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  AgustaWestland early front-runner in chopper contest - Turkish Daily News Jan 20, 2006
Italian manufacturers AgustaWestland has emerged as the early front-runner in Turkey's multi-billion-dollar attack helicopter competition, as Ankara prepares for a quick decision on the contract after several years of delays in procuring the much-demanded helicopter gunships.
AgustaWestland was formed by Italy's Agusta, part of Finmeccanica SpA, and Britain's GKN-Westland Helicopters in 2000.
AgustaWestland's rival contenders are EADS subsidiary Eurocopter, maker of the Tiger; Russia's Kamov, maker of the KA-50/2 Black Shark; and South Africa's Denel Aviation, maker of the CSH-2 Rooivalk.
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=33537   (972 words)

  
 AgustaWestland cuts costs by 20% in eighteen months with Alcatel telephony solution
AgustaWestland’s 4,000 UK users are based in Yeovil, Somerset on a site that comprises approximately 100 buildings spread over a large area.
AgustaWestland is unique in the marketplace with its unrivalled capability in design, technical innovation, manufacturing, training and customer support.
AgustaWestland has more than 8,500 employees worldwide, and recognises the challenge of continuing to delight customers, while strengthening its position as the global leader in the rotorcraft industry.
www.webwire.com /ViewPressRel.asp?aId=7701   (768 words)

  
  AgustaWestland A119 Koala Single Turbine Light Helicopter, Italy - Aerospace Technology
The A119 Koala single turbine light helicopter, developed and manufactured by AgustaWestland of Italy, first flew in 1995 and entered service in 2000.
AgustaWestland has expanded the facility of its US subsidiary, Agusta Aerospace Corp in Philadelphia, for the manufacturing and assembly of the A119.
In February 2007, AgustaWestland launched the AW119 Ke (Koala enhanced) helicopter.
www.aerospace-technology.com /projects/a119   (821 words)

  
  US101 - About AgustaWestland   (Site not responding. Last check: )
AgustaWestland is actively participating in a number of joint ventures and collaborative programmes with major European and American aerospace and defence companies.
At the same time AgustaWestland is investing in revolutionary technologies such as the Tiltrotor and Tiltwing concepts, that incorporate new technologies previously unavailable to first generation tilt-rotors, which will redefine the capabilities of the next generation of rotorcraft.
AgustaWestland can satisfy a wide range of needs from both civil and military customers with integrated platform systems that encompass all the principal weight categories and can be adapted to a wide range of missions.
www.teamus101.com /about-aw.cfm   (493 words)

  
 News: AgustaWestland Launches HEAT Programme for EH101 Merlin
The AgustaWestland HEAT programme is being funded through an innovative contracting strategy which builds on the partnered principles being developed between AgustaWestland and the UK MoD, which were outlined in the recently released Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) Defence White Paper.
AgustaWestland’s HEAT introduces a state of the art, third generation fly by wire system that utilises electrical actuators in place of the existing hydraulic units, to provide the control inputs to the helicopter’s rotor systems.
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is one of the largest helicopter companies in the world.
www.helis.com /news/2006/eh101heat.htm   (566 words)

  
 EETimes.com - Press Release - ARTiSAN Studio Selected by AgustaWestland as Corporate Standard for Systems and Software ...
AgustaWestland is part of Finmeccanica, one of the largest investors in R&D in Italy, the UK and the USA, spending over 12% of its revenues.
AgustaWestland is a leader in a number of the world's most important helicopter markets and offers the widest range of advanced technology products available for both civil and military applications.
AgustaWestland has two subsidiaries in the USA: AgustaWestland North America located in Reston, VA and Agusta Aerospace Corporation located in Philadelphia, PA., where Agusta helicopters are assembled and customized for the US market.
www.eetimes.com /press_releases/prnewswire/showPressRelease.jhtml?articleID=X416779&CompanyId=1   (1257 words)

  
 AGUSTAWESTLAND
AgustaWestland is ready to become the future strategic partner of PZL-Swidnik, should the Polish Authorities confirm their intention to privatise the company.
AgustaWestland has been awarded a further contract by the Japan National Police Agency to supply five AW109 Power law enforcement helicopters as part of an on-going program to modernise the Police helicopter fleet.
The purchase of these models confirms the remarkable growth trend of AgustaWestland sales in the Turkish helicopter market, bringing to ten units the number of helicopters purchased in the country in the last two years.
www.agustawestland.com /communication.asp   (1517 words)

  
 AMEDEO CAPROLETTI, AGUSTAWESTLAND
AgustaWestland is gearing up to capitalize on 18 years of cooperation and 50 years of combined industrial experience, to increase its market share and bring product enhancements on line.
Also in the military sphere, AgustaWestland has begun deliveries of the final batch of 15 A129 Mangusta attack helicopters to the Italian army.
These enhanced aircraft are in the multi-role combat configuration with a new 20-mm cannon and improved five-bladed main rotor.
www.aviationnow.com /shownews/01paris4/newsmk38.htm   (396 words)

