EASA certifies SAR version of AW189news Terry Spruce 6 Jan 15 0AgustaWestland has achieved EASA certification for the Search and Rescue variant of the AW189. This certificate paves the way for the delivery of aircraft for… Read more
Vietnam Helicopter orders two AW189snews Terry Spruce 16 Dec 14 0Vietnam Helicopter Corporation (VNH) has ordered two AgustaWestland AW189 helicopters for offshore operations. ALSO READ: AW189 completes North Sea demo tour AgustaWestland and Vietnam Helicopter… Read more
Japan’s Iwate Prefecture orders AW139 helicopternews Terry Spruce 16 Dec 14 0AgustaWestland and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace has received an order for an AW139 helicopter – to be used for firefighting and disaster relief duties – from… Read more
London Biggin Hill launches London Heli Shuttlenews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0London Biggin Hill Airport has launched the London Heli Shuttle – the quickest and most effective transfer service to city’s London Heliport in Battersea. The… Read more
Lobo Leasing closes a five-year $225 million term loan credit facilitynews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0Lobo Leasing Limited has closed a five-year $225 million term loan credit facility. The facility, which has an accordion feature providing an option to increase… Read more
HASA signs for three Sokol helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0PZL-Świdnik, an AgustaWestland company, has signed a contract with Spanish company Hispánica de Aviación S.A (HASA) for three W-3A Sokół helicopters. Once delivered the helicopters… Read more
AW189 enters service with Gulf Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0Gulf Helicopters of Qatar celebrated the entry into service of its first batch of AW189 helicopters during an official ceremony held on November 23 in… Read more
AgustaWestland delivers fifth helicopter to Intermountain Life Flightnews Terry Spruce 3 Dec 14 0AgustaWestland has delivered the fifth and final GrandNew helicopter to Intermountain Life Flight of Utah. Intermountain Life Flight’s helicopters are based at McKay-Dee Hospital in… Read more
AW189 completes North Sea demo tournews Terry Spruce 3 Dec 14 0AgustaWestland has completed a successful North Sea demo tour of the AW189 helicopter. During the tour, more than 60 attendees from oil and gas companies,… Read more
AgustaWestland appoints Kingwing as Chinese service centrenews Terry Spruce 24 Nov 14 0AgustaWestland has appointed Kingwing General Aviation Co Ltd as an authorised service centre in China for the AW139 helicopter. ALSO READ: Beijing Automotive buys 50… Read more
Chinese private operator orders an AW119Kxnews Terry Spruce 17 Nov 14 0AgustaWestland and Sino-US Intercontinental has sold an AW119Kx helicopter to a private operator in China. The aircraft will be delivered by the end of this… Read more
Brazilian customer orders corporate AW169news Terry Spruce 13 Nov 14 0AgustaWestland has signed a contract for an AW169 helicopter in corporate configuration with a Brazilian private customer. ALSO READ: AgustaWestland sells more AW169s in the… Read more
Milestone finances Bristow’s UK search and rescue helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 14 0Milestone has closed seven of 12 helicopter leases to Bristow Helicopters, part of Bristow Group. The helicopters will be used for civilian search and rescue… Read more
AgustaWestland announces three AW139 ordersnews Terry Spruce 10 Nov 14 0AgustaWestland has signed contracts to deliver three AW139 helicopters to various Indonesian operators. The helicopters will be used in the Indonesian oil and gas industry… Read more
Helistar of Colombia orders two AW139snews Terry Spruce 10 Nov 14 0Helistar de Aviacion of Colombia has signed a contract for two AW139 helicopters from AgustaWestland. This marks the first AW139 sale in Latin American country… Read more
Summit Air Ambulance takes first AW119Kxnews Terry Spruce 27 Oct 14 0AgustaWestland has its first EMS-equipped AW119Kx helicopter to Summit Air Ambulance in Idaho. The helicopter was handed over to Summit Air Ambulance at the company’s… Read more
Bel Air takes delivery of its first AW189news Terry Spruce 16 Oct 14 0Bel Air of Denmark has taken delivery of its first AgustaWestland AW189 during an official ceremony held at Helitech 2014. The aircraft will be used… Read more
AgustaWestland sells two more AW169s in UKnews Terry Spruce 16 Oct 14 0AgustaWestland announced the sale of two more AW169 helicopters in the UK for corporate transportation. The helicopters, sold to undisclosed corporate customers, are scheduled to… Read more
Norsk Luftambulanse signs contract for AW169news Terry Spruce 15 Oct 14 0Norsk Luftambulanse (NLA AS) in Norway has signed a contract for one AgustaWestland AW169 helicopter for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Norway. The contract was signed… Read more
Beijing Automotive buys 50 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 15 Oct 14 0Beijing Automotive Industrial Corporation (BAIC) in China has signed a multi-year contract with AgustaWestland for the purchase of 50 various helicopter models, including the AW139,… Read more
