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U.S. Naval Air Training Command
18-Feb-24 - The U.S. Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) has a mission to train, mentor, and deliver Naval Aviators to the Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard. Headquartered at NAS Corpus Christi, it comprises five training air wings in Florida, Mississippi, and Texas, which house 17 training squadrons #training
Leonardo Philadelphia Delivers 700th Helicopter
16-Dec-23 - Marking a major milestone, Leonardo’s U.S. production line in Philadelphia delivered its 700th helicopter since 2004 - an AW119Kx destined for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services #Philadelphia
Leonardo New Customer Support Center in Florida
31-Jul-23 - Leonardo breaks ground on a new 113,000 sq/ft customer support center in Milton, Northwest Florida, for aftermarket services for the US Navy's new helicopter fleet of TH-73 Thrasher trainers, as well as other aircraft. The center is scheduled to be completed in 2024 #CustomerSupport
US Navy Trainer TH-73 Deliveries Resumed
05-Jun-23 - The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) has enabled the continued delivery of the US Navy’s new training helicopter, the Leonardo TH-73A, after it was temporarily halted earlier this year due to a nonconforming antenna provided by a subcontractor #TH73
Frasca Trainers for US Navy TH-73A
18-May-23 - Frasca started deliveries of Part Task Trainers (PTT) and Desktop Avionics Trainers (DAT) at Naval Air Station Whiting Field for the Leonardo TH-73A helicopter which replaced the Bell TH-57 #trainer
US Navy Orders Lot IV of 26 Leonardo TH-73A
26-Dec-22 - US Navy signed the Lot IV 26 TH-73A Thrasher trainer helicopters contract ( now totaling 130 ) to be produced at Leonardo Philadelphia, PA plant by December 2024 #Thrasher
Carabinieri Orders 20 AW119Kx
30-Oct-22 - Italian Carabinieri (Gendarmerie) ordered 20 AW119Kx helicopters for deliveries in 2023-2026 and to be assembled locally. #Carabinieri
TH-73A Thrasher First Naval Aviation Students
24-Sep-22 - First US Navy students naval aviators began advanced helicopter training in the new Leonardo TH-73A Thrasher with Helicopter Training Squadron HT-8 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field in Milton, Florida #Thrasher
New Air Ambulance Base in Salem, Oregon
28-May-22 - Life Flight Network adds a 24/7 helicopter critical care transport base in Salem, Oregon joining existing bases in Cottage Grove, Newport and Aurora. The new station is scheduled to open in July with a Leonardo AW119Kx #Salem
FMS AW119Kx Trainers for Israel
21-Apr-22 - U.S. Department of Defense awards Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract to AgustaWestland Philadelphia as part of the production of AW119Kx trainers helicopters to the Israeli Air Force (IAF) ordered in 2019 #Israel
New Air Ambulance at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
20-Jan-22 - Life Flight Network (LFN) to add a critical care transport base to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho with a AW119Kx Koala that will augment its existing air ambulance services in north-central Idaho, eastern Washington, and western Montana
US Navy Orders Lot III of 36 TH-73A Thrasher
23-Dec-21 - The US Navy orders additional 36 Leonardo TH-73A Thrasher. The Lot III is valued $159M and brings the total number of trainer helicopters on order to 104 of the 130 planned #LotIII
TH-73 Team Wins Navy Excellence Award
15-Nov-21 - Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) Team wins US Navy’s Competition Excellence Acquisition Team of the Year Award #Thrasher
Leonardo at AMTC 2021
04-Nov-21 - Leonardo new orders at the SHIFT Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas include 2 AW119K and 1 AW169 for Life Link III and 1 AW169 for Intermountain Life Flight #AMTC2021
New York Mercy Flight Central Orders AW119
17-Aug-21 - Mercy Flight Central, a non-profit air ambulance serving New York State, ordered 4 Leonardo AW119Kx helicopters to replace current fleet of Bk117 from 2022 #NewYork| More News ... |  |
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