A decade ago the first prototype of the AW169 light intermediate twin engine helicopter took to the skies for the first time at the company’s site in Cascina Costa di Samarate (Varese, Italy) piloted by Giuseppe Lo Coco and Giuseppe Afruni with the Flight Test Engineers Massimo Longo and Stefano Rognoni on board. The 10 May 2012 marked the start of a new era for the Company. The aircraft enabled expansion of the company’s modern product range by entering a new market segment. The AW169 was the first all-new product in the light-intermediate category in nearly 30 years and met the latest and most stringent operational and safety standards. With the addition of three more prototypes, the AW169 achieved EASA certification in July 2015. Designed with the principle of maximum versatility, the type stayed true to this value over the following decade. The platform entered the market delivering outstanding capabilities and performance and acquiring many users for a wide scope of civil, parapublic and defence applications, showing high customisation levels and leveraging significant growth potential. The most recent, smaller and lighter member of the AW Family of latest generation helicopters, the AW169 provides advantages to existing and/or new users of
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