A decade ago the first prototype of the AW169 took to the skies for the first time at the company’s site in Cascina Costa di Samarate (Varese, Italy). This marked the start of a new era for the company, enabling expansion of its modern product range by enterentering a new market segment.
A decade ago the first prototype of the AW169 light intermediate twin engine helicopter took to the skies for the first time at the company’s site in Cascina Costa di Samarate (Varese, Italy). This marked the start of a new era for the company, enabling expansion of its modern product range by entering a new market segment.
The AW169 was the first all-new product in the light-intermediate category in nearly 30 years and met the latest and most stringent operational and safety standards. Designed with the principle of maximum versatility, the type has stayed true to this value in the following decade. The platform delivers outstanding capabilities and performance for a wide scope of civil, parapublic and defence applications, with high levels of customisation and significant growth potential.
The most recent, smaller and lighter member of the AWFamily of latest generation helicopters, the AW169 provides advantages to existing and/or new users of the AW139 and/or the AW189 operating mixed fleets in terms of effectiveness and efficiency, and provides all new capabilities to operators looking for an ideal combination of light helicopter cost with higher category performance, payload and cabin space.
Nearly 300 AW169s are on order today, with more than 140 units delivered from the final assembly line in Vergiate, Italy, to operators in 25 countries. The global fleet has logged in excess of 110,000 flight hours in all kind of operations and environments/weather conditions.
