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The Malaysian Bomba takes delivery of two AW-139 helicopters

Vergiate, Italy - They will be used to perform fire fighting, search and rescue missions

AgustaWestland (AW), a Finmeccanica company, announced that the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has taken delivery of two AW-139 medium twin helicopters. The aircraft were accepted by the customer at AgustaWestland’s Vergiate facility in Italy at the end of March and are now being used for training before being shipped to Malaysia later this month. Soon after arrival in Malaysia the a...

fra/pec - 1116578
Rome, Italy, 04/21/2010 16:04
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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