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Civil aviationItaly. Grottaglie: work drops on Boeing fuselages
Fim Cisl: "Possible 4-month redundancy fund and worker mobility until 2025"
Repercussions in Italy due to problems regarding the safety of planes made by the US Boeing Group. The slowdown in aircraft production imposed by the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has... more
Civil aviationFirst woman to pilot AW-609 tiltrotor (airplane-helicopter)
Set to receive civil certification.
Leonardo hosted Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Marwan Al Maktoum at its United States’ helicopter headquarters in Philadelphia, providing her the opportunity to personally test the AW-609, the world’s fir... more
Fair and showsBuilding the helicopters terminal for "Expo 2020 Dubai" started
The event will take place next October
Italian-headquartered company Leonardo and Falcon Aviation Services have announced that they have started building the new helicopter terminal that will facilitate the mobility to and from the "Expo 2020"... more
Civil aviationPlane-helicopter. Tokyo Government evaluates the AW-609 tiltrotor’s capabilities
To revolutionize connections with Ogasawara island
The aircraft would join a fleet of over 130 helicopters serving for civil, public service and military duties and a solid on-site customer support services network more
Tilt-rotors"Heli-Expo". Leonardo aims at Japan for AW-609 tilt-rotor (airplane-helicopter)
The industry starts with NAS a working group to evaluate the use for transport and public utility
Leonardo and Nakanihon Air Service, Co., Ltd. of Japan (Nakanihon Air Service, NAS) signed at "Heli-Expo" (see AVIONEWS) a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a joint working group that will... more
Tilt-rotorsLaunch of the first Full Motion simulator for the AW-609 tiltrotor
And of the first American AW-169 helicopter simulator
Leonardo announced yesterday at "Heli-Expo 2019" in Atlanta (see AVIONEWS) the start of production of the world’s first AW-609 tiltrotor (airplane-helicopter) Level D Full Flight Simulator (FFS) and t... more
Tilt-rotorsAgustaWestland: to trial the supposed responsibles for the crash of the AW-609 aircraft
During the test flight, the two test pilots died
The first preliminary hearing will be held next October 16 against the executives of AgustaWestland-Leonardo regarding the accident of the AW-609 tilt-rotor (airplane+helicopter) registration N609AG, which... more
Tilt-rotorsPlanes-helicopters. Agreement for entry of AW-609 tiltrotor into the USA
Two aircraft plus training package in 2020
Leonardo and Era Group (Era) have announced today the signing of a landmark agreement that would launch the AW-609 tiltrotor (airplane-helicopter) into service in the US commercial market and demonstrate... more
Tilt-rotorsAirplane-helicopter. AW-609 tiltrotor is preparing for icing trials
Rome, Italy - FAA certification is on track for 2018
The AW-609 TiltRotor (airplane+helicopter) programme is expected to start icing trials soon following recent ground and flight testing activities. These advances have been made in support of FAA (Federal... more
Tilt-rotorsAW-609 tilt-rotor (airplane+helicopter): the first prototype lands at the Philadelphia facility
Rome, Italy - Leonardo-Finmeccanica confirms certification on track for 2018
Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced today that the first flying AW-609 tilt-rotor (airplane and helicopter) prototype has arrived in Philadelphia following a recent resumption of flight testing. Departing... more
Tilt-rotorsAW-609 tilt-rotor (airplane+helicopter): third prototype closer to maiden flight following ground run
Rome, Italy - Its certification is expected in 2018
Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced yesterday that the third prototype (A/C3) of the AgustaWestland AW-609 TiltRotor (airplane+helicopter) has completed its first ground run at the company’s facilities in C... more
Tilt-rotorsThe AW-609 tilt-rotor (airplane+helicopter) sets speed record on 1000 km journey: 2 hours 18 minutes from UK to Italy
Rome, Italy - It is set to achieve FAA civil certification in 2017
The Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland AW-609 TiltRotor (airplane+helicopter) set a speed record on a 1000 km ‘point-to-point’ journey. The aircraft, with its unique combination of the turboprop airplane’s speed... more
