AW139 Delivered to Malta

摘要

On August 6 the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) formally took delivery of its first AgustaWestland AW139 (AS1428, c 31560, ex I-EASZ). The order was announced in July 2013 (see One AW139 for Malta, September 2013, p40) and an option for a second was confirmed in April (see One Additional AW139 for Malta, June, p35). The second AW139 is scheduled to be delivered in December, hand over having been brought forward from the original target of June 2015. The AFM's overall requirement also includes a training package for pilots and technicians with an option for a third helicopter.