Rotorcraft
Abu Dhabi Aviation To Add Five More Leonardos to Fleet
The order will increase the Abu Dhabi Aviation AW139 fleet, as well as add a new type, the AW169.
Leonardo and Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) executives firm up contracts for five helicopters during the Dubai Airshow, including for the first AW169s to join the ADA fleet.
Leonardo and Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) executives firm up contracts for five helicopters during the Dubai Airshow, including for the first AW169s to join the ADA fleet.

Commercial helicopter operator Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) is expanding its Leonardo fleet with contracts for three intermediate AW139s and two light-intermediate AW169s, the companies announced during the Dubai Airshow. Scheduled for delivery next year, the helicopters mark the addition of the AW169 to the ADA Leonardo fleet, which currently includes 16 AW139s that primarily support the oil-and-gas industry. ADA and Leonardo in 2015 reached an initial agreement that would see the operator take delivery of a range of Leonardo aircraft.