China Security Forces Takes Delivery of AW139 Helicopters

Guangxi Province Police Takes Delivery of an AW139 Helicopter

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Police of the Province of Guangxi in China has taken delivery of an AW139 medium twin helicopter.

This aircraft will be used to perform a number of roles including law enforcement and civil protection/disaster relief across the province. The AW139 joins an AW109 Power light twin helicopter already in service with the Nanning Public Security Bureau, enhancing the operational capabilities in the province as well as in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Province. This delivery is part of a helicopter fleet modernization and expansion programme which will include additional helicopters to even better serve the local community.

AgustaWestland in the market leader in the Chinese law enforcement market with over 70% market share, having achieved sales success with the AW119Ke single engine, the AW109 Power and the AW139 mediu8m twin models. Law enforcement operators in China which have chosen AgustaWestland helicopters include Shenzhen, Beijing, Nanning, Zhengzhou, Dalian and Zhejiang Public Security Bureaus in addition to the Guangxi Province. AgustaWestland’s presence in China’s commercial helicopter market in recent years has experienced growing success with orders totalling over 40 units of various types for a number of applications including law enforcement, disaster relief, fire fighting, harbour pilot shuttle, water pollution monitoring, VIP, utility and passenger transport.

Almost 160 customers from over 50 countries have ordered more than 560 AW139 helicopters to perform a wide range of roles including law enforcement, EMS/SAR, VIP/corporate transport, offshore transport, utility making it the best selling helicopter in the medium twin category worldwide.


Public Security Bureau of Ordos Orders Two AgustaWestland GrandNew Helicopters.

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Public Security Bureau of Ordos, in China’s Inner Mongolia, has ordered two GrandNew twin-engine helicopters. The two helicopters will be used to perform fire fighting, rescue, observation, transport and civil protection duties. The GrandNew was selected, following a tender process and a comprehensive evaluation of the available helicopters. The GrandNew was chosen due to its outstanding performance and particularly its ability to operate in the demanding local environmental and weather conditions, which are characterized by strong winds, poor visibility and high summer temperatures. With this latest order AgustaWestland maintains its market leader position in China’s public security market.

Aircrew and technicians will be provided with comprehensive training and the aircraft backed by 24/7 support. This latest selection marks the entrance of the GrandNew helicopter into China’s public security market adding to the AW119Ke, AW109 Power, Grand and AW139 types that are already in service. The GrandNew features the very latest developments in avionics while retaining the Grand’s outstanding performance and features. The GrandNew is the first type certified light twin (CS/JAR/FAR 27) to enter service with a new EFIS featuring Synthetic Vision and the first helicopter in this class on the market fully compliant with the latest advanced global positioning system-based navigation requirements for all weather operations. The GrandNew offers operators unprecedented abilities to exploit the advantages of a helicopter and these features make it the most advanced solution to operate in the challenging environment of Inner Mongolia.

Orders for more than 300 helicopters from the Grand series have been placed by nearby 180 customers in over 30 countries worldwide, in order to perform many tasks also including emergency medical service, search and rescue, VIP/corporate transport, passenger transport, harbour pilot shuttle, maritime patrol, law enforcement, water pollution monitoring and electronic newsgathering.


Source: 22/09/2011 - www.agustawestland.com

Photo: AW139 GrandNew Helicopter (AgustaWestland)

(23.09.2011)