Leonardo targets double digit profitability by 2020news Alasdair Whyte 5 Feb 18 0Leonardo Helicopters is aiming to hit at least 10% profitability by 2020, the company has revealed in its new growth plan. The company has been… 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
Falcon and Leonardo sign three AW169 order with KOCnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Jan 18 0Falcon Aviation and Leonardo will place three new Leonardo AW169 helicopters on oil and gas operations with the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). The five-year 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
Latvia orders two Leonardo AW119Kxnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Jan 18 0The State Border Guard of Latvia has signed an agreement for two Leonardo AW119Kx helicopters for SAR, transport, firefighting and disaster relief missions. Both aircraft… Read more
Leonardo AW109 Trekker gains EASA certificatenews Terry Spruce 29 Dec 17 0EASA has awarded the Leonardo AW109 Trekker its certificate and deliveries should start in the first quarter of 2018. The AW109 Trekker is based on… 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
Leonardo starts delivery of 16 AW101s to Norwaynews Alasdair Whyte 20 Nov 17 0Leonardo has delivered the first of 16 AW101 helicopters to the Norwegian government for all-weather search and rescue missions. After undergoing a period of operational… Read more
Falcon Aviation adds three Leonardo AW169s to helicopter fleetnews Terry Spruce 14 Nov 17 0Falcon Aviation has ordered three additional new Leonardo AW169 helicopters, in readiness for a significant new offshore contract from early 2018. The new aircraft will… 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
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
Leonardo sells three AW169s to STAR Flightnews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 17 0Leonardo has signed a contract for three AW169 helicopters for its STAR Flight programme in Travis County, Texas, as the county-based EMS upgrades its fleet.… 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
Milestone leases two AW169s to Alidaunia for HEMSnews Terry Spruce 10 Oct 17 0Milestone Aviation Group has entered into an agreement to lease two AW169 helicopters to Alidaunia of Italy, to support its emergency medical services (HEMS) in… Read more
New engine option AW189 launched at Helitech 2017news Alasdair Whyte 4 Oct 17 0Leonardo and Safran Helicopters has unveiled the AgustaWestland AW189k featuring new generation Safran Aneto engines at Helitech 2017. The new supermedium helicopter variant is powered… Read more
GAMA: Deliveries up, market “stabilising”news Alasdair Whyte 30 Aug 17 0Helicopter deliveries are stabilising, with shipments up a substantial 16.8% over the same period last year, according to the latest figures. The General Aviation Manufacturers… Read more
New York DEP Police choose AW119Kx for surveillance operationsnews Alasdair Whyte 28 Jul 17 0The New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police (DEP police) have chosen the AW119Kx to support operations protecting the City’s drinking water resources. The… Read more
AW189 chosen for Russian oil & gas operationsnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Jul 17 0Russian operator Aviashelf has chosen one Leonardo AW189 to support oil and gas transport operations in Sakhalin Island, Russia. The AW189 will be supplied along… 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
AW609 moves forward to begin icing trials soonnews Terry Spruce 22 Feb 17 0The AW609 TiltRotor program is expected to start icing trials soon, following recent ground and flight testing activities. The program remains on track for FAA… Read more
