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AW169 Helicopter Final Assembly Line To Be Established at AgustaWestland Philadelphia
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that a final assembly line for the new generation AW169 helicopter will be established at its AgustaWestland Philadelphia facility located at Northeast Philadelphia Airport in the United States of America. The first… Continue reading
AgustaWestland Unveils the AW169 AAS
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has officially unveiled the latest generation AW169 AAS military helicopter during a dedicated ceremony held at the Army Aviation Association of America Annual Professional Forum and Exposition in Fort Worth, Texas (April 10th-13th) today. The AW169… Continue reading
Embraer and AgustaWestland to join forces in Latin America
Embraer S.A. and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding aiming at establishing a joint-venture which could lead to the production of AgustaWestland helicopters in Brazil to be marketed for both commercial and… Continue reading
AgustaWestland 5th Oil and Gas Seminar in Malaysia Brings Operators and Industry Together
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, recently held its 5th Oil & Gas Seminar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event, attended by over 120 delegates from more than 15 countries, focused on oil and gas industry helicopter operations, support and training developments… Continue reading
£46M Government Funding For AgustaWestland UK Civil Rotorcraft Projects
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has been selected to go forward to the contracting phase for their bid of up to £46 million from Round 3 of the Government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF). The combined… Continue reading
AVIASUR Opens New AgustaWestland Service Centre in Santiago, Chile
A new AgustaWestland Service Centre has been opened by AVIASUR to provide maintenance and other support services for AgustaWestland commercial helicopter customers. The service centre is located at AVIASUR’s modern facility at Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Chile,… Continue reading
AgustaWestland AW169 Helicopter Completes Its Maiden Flight
The first prototype of the AW169, a new generation 4.5 ton light intermediate helicopter, successfully completed its maiden flight yesterday. The AW169 programme is on schedule to achieve basic civil certification in 2014. The AW169 was flown by AgustaWestland’s Chief… Continue reading
AgustaWestland and Karl Lagerfeld to Cooperate on the Development of an Exclusive AW139 VIP Interior
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and the leading fashion design house Karl Lagerfeld are pleased to announce their partnership for the design of VIP helicopter interiors and exteriors. The cooperation will initially focus on the development of an exclusive AW139 medium… Continue reading
The GrandNew Enters the Chilean Helicopter Market
The GrandNew light twin helicopter has entered the Chilean helicopter market with the purchase of one aircraft by Naviera Mistral SA based in Santiago del Chile. This helicopter will be used to perform VIP/corporate transport missions. The aircraft is scheduled… Continue reading
AgustaWestland Completes 609 Tiltrotor Programme Acquisition
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has finalised the transaction with Bell Helicopter Textron for the acquisition of the 609 tiltrotor programme. All legal and regulatory approvals have now been successfully completed. The development of the… Continue reading
AgustaWestland and United Rotorcraft Sign Cooperation Agreement for the AW169 Helicopter
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the signing of a non exclusive agreement with United Rotorcraft, an Air Methods division, to design, an air ambulance interior concept for the AW169 helicopter. The agreement includes AgustaWestland providing United Rotorcraft… Continue reading
FAS Signs for GrandNew and AW169 Helicopters
FAS (Falcon Aviation Services) of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) has signed a contract for a GrandNew light twin and a preliminary sale contract for two AW169 helicopters. These latest contracts were signed at the delivery ceremony recently held at… Continue reading