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Formerly known as the Bell/Agusta BA609 AgustaWestland announced the acquisition of ownership of the programme in June 2011 from Bell Agusta Aerospace Company (BAAC).
As of December 2011, the two prototypes have achieved more than 600 flight hours and the AW609 programme is to be managed by a single Integrated Development Team, based in Cascina Costa, Italy. AgustaWestland will also open a new operational base in Arlington, Texas, to manage US based tiltrotor operations.
As of July 2012, approximately 60 AW609 units have already been ordered by around 40 customers in over 20 countries.
The second prototype was lost in tragic accident on October 30, 2015. The First prototype resumed flight testing on August 3, 2016. Certification delayed at least up to 2018.
As of February 2019, the AW609 progress ahead of FAA certification including first production aircraft entering final assembly at the Philadelphia facility.
As of December 2011, the two prototypes have achieved more than 600 flight hours and the AW609 programme is to be managed by a single Integrated Development Team, based in Cascina Costa, Italy. AgustaWestland will also open a new operational base in Arlington, Texas, to manage US based tiltrotor operations.
As of July 2012, approximately 60 AW609 units have already been ordered by around 40 customers in over 20 countries.
The second prototype was lost in tragic accident on October 30, 2015. The First prototype resumed flight testing on August 3, 2016. Certification delayed at least up to 2018.
As of February 2019, the AW609 progress ahead of FAA certification including first production aircraft entering final assembly at the Philadelphia facility.
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 NGCTR | 2021 | The Next-Generation Civil Tiltrotor (NGCTR) is scheduled to fly in 2021. The 20-passenger rotorcraft, larger than the nine-seat AW609 model, sta ... |
List of Operators of AgustaWestland AW609 | |
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 | 60001 | 2003 |  N609TR : Bell USA; Bell Agusta BA609 f/f 2003; 2011 to AgustaWes+ 04may12 pictured (top) at Arlington, Texas still reg Be+  N609TR : AgustaWestland from Jun11 N609TR :  Feb14 at Anaheim, CA for Heli-Expo 2014 03mar15 pictured (bot) at HeliExpo 2015, Orlando, FL. E+ 03aug16 resumes flight testing after 2nd prototype acci+ 10aug16 15:00 at Richmond, VA  11aug16 at AW Facility in Philadelphia | |
 | 60002  | 2006 | N609AG : Bell USA; Bell Agusta BA609 f/f 2006; 2011 to AgustaWes+ N609AG : AgustaWestland, PA from Jun11 N609AG : AgustaWestland from Jun11 25jul13 pictured (pic1) at Cascina Costa flight test fa+ 11jul15 pictured (pic2) and video on display at Yeovilt+ 06sep15 pictured (pic3) at Rivolto Airbase, 55th Annive+ w/o 30oct15 near Santhià, Vercelli. 2 fatalities | |
| 63003 | N609PA : AgustaWestland, PA from Oct15; AC3 Feb17 preparing for ice trials | ||
| 63004 | N609PH : AgustaWestland, PA from Mar19 |