  
 Euronext
AgustaWestland dispose désormais d'un réseau téléphonique totalement redondant, dont la robustesse est nettement accrue.
AgustaWestland est un fabricant d'hélicoptères anglo-italien, filiale de Finmeccanica, un grand groupe high-tech italien.
AgustaWestland se distingue sur le marché par son potentiel exceptionnel en matière de conception, d'innovation
www.euronext.com /trader/companynews/detailRoot/0,4082,1679_3245113_744595048,00.html?selectedMep=1&idInstrument=15094&isinCode=FR0000130007&channelId=3245113&local=1679   (874 words)

  
 DefenseNews.com - UK, Agustawestland Ink Helicopter Deal - 06/22/06 10:41
AgustaWestland is a unit of Italy’s Finmeccanica, which bought out UK engineering firm GKN’s 50-percent stake in AgustaWestland in 2004.
AgustaWestland was selected in March 2005 as preferred bidder for the work.
Its Defence Industrial Strategy released in December 2005 emphasized that the partnering pact with AgustaWestland signed on June 23 would be aimed at cost-effective support arrangements for UK military helicopters but would not preclude other rotorcraft manufacturers from supplying the UK.
www.defensenews.com /story.php?F=1887896&C=europe   (351 words)

  
 FT.com / World - AgustaWestland enters ground-breaking MoD partnership
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AgustaWestland, the helicopter maker, has entered into a ground-breaking partnership with the Ministry of Defence and won a £1bn order for 70 reconnaissance and maritime attack helicopters.
The deal is the first significant evidence of progress in the government's new "defence industrial strategy", which promises to offer protection to key industrial partners.
www.ft.com /cms/s/53fbba62-0255-11db-a141-0000779e2340.html   (102 words)

  
 HeliNews - Helicopter and general aviation news, press releases, books, magazines and resources,aircraft sales
AgustaWestland has been awarded a contract by the Carabineros de Chile to supply four A109 Power helicopters to perform a wide range of applications including law enforcement, search and rescue and transport duties.
The AgustaWestland A109 Power is a 3 ton class helicopter combining safety attributes such as single pilot instrument flight capability with a high cruise speed of 154 knots (285 km/h) and class leading single engine safety.
This sale represents the first major contract for the A109 Power in Chile and AgustaWestland will soon be establishing an Authorised Service Centre in Chile to support these and other AgustaWestland commercial helicopters operating in Chile and neighboring countries.
www.helinews.com /Oct31.shtml   (441 words)

  
  AgustaWestland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
AgustaWestland is a helicopter design and manufacturing company based in Italy and the United Kingdom.
It was formed in July 2000 when Finmeccanica S.p.A. and GKN plc agreed to merge their respective helicopter subsidiaries (Agusta and GKN-Westland Helicopters) to form AgustaWestland.
AgustaWestland opened offices in Philadelphia in 2005, and won a contract to build the new presidential helicopter Marine One and possible future Army contracts over the U.S. manufacturer Sikorsky Helicopter.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AgustaWestland   (178 words)

  
 AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland became fully operational on February 12 2001 and the completion followed both the agreement drawn up by Finmeccanica SpA of Italy and GKN plc of the UK in July 2000 and the subsequent European regulatory approvals.
AgustaWestland’s engineering expertise includes the requisite skills to undertake all stages in the design of a new helicopter: from preliminary mission analysis and definition of operational requirements to the modelling of the entire helicopter system and the design and specification of sub-systems and components.
AgustaWestland recognises that its challenge is to continually meet customers’ needs effectively as well as leading a visionary view of future rotorcraft demands.
www.sovereign-publications.com /agustawestland.htm   (1200 words)

  
 Finmeccanica Inc. News: AgustaWestland awarded a €584 million for the upgrade of 30 Royal Navy’s EH101
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce it has been awarded a major contact by the UK Ministry of Defence for the upgrade of 30 EH101 Merlin HM Mk1 helicopters under the Merlin Capability Sustainment Plus (MCSP) programme with an option for a further eight.
AgustaWestland will be responsible for designing, procuring and integrating the new avionics suite, which will include new cockpit primary flight displays incorporating touch screen technology to deliver increased crew efficiency.
AgustaWestland is also responsible for designing and integrating an updated communication and navigation system, and all aspects of air vehicle integration.
finmeccanicainc.typepad.com /finmeccanica_inc_news/2006/01/agustawestland_.html   (507 words)

