Articles for tag Leonardo
|
Mar
21
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Following the company’s successful attendance at Heli-Expo 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia (7th-9th March), Leonardo is announcing further growth within the commercial helicopter market, with new orders for nearly 40 aircraft of various models to several operators across Middle East, Asia, Americas and Europe primarily for energy support, rescue and public service duties, and VIP transport operations. Combined orders for the AW139, AW169, AW109 GrandNew and AW109 Trekker types have a total value of approximately 470 million EUR, with deliveries between 2023 and 2026.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Heli Expo
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Mar
20
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
The latest AW09 prototype, designated PS4 and featuring the new Safran Helicopter Engines Arriel 2K engine, performed its maiden flight in Mollis Switzerland on 16 March 2023.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Mar
16
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Mitsui Bussan Aerospace (MBA), the authorised distributor for the Leonardo AW139, AW169 and AW189 helicopter models in Japan, announced with Leonardo orders recently signed for a total of six AW139s, to meet the requirements of various upcoming opportunities in the country. These latest orders confirm the continuous success of the AW139 in Japan with nearly 70 units currently in operation.
[Read More...]
Tags:
AW139
AW169
AW189
Leonardo
Mitsui Bussan Aerospace
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Mar
15
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
The programme reached 1,000 flight hours in service on 28th february 2023, showing outstanding effectiveness and serviceability. Missions included primarily troop transport and utility, search and rescue, and surveillance, among others. In 2022 the fleet showed an average serviceability above 80%, with a focus on collaboration between the operator and industry on the overall support and maintenance activities.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Leonardo
NH90
Categories:
HeliNews Headlines
Press Releases
|
Mar
10
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Leonardo and PHI Group (PHI) signed a long-term Special Component Plan (SCP) that will bring PHI’s AW139 helicopter fleet back into an OEM-level Powered-By-The-Hour (PBH) agreement. PHI, a leading helicopter service provider for energy, search and rescue, and air medical transport missions, currently operates a fleet of 20 total AW139 and AW109 helicopters.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Leonardo
PHI Group
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Mar
09
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
On March 3, U.S. Air Force reached a positive Milestone C decision, which commences the start to low-rate initial production for the MH-139 “Grey Wolf”. Subsequently, Boeing and Leonardo have announced a contract for delivery of the first thirteen (13) aircraft. The initiation of low-rate production will yield the first operational aircraft set to replace the U.S. Air Force’s current fleet of UH-1N “Huey” helicopters, with first delivery slated for 2024.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Leonardo
MH-139
US Air Force
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Mar
09
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
THC (The Helicopter Company) will further expand its fleet of Leonardo AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters to reinforce search and rescue (SAR), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Corporate transport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. At Heli-Expo 2023 (7-9 March) in Atlanta, Georgia, the Company announced its willingness to engage negotiations to procure additional six units to the existing fleet plus 20 options. By the time all these latest AW139s are delivered, THC will have a total fleet of 49 AW139s carrying out a range of missions including emergency medical service, search and rescue and corporate transport in the country.
[Read More...]
Tags:
AW139
Leonardo
SAR
The Helicopter Company
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Mar
09
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Leonardo announced at Heli-Expo 2023 (Atlanta, 7-9 March) that Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) has signed a contract to procure six AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters. The aircraft are expected to be delivered in the 2024-2026 timeframe and will be used to perform offshore transport missions further expanding ADA’s AW139 fleet primarily supporting the energy industry. These latest aircraft will also allow ADA to achieve compliance with the latest OGP guidelines.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Abu Dhabi Aviation
AW139
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Mar
08
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Leonardo made major announcements at Heli-Expo 2023 (Atlanta, 7-9 March) landing global contracts and signing a key collaboration for the USA market for the AW09 helicopter as the next generation single engine programme moves ahead.
[Read More...]
Tags:
AW09
Heli-Expo
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Mar
08
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Atlanta, USA. March 2023- Rotortrade, the global leader in helicopter sales and the exclusive distributor of Leonardo's pre-owned helicopters, is pleased to announce its recent acquisition of two Bell 407 helicopters from Caverton, as well as the sale of three AW109 Trekker helicopters to Global Aviation Training and Maintenance Limited, in Nigeria.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Bell 407
Caverton
Leonardo
Rotortrade
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Mar
03
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Leonardo announced today a further expansion of its fleet of AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters in Australia with an order for two aircraft by leading helicopter operator Babcock Australasia (Babcock). The two AW139 platforms ordered by Babcock will carry out a range of HEMS, Search and Rescue and Inter-Hospital Patient Transport missions on behalf of an undisclosed client. The AW139 platforms will be delivered in 2024 and will commence service in the second half of the year, following dedicated mission customisation performed locally.
