Sky Shuttle Helicopters Flies 60+ Missions Per Day

AgustaWestland announced Tuesday the delivery of its 200th AW139 medium-twin helicopter, one of two aircraft accepted by Cheyenne Chan, CEO of Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited during a ceremony held at AgustaWestland’s Vergiate facility in Italy.

The helicopters will be used by Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited, previously known as Heli Express, to provide helicopter shuttle flights between Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen. These are the first two of a six aircraft order placed by Sky Shuttle Helicopters in June 2007.

"It gives us great pleasure to be handing over the 200th AW139 to Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited, an operator with a worldwide reputation for excellence," said Renzo Lunardi, Senior Vice President Commercial Business Unit, AgustaWestland. "The tremendous success of the AW139 worldwide has made it the helicopter of choice for a wide range number of applications including commercial passenger transport and we are sure Sky Shuttle Helicopters’ customers will appreciate its class leading speed and passenger comfort."

Sky Shuttle Helicopters is the sole commercial helicopter operator between Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen and has more than 20 years operating experience. Today, Sky Shuttle Helicopters operates more than 60 helicopter flights per day, transporting more passengers than any other operator in the region.

AgustaWestland says  delivery of the 200th AW139 represents a significant achievement, occurring just over four years after the delivery of the first helicopter of this type and just 18 months after the delivery of the 100th AW139 in June 2007.

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