Tue, Sep 10, 2013
New Aircraft Will Join A GrandNew Helo Already In Service
AgustaWestland and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace are pleased to announce that Japan's leading newspaper ‘The Asahi Shimbun' has placed an order for one AW169 helicopter. This aircraft, which will join a GrandNew light twin helicopter already in service with the same customer, will be used to perform Press and Electronic News Gathering (ENG) missions in Japan. This AW169 is expected to be delivered in 2015 and enter service in early 2016.
This contract marks the entrance of the AW169 into the world ENG market and expands the success of this all new model in Japan. It also further increases the presence of state-of-the-art AgustaWestland helicopter models used by prime Japanese ENG operators, which also includes the GrandNew and the AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter. Asahi Shimbun’s AW169 will be equipped with gyrostabilized camera.
Andrew Symonds, President, AgustaWestland Japan said “We are delighted to have such a leading operator as the first customer for an ENG-configured AW169. This selection testifies market satisfaction with our customized solutions for the task and demonstrates the AW169, thanks to its outstanding characteristics in terms of cabin space and comfort, performance, safety and technology, is perfectly suited for this mission. We are confident the first new generation helicopter in its class in decades will prove a tremendous addition to Asahi Shimbun’s assets and capabilities,”
The AW169 is part of the AgustaWestland family of new generation helicopters that includes the AW139 and AW189 models, which possess the same high performance flight characteristics and safety features as well as sharing a common cockpit layout, design philosophy and maintenance/training concept. This commonality will allow more effective operations for customers operating helicopter fleets across the 4 to 8.5 metric-ton categories.
(AW169 image provided by AgustaWestland)
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