[Read More...]
Tags:
AW139
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Mar
03
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Leonardo has announced further growth in presence of the AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter in Australia at Avalon, with orders for a total of six aircraft by three different prime operators: Babcock Australasia (Babcock), RACQ CQ Rescue (CQ Rescue) and StarFlight Australia. All six aircraft will be delivered from Leonardo’s Vergiate final assembly line facility in Italy during 2024.
[Read More...]
Tags:
AW139
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Mar
03
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
3 March, 2023: LCI, a leading aviation company and a subsidiary of Libra Group, is set to deliver two new Leonardo AW139 helicopters on long-term lease to Babcock Australasia (Babcock) in Australia in early 2024.
[Read More...]
Tags:
AW139
LCI
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Mar
02
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Rome 01 March 2023 - The helicopters will supplement a fleet of three AW139s currently supporting a range of activities including pilot and aircrew officer training, utility support to ADF exercises and emergency response and disaster relief missions.
[Read More...]
Tags:
AW139
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Feb
27
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
In a Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission, time is of the essence – whether that’s a rapid reaction to rescue people, gaining situational awareness through reconnaissance, or through the delivery of vital first supplies, like water. The Royal Navy AW159 Wildcat HMA Mk2, from 815 Naval Air Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, is regularly forward deployed and therefore has been first on the scene when it comes to HADR missions worldwide, but particularly in the Caribbean and Bahamas regions. These regions have been vulnerable over the years to hurricanes and natural disasters where people have been stranded in remote locations.
[Read More...]
Tags:
AW159
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Feb
02
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Guardia di Finanza (Italy’s Police Force, with general capability in economic and financial matters, is the only maritime Police Force in Italy) opened its Air-Naval Operations Simulation Centre today, during an official ceremony in the presence of institutional and Leonardo representatives. The new centre was developed by the company starting in 2020. Based on customer’s requirements it leverages the most advanced and innovative technologies in the simulation field, and is aimed at training Guardia di Finanza’s crews carrying out air-naval operations.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Guardia di Finanza
Italy
Leonardo
Police
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Jan
26
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Leonardo and Safran Helicopter Engines announced today they have joined forces to further enhance the capabilities and competitiveness of the next generation AW09 single-engine helicopter. The production aircraft will feature the 1,000 shp class of power Arriel 2K engine, the newest generation of the Arriel family.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Arriel 2K Engine
AW09
Leonardo
Safran Helicopter Engines
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Jan
24
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Rome, 24/01/2023 – Leonardo and Guardia di Finanza (Italy’s Police Force with general capability in economic and financial matters as well as the only maritime Police Force in Italy) celebrated today the delivery of the operator’s first AW169M light-intermediate twin engine helicopter in a special configuration featuring skids. The handover was performed at Leonardo’s Vergiate assembly line (Varese) during an official ceremony in presence of representatives from the customer and the company.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Guardia di Finanza
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Jan
19
2023
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Leonardo and the Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness of the Italian Secretariat General of Defence/National Armaments Directorate signed yesterday the Acquisition Contract for the supply of an additional 18 AW169M Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) to the Austrian Ministry of Defence. The contract, valued at 304 million EUR, was signed following the Italy-Austria Government-to-Government (G2G) Agreement amendment signed in December 2022, through which Austria is exercising options for these additional units, providing further evidence of its confidence in the selected platform.
[Read More...]
