Tag: Leonardo

Sloane helicopters grows Leonardo AW109 VIP orderbook

Leonardo and its long-standing UK and Ireland distributor Sloane Helicopters have announced the purchase of three new AW109 Trekker helicopters at the EBACE 2025 business aviation expo in Geneva. The VIP-configured light twin-engine aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2027, expanding Sloane’...

Pratt & Whitney Canada and Leonardo achieve first 100% SAF flight with AW139 helicopter

Pratt & Whitney Canada and Leonardo today announced the successful completion of the first flight for an AW139 using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in both PT6C-67C engines. The 75-minute flight and ground tests, which took place at Leonardo's facility in Cascina Costa di Samarate, Italy,...

Leonardo appoints Helitech Asia as AW09 Distributor for Southeast Asia at LIMA 2023

On the occasion of Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition 2023 in Malaysia, Leonardo announced the recent appointment of Helitech Asia PTE LTD as Distributor for its latest generation single-turbine helicopter, the AW09, in Southeast Asia. At Heli-Expo 2023 in USA in Ma...

Leonardo: Kopter acquisition completed

Leonardo announced today the closing of the acquisition of Kopter Group AG (Kopter) from Lynwood (Schweiz). The purchase price, on a cash and debt free basis, consists of a $185 million fixed component plus an earn-out mechanism linked to certain milestones over the life of the programme, starting...

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