AgustaWestland secures first two UK sales of AW169 helicopters

AgustaWestland
has announced that the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA)
has signed a preliminary sale contract for two AW169 helicopters. The contract
was signed today by Andy Williamson, chief executive officer, WNAA and Bruno
Spagnolini, chief executive officer, AgustaWestland, during a ceremony at
AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility in the presence of the Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable
MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills. The aircraft will
be delivered in 2015 specially configured for the WNAA’s air ambulance mission
requirements.

The AW169 helicopter program, which was unveiled at the Farnborough
International Air Show in July 2010, is progressing as planned with the first
flight scheduled in 2012.

Ray
Edwards, managing director, AgustaWestland said “We are delighted that the
Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance has chosen the AW169 to meet
its future air ambulance requirements. Being at the forefront of air ambulance
services in the UK,
the AW169 is the ideal platform to further enhance the service they provide to
the communities they serve. The AW169 is ideal for air ambulance and police
missions and we are confident that it will find great success in the UK market.”

Andy Williamson, chief
executive officer, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance said “We are
delighted with the development of the AW 169 and intend to launch the first two
in service as a more advanced state of the art helicopter emergency medical
service.”