Tilt-rotorsFinmeccanica-AW launched interior design competition for the AW-609 tiltrotor aircraft
Cascina Costa, Italy - Second edition of the ‘’Flydeas for the City’’ initiative; winner to be announced in October 2015
Finmeccanica–AgustaWestland announced last Monday the launch of the second edition of its “Flydeas for the City” initiative, within the framework of the ‘Energy for Creativity’ Exhibition-Event that was... more
Tilt-rotorsAW: "Project Zero" all-electric tiltrotor (plane-helicopter) team wins another award
Cascina Costa, Italy - Its engineers recognized with three Royal Aeronautical Society Awards
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland announced that its engineers exceptional work has been recognized by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAS) with three prestigious awards comprising the "Team Gold Medal", "Specialist... more
Tilt-rotorsAW-609 tiltrotor (airplane and helicopter) test pilots receive "Iven C. Kincheloe Award"
Cascina Costa, Italy - Assigned to Dan Wells, Paul Edwards and Pietro Venanzi
"Finmeccanica–AgustaWestland announced that three of its AW-609 (airplane-helicopter) test pilots have received from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots the prestigious "Iven C. Kincheloe award" a... more
Tilt-rotorsAW completes autorotation trials for the AW-609 aircraft program
Cascina Costa, Italy - Between the end of March and early April, 10 dedicated flight hours saw more than 70 power-off conversions from airplane mode to helicopter mode
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that autorotation trials for the AW-609 TiltRotor program have been completed successfully. Between the end of March and early April, 10 dedicated flight... more
Tilt-rotorsAW-609 aircraft with aerodynamic improvements set to boost performance
Cascina Costa, Italy - An upgraded version of the P&WC PT6 engine is being used
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is flight testing a number of aerodynamic improvements that will boost the performance of the AW-609 TiltRotor (airplane and helicopter). On the 25th July 2013 AgustaWestland... more
Tilt-rotorsItalian ENAC at presentation for the AW-609 tiltrotor project at ICAO
Rome, Italy - The certification is expected in 2017
ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) unveiled yesterday that AgustaWestland (a Finmeccanica company) presented last June 3, 2013 the AW-609 tiltrotor program at the headquarters of ICAO (International... more
Tilt-rotorsAW signs key supplier agreement for the AW-609 tiltrotor aircraft programme
London, UK - With Pratt & Whitney Canada, Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announces that it has signed agreements with three key suppliers for its AW-609 TiltRotor programme. These three major agreements form part of a succession of contracts... more
Tilt-rotorsAgustaWestland completes 609 tiltrotor (airplane + helicopter) programme acquisition
Cascina Costa, Italy - The company has finalised the transaction with Bell Helicopter Textron
AgustaWestland (AW), a Finmeccanica company, has announced that it has finalised the transaction with Bell Helicopter Textron for the acquisition of the 609 tiltrotor programme. All legal and regulatory... more
Tilt-rotorsAgustaWestland re-acquires from Bell the 51% of the shares of the joint-venture for the development of the tilt-rotor
Milan, Italy - The aircraft will be named A-609 instead of BA-609
According to reports from sources inside the company, AgustaWestland would have signed an agreement, whose value has not yet been unveiled, with Bell Helicopter, for the re-acquisition of 51% of the shares... more
Tilt-rotorsAVIONEWS at "Le Bourget" (9): demonstrative flight of Bell-Agusta BA-609
Paris, France - Second public flight of the tilt-rotor
At the last edition we saw the full-scale mock-up, proudly displayed at the "Le Bourget air show". This year, the BA-609, tilt rotor created in cooperation by Italian Agusta, Finmeccanica Group, and American... more
Tilt-rotorsBA-609 presentation postponed for bad weather
Novara, Italy - Lega Nord Secretary attack: "Diplomatic Excuse"
The presentation of tilt-rotor Agusta BA-609 -that is aircraft and helicopter in the same time- was supposed to take place today has been cancelled because of bad weather. For this reason, AgustaWestland,... more