Exclases Group showed a VIP version of the AW139 and the main innovation of the AWFamily, the AW189 – which entered the market in 2014 – at the 8th International Helicopter Industry Exhibition, HeliRussia 2015.
Deputy Chair of the Government of the Russian Federation – Mr. Dmitry Rogozin, Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia – Mr. Denis Manturov, Assistant to President of Russia in military and technical cooperation – Mr. Vladimir Kozhin, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia – Mr. Andrei Boginsky, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation – Mr. Valery Okulov, President of the Helicopter Industry Association, Designer General of Kamov – Mr. Sergei Mikheev, CEO of Russian Helicopters – Mr. Aleksandr Mikheev, Member of the Collegium of the Military and Industrial Commission of Russia – Mr. Mikhail Kashtan, Managing Director in Aviation Projects of the Rostekh Government Corporation – Mr. Alexey Fedorov, Chairman of the Interstate Aviation Committee Aviation Register – Mr. Vladimir Bespalov, CEO of the Helicopter Industry Association – Mr. Mikhail Kazachkov, and other officials saw Exclases Group’s exposition.
Presenting to the Russian audience, the official representative of AgustaWestland in Russia, Alberto Ponti, said that the helicopter was designed for offshore operations and transportation of 16 passengers. A Russian type certificate is expected to be obtained for the helicopter in summer 2015. A rescue version of the aircraft and an anti-icing version are to be certified by the end of the next year.
The twin-engine AW189 was certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in February 2014.