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Mercy Air 29 Marks 20 Years Supporting Twentynine Palms Marines
30-Jan-26 - Mercy Air 29, operated by Air Methods, marks 20 years of lifesaving partnership with the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) at Twentynine Palms, California. #TwentyninePalms
TAAS Responded to 3,460 Emergencies in 2025
15-Jan-26 - The Air Ambulance Service responded to 3,460 emergencies in 2025, including 1,617 by Leonardo AW109SP GrandNew helicopters and 1,843 by critical care cars. #TAAS
Magpas Air Ambulance Busiest Year On Record
09-Jan-26 - The Cambridgeshire-based charity, Magpas Air Ambulance, saw its busiest year on record in 2025, as the publicly funded emergency service was activated 1,948 times. #Cambridgeshire
Thunder Aviation Orders Three AW109 Trekkers
18-Nov-25 - At European Rotors 2025, UK charter company Thunder Aviation announced plans to replace its current fleet, one AW109SP GrandNew and three AW119Kx, with three new AW109 Trekkers to be supplied by Leonardo distributor Sloane. Two helicopters are scheduled for delivery in 2026, with the final one planned for 2027 #Trekker
Sloane Orders Three Trekkers During EBACE 2025
23-May-25 - Leonardo UK and Ireland distributor Sloane Helicopters ordered three VIP AW109 Trekker light helicopters during the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE 2025) in Geneva, Switzerland #EBACE2025
Sloane Orders Five New AW109SP GrandNew Helicopters
12-Mar-25 - The Leonardo distributor for the AW109SP GrandNew light twin-engine helicopter in the UK and Ireland has placed an order for five new units, scheduled for delivery in 2026/2027 #GrandNew
Mercy Air Receives First Responder Status
11-Dec-24 - Mercy Air, an air ambulance operator and part of Air Methods, announced that its Nevada bases in Henderson, Mesquite, and Mercy Air 21 in Pahrump have recently been designated as first responders #FirstResponders
Airborne Technologies to Upgrade Bulgarian Border Guard Helicopters
10-Oct-24 - The Bulgarian Border Guard selected Airborne Technologies GmbH to upgrade the aerial surveillance equipment on their Leonardo AW109 helicopters #police
Entrol Leonardo AW109 Simulator in Tokyo
04-May-23 - Spanish company Entrol sold H19 FTD Level 5 simulator for the Leonardo AW109 helicopter to Alpha Aviation flight training academy in Tokyo #simulator
Caverton Changes Bell 407 for Trekker
18-Mar-23 - Caverton helicopter service provider for oil and gas industry in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa changing Bell 407 for AW109 Trekker at Global Aviation Training and Maintenance Ltd #Nigeria
Sloane Renew Leonardo Distributor Agreement
21-Jul-22 - Sloane Helicopters renew UK distributor agreement with Leonardo for AW109 GrandNew, AW109 Trekker and AW169 models seeing a minimum of 7 new helicopters purchased in 2022-2024 #LeonardoUK
SaxonAir Orders AW109SP GrandNew
25-May-22 - Norwich-based SaxonAir ordered a new Leonardo AW109SP Grandnew (G-KLNA) at EBACE 2022. It will replace current G-KLNH delivered in 2016 #EBACE2022
SaxonAir Orders Grandnew Helicopter
04-Feb-22 - Norwich-based charter flights company SaxonAir ordered a new Leonardo AW109SP Grandnew via UK distributor Sloane Helicopters to join its 3 new AW119 Koalas #Norwich
The Air Ambulance Service in 2021
17-Jan-22 - The Air Ambulance Service which operates Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA) along with the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA) flew 587 hours in 2021 with their AW109SP helicopters operated by Sloane #year2021
First Spanish AW109 Simulator in the UK
11-Jan-22 - The Helicentre Aviation training centre at Leicester Airport acquired an Entrol AW109 helicopter simulator becoming the first UK customer for the Spanish company #simulator| More News ... |  |
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