New agreement for Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s helicopters in Russia
• RN-Aircraft plans to buy additional twenty AgustaWestland AW189 helicopters which will follow
the contract for ten aircraft signed in July 2015
• These latest helicopters are part of the framework agreement signed in December 2014 with the
Russian operator Rosneft who plans to order up to 160 units by 2025.
• With agreements for over 150 units including firm orders, options and framework contracts with
various customers, the AW189 is the bestselling ‘super medium’ category helicopter in the market
Rome, 17 June 2016 – Leonardo-Finmeccanica, Russian Helicopters and Rosneft have announced the
signing of an agreement for the future sale of additional twenty AgustaWestland AW189 commercial
helicopters to RN-Aircraft, a subsidiary of the oil company Rosneft. The new helicopters will be used for
transportation purposes.
Aircraft deliveries are expected to start in 2018 with three units to be assembled in Italy and seventeen at the
HeliVert joint venture’s plant headquartered in Tomilino, Moscow region. These helicopters will add to the
previous order by RN-Aircraft for ten AW189s signed in July 2015. Moreover, as already set out in the
framework agreement signed in December 2014 and with the involvement of Russian Helicopters, a
subsidiary of Rostec corporation, Rosneft plans to order further helicopters by 2025, for a total of up to 160
units.
The parties also reached an agreement in 2015 for the progressive restructuring of HeliVert, an originally 50-
50 joint venture with Russian Helicopters, which foresaw the participation of Rosneft, worth 30% of the
shares. Subsequently, shares in HeliVert will be redistributed as follows: 40% to Leonardo Helicopters, 30%
to Russian Helicopters, 30% to Rosneft. With Rosneft joining HeliVert, Finmeccanica aims at strengthening
its industrial collaboration with its Russian partners and its commercial presence, by introducing a new
product into the Russian market, which has already proven extremely successful globally.
Note to editors on the AW189 helicopter
With agreements for more than 150 helicopters including firm orders, options and framework contracts with
customers worldwide, the 8.3/8.6 tonne AgustaWestland AW189 is the most successful commercial
helicopter in the new so-called ‘super medium’ category and is able to carry up to 19 passengers. Developed
to respond the growing market demand for a modern multirole helicopter with large capacity and long range
capability, the AW189 meets the latest and most stringent certification and safety standards. Nearly 30
aircraft are already in service in Europe, Middle East, Asia and the Americas for transport and public service
duties, providing evidence of the high flexibility of the AW189.