The Estonian government has taken delivery of the first of two AgustaWestland AW139 medium twin helicopters. The aircraft will be based in Tallinn and used for border control and search and rescue missions. AgustaWestland has chalked up over 280 orders to date for the AW139s "from 80 customers in more than 30 countries".
Source: Flight International
Turkish Aerospace (TAI) has delivered the first T625 Gokbey helicopter, part of a launch order for 20 examples from Ankara for the new medium-twin.
Norwegian accident investigators have urged the country’s civil aviation regulator to review its policy on the marking of overhead powerlines after a light helicopter narrowly avoided a crash after flying into an unmarked cable.
Parts from Australia’s scrapped NH Industries (NHI) NH90 helicopters have begun arriving in Europe as the manufacturer continues to drive availability improvements for the global fleet.
