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agustawestland AW149

Derived from AW139

2009

Model History:

An enlarged version of the AW139 for military use, the prototype first flew on November 2009. The AW.149 programme is expected to achieve certification around 2014

News about this Model:

18-Apr-12 - AW149 exhibits at Polish Air Force Academy

13-Feb-12 - Rotorsim AW189 Full Flight Simulator for 2013 ( AW189 )

13-Feb-12 - Bond Aviation Group buy 15 AW139/169/189 ( Bond Aviation Group )

12-Feb-12 - Gulf Helicopters Orders Fifteen AW189 Helicopters ( Gulf Helicopters )

22-Dec-11 - AW189 Completes Its Maiden Flight ( AW189 )

12-Dec-11 - Bel Air Signs Contract for Two AW189 Helicopters ( bel air aviation a/s )

10-Nov-11 - Bristow Group Inc. Signs Contract for Six AW189 Helicopters ( Bristow )

20-Jun-11 - AW149 Makes Its Public Premiere At The 2011 Paris Air Show

20-Jun-11 - AgustaWestland Unveils The AW189 Helicopter ( AW189 )

13-Nov-09 - The AW149 Performs Its First Flight

19-Jul-06 - New AW149 Helicopter Details Revealed at Farnborough

Derivatives and Versions of this model:

Model	Year	History
AW189	2011	Derived as a stretched, civilian development of the AW149 and first revealed in full size mock-up at the 2011 Paris Air Show.

Organisations / Units with this Model:

From	Del'd	Rotary wing aircraft units (bold=current)	Bases/Heliports
2009/now		AgustaWestland Italy

2014		Bristow AW189

2014		Gulf Helicopters AW189

2014		bel air aviation a/s AW189

2014		Bond Aviation Group AW189

Construction Numbers of this Model:	Help Us

C/N	Built as	Year	History
49001		2009	I-EASA : AgustaWestland; AW.149 P1 f/f 13nov99 at Vergiate; re registered to I-PTFN I-PTFN : AgustaWestland ex I-EASA
49002		2011	I-PTFA : AgustaWestland; AW.149 P2 f/f 26feb11 at Vergiate I-PTFA : Apr12 at Deblin, Poland
49003	aw189		I-RAIH : AgustaWestland; 1st prototype; f/f 21dec11

3 C/N found.



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