20-Feb-24 - RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Canada now adds PT6C-67C helicopter engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capability at its Singapore facility, founded in 1983. The new MRO line will serve over 300 AW139s globally #PT6
19-Jun-19 - Leonardo’ Academy in Subang, Malaysia which now offers AW139 helicopter training will add a AW189 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) by end 2020 #AW189
27-Mar-19 - Weststar Aviation Services signs new contract for 3 AW169 and 2 AW139 for offshore transport in West Africa and the Middle East during LIMA 2019. WAS currently operates 33 AW139/169/189 helicopters from bases in Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia #LIMA2019
26-Mar-19 - AW189 helicopters recently delivered to Malaysian and Seoul Fire Departments entered service. Japan’ Tokyo Fire Department will soon follow. One of the Jabatan Bomba is one display at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition LIMA 2019, March 26-30 #LIMA2019
06-Mar-19 - Weststar Aviation Services of Malaysia is the launch customer of the HeliLink digital product support engineering assistant for the AW139, AW169 and AW189 helicopters #VirtualSupport
23-Oct-18 - Royal Malaysian Navy’s 501 Squadron achieved 10,000 flight hours with their six Super Lynx received in 2003 from Lumut naval base and deployed aboard navy ships #Lynx
17-Apr-18 - Two Royal Navy 847 NAS’ AW159 Wildcats embarked in the French Navy FS Dixmude assault carrier for a 5 month deployment took part of a demonstration to the Malaysian Armed Forces at Lumut naval base
07-Feb-18 - Travira Air ordered two AW139 for offshore operations. NUH ordered two AW119Kx for firefighting and an undisclosed operator signed for the first two AW169 in country
06-Feb-18 - Leonardo featuring wide range of products at the 6th Singapore Airshow, Asia’s biggest aerospace show. Over 450 AgustaWestland helicopters have been ordered in the region
23-Mar-17 - A new VIP AgustaWestland AW119Kx and a GrandNew were delivered to the Philippines’ private sector whilest the first AW169 in country and another AW139 are scheduled for the next few months
30-Nov-16 - Héli-Union with Leonardo Malaysia to modify another of its AW139 helicopter from 6.800kg to 7000kg joining two other already upgraded. They are used in offshore for oil and gas clients in Myanmar
