“Growing Together is Our Goal Because Our Company is a Trustable Company with so Long Experience”

Organized in Centers of Excellence, combining unique and constantly growing skills with an end-to-end control of the helicopter system value chain the Leonardo Helicopters has 6 Centers of Excellence (Transmission, Aerostructures, Composite & Rotors), Avionics Integration, Final Assembly and Product Support) and a total of 13 plants (including Philadelphia, Yeovil, Mollis, Swidnik, Cascina Costa, Brindisi, Sesto Calende, Vergiate and Pisa) across 5 geographies (Italy, Poland, Switzerland, UK, and the USA). For Leonardo Helicopters, helicopter is not just a platform, it is a system. The company is the leader in the civil market. It’s portfolio of commercial helicopters, underpinned by the latest technology and highest safety standards, is ideally suited to a full range of missions ranging from Executive and Private Transport, to Medical Rescue Services and from Utility to Energy Services and Security Services. The military variants of Leonardo helicopters dual-use products and it’s specialized military products operate worldwide in all environments across the full spectrum of government and military operations. Leonardo Helicopters (formerly known as AgustaWestland/AW), one of the world`s leading commercial and military helicopter manufacturers, hosted our magazine to provide firsthand information about its numerous activities, including commercial and military rotary-wing product range, Customer Support and Training Services tailored to customer needs and supported by digital, synthetic, and virtual/augmented reality capabilities, Simulation Training Center, its performance in 2023, ongoing projects in Türkiye, and future goals. During the visit, they also introduced the Leonardo Training Academy in Sesto Calende, the Final Assembly and Flight Lines in Vergiate, and the Cascina Costa facilities near Milan.

Date: Issue 132 - July 2024

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