HANGAR TALK


New Jersey State Police Completes Fleet Renewal Program with Latest AW139 Acceptance


AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the New Jersey State Police has today taken delivery of their fifth and final AW139 helicopter under their fleet replacement program. The aircraft were produced at AgustaWestland’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania production facility.


Mercy One to Receive Second Bell 429 EMS Helicopter


Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. compa­


ny recently announced that 429 launch customer Mercy One of Des Moines, Iowa will receive a second Bell 429 heli­ copter from Air Methods. Mercy One currently operates an air medical critical care configured Bell 429 and will add a second helicopter, equipped with United Rotorcraft emergency medical services (EMS) interior. "Based on our experience with the


429, there is no other aircraft I would consider using in our air medical mis­ sions. Given the features and perform­ ance of the aircraft, it was an easy deci­ sion to go back to the Bell 429," said Dan Keough, director of Emergency Transport Services at Mercy Medical Center. Since its inception in 1986, Mercy One


has established itself as one of the pre­ mier air ambulance services in Iowa with two helicopters in service ­ a Bell 429 in Des Moines and a Bell 407 in Knoxville. Mercy One acquired its first Bell 429 in March 2010, which has since logged 1,287 flight hours and performed approximately 1,100 rescue missions. "We have a long and rich history with


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Mercy One and we are honored they continue to place their trust in Bell heli­ copters to perform their life saving mis­ sions," commented Danny Maldonado, Bell Helicopter's executive vice presi­ dent of Sales and Marketing. Mercy One's newest Bell 429 includes


United Rotorcraft EMS interior, which features advanced life support for up to two patients. Engineered with air med­ ical operations in mind, the Bell 429 has the largest cabin in the light twin class offering unobstructed full body access to the patient, uniquely designed large sliding doors for side loading, and rear clamshell doors for no­lift patient load­ ing. "The Bell 429 has far exceeded our


every expectation. It has done every­ thing we wanted, regardless of mission style or time of year. We have been extremely happy and consider ourselves very fortunate," commented Keough. The 429 was certified in mid­2009 as a


single­pilot instrument flight rules (SPIFR), Category A helicopter under the latest requirements of Part 27 airworthi­ ness rules by Canadian, U.S. and European authorities. It is designed and built to more stringent airworthiness standards than any other light, twin­ engine helicopter.. 


“We are extremely proud to deliver


the final AW139 to the New Jersey State Police,” said Robert Brant, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “We are honored to become a member of the New Jersey State Police family, and as a neighbor, we look forward to sup­ porting the State of New Jersey.” With this new fleet of AW139s, the


New Jersey State Police has expanded its capability to meet their airborne law enforcement and aero medical mis­ sions. The AW139 is a true multi­mis­ sion aircraft that is performing both homeland security and public service missions throughout North America. Operators include the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Los Angeles Fire Department and several major aeromedical and rescue organisations. The AW139 has also been selected by Maryland State Police Aviation Command with the first helicopters delivering in the second half of 2012, ahead of the currently contracted deliv­ ery schedule. The safety, economy, per­ formance and capabilities of the AW139 make it the world’s best selling aircraft in its class. 


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