AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that two AW139 intermediated twin helicopters in VIP transport configuration have been delivered to a customer in China’s Quinghai Province.

 
One of the two helicopters is fitted with mixed VIP-utility configuration including a FLIR camera and rescue hoist. This aircraft will be operated in Gulmud, Qinghai province, Western China, which is at an elevation of 2,800 m (9,200 ft). The second AW139 will be operated in Chengdu, Sichuan province, Southwest China. 

This delivery continues the multirole of AW139 in to perform law enforcement, rescue, disaster relief, civil protection, fire fighting and passenger transport missions. AgustaWestland’s has achieved orders now totalling over 40 units of various types for a number of applications including law enforcement, disaster relief, fire fighting, harbour pilot shuttle, water pollution monitoring, VIP, utility and passenger transport. 

Almost 660 AW139s have been sold in more than 50 countries to almost 180 customers so far for many roles also including VIP/corporate transport, passenger transport, law enforcement, fire fighting, offshore transport, search and rescue, emergency medical service, disaster relief and maritime patrol.