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AW09 Order Book Tops 50

Leonardo announces new orders, alliance on AW09 program.

HAI Heli-Expo 2023 Leonardo booth — The Leonardo booth at HAI Heli-Expo 2023. (Photo: Mariano Rosales)

By Mark Huber • Contributor

March 8, 2023

Leonardo’s order book for its AW09 turbine single pushed past 50 on Tuesday with the announcement of new, deposit-backed reservations for the helicopter from customers including Brazil’s Aero Service Representação, Helitech Asia, Safomar in South Africa, Diskopsa in Panama and Guatemala, Heliflite in Oceania, and Aero Facility in Japan. The company declined to specify the number of aircraft ordered by each customer.

The order news comes less than two months after Leonardo announced an engine change for the helicopter to the Safran Arriel 2K. Emilio Dalmasso, Leonardo senior vice-president of new products business development., said the company expected the AW09’s order book to top 100 by year’s end and could hit 200 before anticipated certification in mid-2024. A company spokesman stressed that the 200 number was not a minimum threshold for serial production, merely a forecast based on demand trends.

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