Australian Helicopters’ orders six AW139 Helicopters for EMS missions

AgustaWestland has been awarded a contract by Australian Helicopters for the delivery of six AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopters.

Intended for deployment by Ambulance Victoria under a 10-year agreement for executing Emergency Medical Service (EMS) missions, the aircraft are scheduled for commissioning in January 2016.

The new AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopters will replace Ambulance Victoria’s existing five choppers and include a committed support aircraft to maintain services in the event of required heavy aircraft maintenance.

Features of the helicopter include the new technology Honeywell Primus Epic fully integrated avionics package; a 4-axis digital AFCS; and large flat panel colour displays in the cockpit; which collectively reduce pilot workload and enable concentrating on the challenging missions regularly work on

The new fleet is capable of performing a range of operations, including search and rescue, emergency medical services, offshore transport, VIP/corporate transport, law enforcement, homeland security and utility.

Ambulance Victoria offers emergency medical response to more than 5.5 million individuals in an area of more than 227,000km2.

AgustaWestland’s AW139 have also been deployed by clients in Asia, Middle East, Europe, North America, Australasia and Africa.

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Image: AgustaWestland’s AW139 helicopter during operation. Photo: courtesy of AgustaWestland – A Finmeccanica Company.