AW119 Koala | |
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General information | |
Type | Utility helicopter |
Manufacturer | Leonardo, previously Finmeccanica, AgustaWestland, Agusta |
Status | In production |
Primary users | State of Mexico Government |
Number built | ~300 (2018)[1] |
History | |
Manufactured | 2000–present |
Introduction date | 2000 |
First flight | February 1995 |
Developed from | AgustaWestland AW109 |
The AgustaWestland AW119 Koala, produced by Leonardo since 2016, is an eight-seat utility helicopter powered by a single turboshaft engine produced for the civil market. Introduced as the Agusta A119 Koala prior to the Agusta-Westland merger, it is targeted at operators favoring lower running costs of a single-engine aircraft over the redundancy of a twin.[2]