Leonardo’s Cutillo Pursues Smart Rotorcraft Vision

AW139

With about 1,300 aircraft sold in 18 years, the AW139 may soon be assembled in Algeria in addition to lines in Italy and the U.S.

Credit: Leonardo Helicopters
Rather than pursuing new-generation, clean-sheet designs, Leonardo Helicopters Managing Director Gian Piero Cutillo is committing to making the company’s rotary-wing platforms smarter. It helps that many of the manufacturers’ aircraft—with the exception of the AW109 light twin—have been developed...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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