Fri, Apr 04, 2008
Three New Helos For UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency
AgustaWestland announced Friday the introduction of the AW139
helicopter into the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's search and
rescue service. Three helicopters provided by CHC Helicopter
Corporation will serve the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency under
an interim contract through to 2012 operating from bases at
Lee-on-the-Solent and Portland on the South coast of England.
The helomaker tells ANN umatched levels of performance,
capacity, safety, operational availability, serviceability, economy
and state-of-the-art technology have made the AW139 the benchmark
in its class. A much higher cruise speed than older generation
helicopters, combined with modern SAR equipment, will provide the
UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency with a highly effective and
efficient SAR capability.
A large number of operators including Sasemar of Spain, Japanese
Coast Guard, Korean Coast Guard, Italian Coast Guard, Norwegian
Ministry of Justice, Estonian Border Guard, UAE Air Force as well
as operators in Africa and the Middle East are already operating
the AW139 in the SAR role or have ordered aircraft. The AW139's
performances and features make it the ideal contender for the next
UK search and rescue requirement.
Orders for more than 330 AW139s have been placed by nearly 90
commercial and government customers in over 30 countries to carry
out a number of roles including search and rescue, emergency
medical services, offshore transport, VIP/corporate transport, law
enforcement, homeland security and utility transport.
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