AgustaWestland
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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. Finmeccanica and GKN each held a 50% share in AgustaWestland.
On May 26 2004 GKN confirmed that it would sell its share to its partner for £1.06Bn. AgustaWestland is now a fully owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica of Italy.
AgustaWestland opened offices in Philadelphia in 2005, and won a contract to build the new presidential helicopter Marine One and possible future Army contracts with congressman Curt Weldon's support, over the U.S. manufacter Sikorsky Helicopter.
Weldon's daughter Kim works for the AgustaWestland, handling public relations. She is prohibited from lobbying congress or contacting her father or his office on the company's behalf.
Products
- EH101
- US101 Version designed for US
- A139 (formerly the AB139, a 50% joint venture with Bell)
- Former Agusta products:
- * A101G
- * A106
- * A109
- * A119 Koala
- * A129 Mangusta
- Joint ventures:
- * NH90 (32% share)
- * BA609 (50% share)
- Licensed production:
- * AB212
External links
- [AgustaWestland Official Website]
- [AgustaWestland section] of helis.com Helicopter History site
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