  
 AgustaWestland EH101 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The AgustaWestland EH101 is a medium-lift helicopter originally developed as a joint venture between Westland Aircraft in the UK and Agusta in Italy for military applications but also marketed for civil use.
In 1977, the UK Ministry of Defence issued a requirement for a new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter to replace the Royal Navy's Westland Sea Kings.
The Sikorsky entry won the competition on July 23, 2004; it is to be known as the CH-148 Cyclone.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AgustaWestland_EH101   (1726 words)

  
 HAI Convention News | AgustaWestland bond strengthens   (Site not responding. Last check: )
At the AgustaWestland breakfast yesterday, company president Giuseppe Orsi emphasized the continued integration of the two companies–Agusta and Westland–and the importance of a single corporate face in the marketplace.
Stressing the global nature of AgustaWestland, Orsi noted that work is well under way on its new plant in Philadelphia, “as a further commitment to our United States customer base.” The $27 million, 110,000-sq-ft. plant is scheduled for completion by year-end.
AgustaWestland announced a strategic partnership agreement with the UK’s Ministry of Defense and selection of its Future Lynx as the medium helicopter of a new generation for land and naval missions of the British armed services.
www.ainonline.com /Publications/HAI/HAI_2006/d2agusta1.htm   (783 words)

  
 FINMECCANICA
AgustaWestland, is a joint venture created by combining the helicopter operations of Finmeccanica (concentrated in the Agusta Company) and those of the British company GKN (concentrated in Westland).
AgustaWestland is the world largest helicopter company in the helicopter business.
AgustaWestland boasts the technology required to undertake every phase of a helicopter, from the preliminary analysis and definition of operational requirements to the design, development and production of transmissions, rotors, metal and composite structures and avionics systems, as well as their integration into a complete "helicopter system".
www.finmec.com /AgustaWestland.asp?pdb=AgustaWestland&Poc=AgustaWestland   (463 words)

  
 AgustaWestland Results Stable In 2001 (Mar. 7)
The year on year trend is significantly affected by the formation of AgustaWestland, the acquisition of the St Louis facility from Boeing and currency movements.
The AgustaWestland joint venture made a good start and the contribution from GKN's 50% holding was similar to the profit from Westland Helicopters as a subsidiary in 2000.
AgustaWestland is a 32% partner in NH Industries which produces the NH90.
www.defense-aerospace.com /produit/9046_us.html   (837 words)

  
 Helicopter Association International   (Site not responding. Last check: )
AgustaWestland's light twins are the market leaders in the Brazilian helicopter market with 33 helicopters now in service, representing a market share of over 50%.
In addition to the A109 and Grand helicopters already in service, AgustaWestland has also sold examples of the A119 Koala in Brazil and by the end of 2006 the new generation medium-twin AW139 helicopter will also be in service in Brazil.
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is one of the largest helicopter companies in the world.
www.rotor.com /article.php?sid=3401   (361 words)

  
 Line56.com: The Trade of Balance   (Site not responding. Last check: )
AgustaWestland is currently part of the competition vying to build the latest version of the Marine One helicopter, which carries no less a personage than the President of the United States.
AgustaWestland is also moving production of its commercial A119 Koala helicopter -- popular with state police and emergency authorities -- from Italy to Philadelphia this year.
AgustaWestland's Moss is not much concerned with politics, but he does care about good business sense, and this is based on his own industry experience.
www.line56.com /articles/default.asp?ArticleID=5714&TopicID=9   (1799 words)

  
 ARTiSAN Software Tools, Inc. :: ARTiSAN Studio Selected by AgustaWestland as Corporate Standard for Systems and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
AgustaWestland is part of Finmeccanica, one of the largest investors in RandD in Italy, the UK and the USA, spending over 12% of its revenues.
AgustaWestland is a leader in a number of the world's most important helicopter markets and offers the widest range of advanced technology products available for both civil and military applications.
AgustaWestland has two subsidiaries in the USA: AgustaWestland North America located in Reston, VA and Agusta Aerospace Corporation located in Philadelphia, PA., where Agusta helicopters are assembled and customized for the US market.
sev.prnewswire.com /computer-electronics/20060110/SFTU08910012006-1.html   (1016 words)

  
 About AgustaWestland Inc. . . . . . . . . . .   (Site not responding. Last check: )
AgustaWestland Inc. is currently undergoing negotiations with major American defense companies to produce the EH101 helicopter in America.
AgustaWestland was formed in July 2000 when Finmeccanica S.p.A. and GKN plc announced that they have finalized their agreement to merge their respective helicopters subsidiaries, Agusta and GKN-Westland Helicopters.
AgustaWestland is now fully operational with Finmeccanica S.p.A. of Italy and GKN plc of the UK each owning 50% of the newly created company.
www.agustawestlandinc.com /aboutawi.html   (259 words)

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