During the official round at the 5th International Helicopter Industry Exhibition, HeliRussia 2012, held in Moscow from 17 to 19 May, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Mr. Denis Manturov, granted CEO of AgustaWestland, Bruno Spagnolini, the decoration of Honorable Aviation Worker of the Russian Federation, in recognition of his contribution to the Russian helicopter industry.
This outstanding event took place just as output of the first AW139 helicopters is to be completed at HeliVert, a joint Russian and Italian venture, at the end of this year.
Deputy Chair of the Government of the Russian Federation – Mr. Dmitry Rogozin, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation – Mr. Sergey Shoigu, CEO of the Rostekhnology State Corporation – Mr. Sergey Chemezov, and other officials visited Exclases Group’s exposition, together with Mr. Manturov.