Apr 15 0Weststar Aviation Services has secured a contract worth over $100 million to provide two AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters for Carigali Hess Operating Company (CHOC) and Carigali-PTTEPI… Read more
AW169 FTD ready for trainingnews Terry Spruce 1 Apr 15 0AgustaWestland is ready to begin training with the AW169 Flight Training Device. Operated by Rotorsim and designed by AgustaWestland, the device has been certified by… Read more
Lobo Leasing completes sale-leaseback with SFS Aviationnews Terry Spruce 24 Mar 15 0Lobo Leasing and SFS Aviation have completed a sale-leaseback for an AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter. The helicopter will be flown in the Gulf of Thailand and… Read more
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland opens Aberdeen regional supply centrenews Terry Spruce 23 Mar 15 0Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland celebrated the official opening of its new regional supply centre in Aberdeen, Scotland. The opening ceremony was held in the presence of local dignitaries… Read more
LCI Helicopters to lease second AW139 to HeliServicenews Terry Spruce 11 Mar 15 0LCI Helicopters has entered into an agreement to lease a second AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter to HeliService International, a leading provider of offshore services in the… Read more
CHC’s first AW139 reaches 10,000 flight hoursnews Terry Spruce 5 Mar 15 0CHC Helicopter’s first AW139 helicopter has set a major operational milestone by reaching 10,000 flight hours. This significant milestone was achieved by the aircraft in… Read more
AgustaWestland signs Bristow platform development dealnews Alasdair Whyte 4 Mar 15 0AgustaWestland has signed a platform development deal with Bristow Helicopters that will see the companies cooperate on dedicated oil and gas and search and rescue… Read more
The Toll Group signs for eight AW139snews Terry Spruce 3 Mar 15 0The Toll Group ordered eight AW139 helicopters from AgustaWestland at the Avalon air show in Australia. The aircraft will be operated to perform EmergencyMedical Service… Read more
Ambulance Victoria takes its first AW139news Terry Spruce 2 Mar 15 0AgustaWestland has delivered the first AW139 helicopter in EMS configuration for Ambulance Victoria where they will be operated by Australian Helicopters. The fleet of six… Read more
LCI to lease six AW139s to Australian Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 26 Feb 15 0LCI has signed an agreement to lease six new AgustaWestland AW139 aircraft to Australian Helicopters Pty Ltd, a member of the Babcock Mission Critical Services… Read more
LCI Helicopters to lease four AW139s to Westpac Rescuenews Terry Spruce 25 Feb 15 0Lease Corporation International (LCI) has entered into a multi-year agreement to lease four new AW139 helicopters to Australia’s Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. The helicopters will… Read more
Croatian Police orders an AW139 helicopternews Terry Spruce 19 Feb 15 0AgustaWestland has announced that the Croatian Police has placed an order for one AW139 helicopter. This will be the first AW139 in Croatia and replaces… Read more
AgustaWestland announces another four African AW139 ordersnews Terry Spruce 18 Feb 15 0AgustaWestland has announced orders for another four AW139 helicopters in Africa. The new orders bring the number of AW139s in Africa to 60 helicopters. The… Read more
Starspeed signs another AW169 helicopter contractnews Terry Spruce 16 Feb 15 0Starspeed will become one of the first helicopter management companies in Europe to operate an AW169 helicopter after placing another order with AgustaWestland. This is the… Read more
AgustaWestland delivers final Italian Police AW139news Terry Spruce 5 Feb 15 0AgustaWestland has delivered the final AW139 helicopter to the Italian Police. The first of eight aircraft was delivered in mid 2013 and completed at the… Read more
The AW139 enters Chilean marketnews Terry Spruce 13 Jan 15 0Carabineros de Chile has ordered an AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter, which is slated for delivery in Q1 2015. This is the first AW139 for the Carabineros… Read more
AgustaWestland starts AW169 production linenews Terry Spruce 13 Jan 15 0The first model of the AgustaWestland’s new generation AW169 helicopter has progressed onto the final assembly production line in Vergiate, Italy, entering full scale production.… Read more
