Aircraft
Malaysia Fire and Rescue Agency to Operate AW189 Helicopters
The aircraft are being bought by TPG Aeronautik
Vincenzo Alaimo, head of Finmeccanica Helicopter Division's Asia Pacific business unit (left) marks the signing of a new order for two AW189s with TPGA director Tengku Ezrique Ezzudeen. [Photo: Finmeccanica]
Vincenzo Alaimo, head of Finmeccanica Helicopter Division's Asia Pacific business unit (left) marks the signing of a new order for two AW189s with TPGA director Tengku Ezrique Ezzudeen. [Photo: Finmeccanica]

At the Singapore Airshow on Tuesday Malaysian company TPG Aeronautik ordered two AW189 super medium helicopters from Italy’s Finmeccanica. The aircraft will be delivered in 2017 and will be operated for Malaysia’s fire and rescue agency JBPM, which already uses a pair of AW139s.


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