AW139 reaches milestone

The AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter global fleet has reached a 2,000,000-flight hour milestone, across all operational scenarios on five continents, while performing a wide range of missions with commercial, government and military operators.

With the AW139 fleet leader having exceeded 12,000 hours on a single aircraft, nearly 900 units are today in service out of over 1,000 on order by more than 300 customers in 80 countries worldwide. Designed to allow high versatility and customized solutions, the AW139 is available with more than 1,000 certified equipment options. Among some of the latest innovative systems available for the type are the LIPS and FIPS (Limited and Full Icing Protection Systems, respectively), and the OPLS (Obstacle Proximity Lidar System), which enhance mission capability and safety. The AW139 has also grown its capabilities since its introduction – it now has a maximum take-off weight extension (MTOW) of 7,000 kg for newly built and retrofitted aircraft, and as a result, new Cat A offshore enhanced procedures, avionic suite releases delivering ADSB-Out (automated dependent surveillance-broadcast), TCAS II (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System), RNP performance (Required Navigation Performance), EGPWS update (Enhanced Ground Proximity System), and Wide Area Augmentation System/Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance.

The AW139 is manufactured by Leonardo.