AGUSTAWESTLAND’S NEW GENERATION AW189 HELICOPTER COMPLETES ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announces that the first prototype of the AW189 twin engine 8-ton class helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight on December 21. The aircraft was launched at the Paris Air Show earlier this year and this first prototype made its maiden flight ahead of schedule. AgustaWestland aims to achieve civil certification for the AW189 in 2013 and to start deliveries in early 2014.