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Civilian aviation news November 30, 2018

Mitsui Bussan Aerospace of Japan signs four-helicopter contract

Order by official distributor of the AW169, AW139 and AW189 types in Japan Leonardo is the leader in the new generation light-intermediate, intermediate and super…

Civilian aviation news October 4, 2017

Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust buys an AgustaWestland AW169 EMS Helicopter

Specialist Aviation Services selected by the Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust to provide an AW169 in 2019 This selection will increase the UK-based AW169 EMS fleet…

Civilian aviation news September 1, 2016

Leonardo-Finmeccanica signs new contracts for civil helicopters in South America

Sales of five AgustaWestland helicopters to three different customers from Argentina and Venezuela reinforce strength of Leonardo in South America Comfort, safety and performance capabilities…

Civilian aviation news, Military Aviation News July 13, 2015

Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland Celebrates 100 Years of Aircraft Manufacturing in the UK

The Westland Aircraft Works was established in 1915 at Yeovil in southwest England A Westland Wapiti was the first aircraft to ever fly over mount…

General Aviation News February 17, 2015

Transmission Test Stand Capabilities Introduced at AgustaWestland Philadelphia

Test Stand will accommodate AgustaWestland product line transmissions Customers within the Americas to benefit from enhanced MRO capabilities Test stand will allow for overhaul of…

Civilian aviation news February 13, 2015

LCI Signs For Eleven More AgustaWestland Helicopters

Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland announced today that it has signed a contract with Lease Corporation International (LCI) for eleven helicopters valued at approximately €110 million (US$125 million). The…

Civilian aviation news January 9, 2015

New Generation AW169 Full Scale Production Underway

First aircraft now on the final assembly line at Vergiate facility in Italy • Deliveries to the first batch of customers to start in the…

Civilian aviation news October 15, 2014

BAIC Signs Multi-Year Contract for AgustaWestland Helicopters

Beijing Automotive Industrial Corporation (BAIC) of China has signed a multi-year contract for the purchase of 50 AgustaWestland helicopters of various models, including AW139, AW169…

General Aviation News September 19, 2014

AgustaWestland Philadelphia Delivers 200th AW139

Philadelphia assembly line has built and delivered its 200th AW139 helicopter, featuring a firefighting configuration for delivery to Mitsui Bussan Aerospace and the City…

Civilian aviation news April 3, 2014

AgustaWestland GrandNew Begins New Zealand Demonstration Tour

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, says that its eight-seat twin-engine GrandNew helicopter will begin a six day demonstration tour of New Zealand on 4th April. The…

Civilian aviation news October 22, 2013

Uniflight, LLC Appointed AgustaWestland Service Center

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica Company, has named Uniflight an Authorized Service Center for AgustaWestland aircraft operating in the United States. With this agreement, Uniflight becomes AgustaWestland’s…

Civilian aviation news August 30, 2013

AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters sign Heads of Agreement for a new helicopter

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, are pleased to announce that they have signed a…

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