At the 4th International Helicopter Industry Exhibition, HeliRussia 2011, held in Moscow from 19 to 21 May, AgustaWestland together with Exclases, its exclusive distributor in Russia and CIS countries, signed a contract with Russia Airlines for the supply of two AW139s for the government squadron, which remains one of the company’s most important customers.
At the event, it was also announced that the first authorized AW139 maintenance center had been established. It is located at Aviaservice, a helicopter operator outside Moscow which works under HeliClub trademark.
The official delegation, headed by Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Mr. Sergey Ivanov, visited the company’s stand. First Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation – Mr. Andrei Dementyev, Presidential Envoy to Volga Federal District – Mr. Grigoriy Rapota, First Deputy Chair of the Military and Industrial Commission under the Government of the Russian Federation – Mr. Yuriy Borisov, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation – Mr. Valery Okulov, Head of the Army Aviation Warfare Center of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation – Major-General Aleksandr Chernyaev, President of the Helicopter Industry Association – Hero of Russia Sergey Mikheev, CEO of Oboronprom United Industrial Corporation – Mr. Andrei Reus, CEO of Russian Helicopters – Mr. Dmitry Petrov, CEO of the Helicopter Industry Association – Mr. Mikhail Kazachkov, and other officials also visited the exhibition.