AgustaWestland JV to roll out A109E choppers

Helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland and its joint venture partner Jiangxi Changhe Aviation Industries Corporation are set to roll out 12 A109E helicopters next year.

Some of the choppers would be delivered to customers out of China, Fulvio Maurogiovanni, vice-president for South East Asia & China of AgustaWestland, said in an interview with China Daily.

A109E is one of the fastest light double-engine helicopters. Since its launch in 1997, over 470 units have been sold around the world. Including the previous version of A109, the company has so far sold 1,800 such helicopters till now across the world.