The pilot-friendly controls, roomy cabin and innovative safety features of AgustaWestland’s AW189 should put it in good stead with oil and gas producers and offshore operators. Peter Gray takes the ...

Photo: Leonardo S.p.A. I've been working on branching out from my usual topics lately, and as I did, I ran across an Italian helicopter manufacturer with a history dating back as far as 1923. This is ...

Bristow Group has signed a contract for six AgustaWestland AW189 helicopters, plus options for additional units of the new 16-passenger rotorcraft. Bristow, the first large fleet operator to order the ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The maritime security preparedness could be alleviated following the procurement of four Agusta Westland AW189 helicopters. Acting Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) ...

First flight is expected at the end of 2026 and entry into service in the early 2030s ...

Bristow Helicopters showcases new AugustaWestland AW189 helicopter to oil and gas clients. Helicopter operator Bristow Helicopters reported Tuesday that it will be the first helicopter operator to ...

Provided that it can be easily, partially disassembled, a large, heavy, multi-role helicopter can be carried inside an airlifter (a large one). Heli-Expo 2014 at Anaheim Convention Center, California, ...

AgustaWestland has unveiled an 18-passenger, eight tonne-class twin-engined helicopter primarily for the oil and gas industry, where it will rival Eurocopter's EC175. Called the AW189, the helicopter ...

Gulf Helicopters Company (GHC), a subsidiary of Gulf International Services (GIS), is buying 15 AW189 helicopters from Italian AugustaWestland. The first two aircraft are planned to be delivered to ...

The prototype AgustaWestland AW189 helicopter made its first flight in December 2011, ahead of schedule. The aircraft was launched at the 2011 Paris Air Show. AgustaWestland aims to achieve civil ...