Tags:
AW169M
Italian Secretariat General of Defence
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Dec
24
2022
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Leonardo welcomes the announcement made by the U.S. Department of Defense to award AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp. a 110.5 million USD firm-fixed price modification to the previously awarded contract for the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Helicopter Training System. This modification exercises an option for the production and delivery of 26 TH-73A Lot IV aircraft in support of the program for the Navy. The helicopters will be produced in Philadelphia. Work is expected to be completed in December 2024.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Dec
23
2022
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
The Canadian Department of National Defence has awarded Leonardo (through Leonardo U.K. Ltd of Yeovil) a $1 billion CAN (€690 million) contract for the AW101/CH-149 “Cormorant” Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) Project for 16 aircraft in total, comprising 13 existing Cormorant Search and Rescue Helicopter (CSH) currently in-service and the augmentation of a further three aircraft. This contract will enhance the aircraft’s systems and technologies, ensure compliance with emerging airspace requirements, extend the life expectancy of the fleet to 2042+ and enable the return of Cormorant helicopters to the Main Operating Base (MOB) Trenton.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Dec
22
2022
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Leonardo has successfully completed the first phase of flight testing for its Falco Xplorer drone. The system is now ready for the second phase of the campaign, which will lead to the certification of the largest uncrewed aircraft ever built by the company.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Drone
Falco Xplorer
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Dec
22
2022
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
The Austrian Ministry of Defence’s AW169M LUH helicopter programme set a major milestone today with the delivery of the first aircraft from an initial order of 18 units, based on the Italy-Austria Government-to-Government (G2G) Agreement announced by the relevant Authorities at the end of 2021. The handover of the aircraft, built at Leonardo’s Vergiate facility in Italy, achieved in line with the contractual obligations, was performed during an official ceremony held at the Tulln-Langenlebarn Brumowski Air Base, in the presence of Leonardo’s senior management. Austria and Italy also announced today a G2G Agreement amendment through which Austria is exercising options for an additional 18 helicopters, providing further evidence of its confidence in the selected platform.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Austrian Ministry of Defence
AW169
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Dec
07
2022
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Leonardo announced today that Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL) has signed a contract to procure six AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters to support the Second-Generation Search and Rescue Aviation ("UKSAR2G") programme by the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). Aircraft’s deliveries are expected to start in 2023 and to be completed in 2024, joining an existing fleet of nine AW189 super medium twin engine SAR helicopters as part of the UKSAR2G programme.
[Read More...]
Tags:
AW139
Bristow Group
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Dec
02
2022
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
The Italian Army’s UH-90A (NATO’s designation for the Italian Army’s NH90 TTH) multirole helicopter programme marked a major achievement with the completion of deliveries on 25 November. The 60th and final aircraft, assembled at Leonardo’s Venice Tessera facility, was handed over to the operator during an official ceremony in presence of representatives from the Italian Army and its Aviation unit, Italian Secretariat General of Defence / National Armaments Directorate, NAHEMA (NATO Helicopter Management Agency), NHIndustries, and Leonardo.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Italian Army
Leonardo
UH-90A
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Nov
15
2022
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Yeovil, 15/11/2022 – Leonardo has expanded Team AW149 UK, the national alliance of onshore supply chain members supporting the company’s bid to provide its latest-generation military AW149 helicopter to the UK Armed Forces. Going beyond the core supply chain for the AW149, Leonardo is widening the team to include members from across its communities who will also benefit should the UK opt for a helicopter built in Yeovil, the ‘Home of British Helicopters’. Leonardo is proud to welcome Yeovil College as the first Team AW149 UK Community Member.
[Read More...]
Tags:
AW149
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Nov
09
2022
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
Leonardo is delivering on its strategy to strengthen the level of support and maintenance services offered to its customer base in Germany and Europe through the appointment of HeliService international GmbH (HeliService) as an Excellent Service Centre. The ‘Excellent’ ranking is assigned to selected Service Centres focused on maintaining third party fleets with the largest scope of service capabilities, while guaranteeing Leonardo’s customers stringent expectations continue to be met and specific market requirements are considered.
[Read More...]
Tags:
HeliService
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Nov
09
2022
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
The AW169 light intermediate twin engine helicopter’s operational capabilities and configuration options grow further with the recent EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) certification of the skid undercarriage and unique IFR, single pilot, Advanced Search and Rescue (SAR) Modes. These latest achievements follow additional enhancements, such as the introduction of the Phase 8 core avionics software release combined with HTAWS (Helicopter terrain Awareness Warning System) Offshore Modes.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Nov
08
2022
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
The exceptional showcase for the European rotary wing community is back in Germany: Leonardo will feature its latest innovations and technologies on mission capability, safety, sustainability and digitalization.
[Read More...]
Tags:
European Rotors
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases
|
Nov
07
2022
|
|
Posted by Admin
|
|
RNAS Yeovilton – Leonardo has enhanced the delivery of weapons loading training for the British Armed Forces through the introduction of a Weapons Loading System Trainer (WLST) based at the Wildcat Training Centre at the Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) in Yeovilton, Somerset.
[Read More...]
Tags:
Leonardo
Categories:
Press Releases