FAA pilots complete first flight of AW609 tiltrotor in the US
A team from the US Civil Aviation Agency has completed a familiarization flight in aircraft 5, which was built to series production standards. Type certification is expected this year
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Tiltrotor AW609 carried out tests on an Italian aircraft carrier
Leonardo aircraft performed landings and takeoffs aboard Cavour, flagship of the Italian Navy, in April
First series production civil tilt-rotor aircraft makes maiden flight
Leonardo's model AW609 took off for the first time on October 13 and will serve as a demonstration aircraft
AW609 tiltrotor launch customer performs first test flight
Bristow Group will be the first company to take delivery of the Leonardo aircraft, which has been in development for many years
AW609 has new customer and expected to debut in 2023
Leonardo's tiltrotor aircraft could be FAA certified by early next year, paving the way for its highly anticipated commercial debut
First production AW609 tiltrotor scheduled for completion by the end of the year
Leonardo's aircraft has gone through a long and complicated development. Service debut to take place with offshore company Bristow Group
Tokyo evaluates using the AW609 tiltrotor to connect Japanese archipelago
Metropolitan government of the capital of Japan may uses Leonardo aircraft to establish an air service to the Ogasawara Islands, located 1,000 km
World's first civil tilt-rotor to debut in 2020
Leonardo's AW609 model now has the 4th prototype in flight, already configured to the production standard
World's first civil tilt-rotor, AW609 has started production
Aircraft manufacturer, Leonardo plans to deliver first unit in 2020 after FAA certification
Tiltrotor AW609 returns to fly with third prototype
Leonardo's aircraft intends to be certified in 2018 after accident delay program