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Leonardo Secures First Order For Algerian Rotorcraft Assembly Line​

DALLAS—Leonardo Helicopters is preparing to spin-up local assembly of rotorcraft in Algeria after securing orders from the country’s military.
The company’s joint venture with the Algerian National Defense Ministry has received an order for seven AW139 twin-engine medium helicopters, the first of several expected orders for rotorcraft which will be built on a newly established assembly line at Ain Arnat Airport in Algeria’s Setif province.
“The contract will trigger the process for the start-up of the production line,” officials told Aviation Week ahead of the Verticon rotorcraft industry exposition opening here in Dallas on March 11.
Once the assembly line is established, it will roll out AW139s in one to two years, building up local capabilities for both assembly and maintenance. The final customer for the aircraft has not been disclosed. Leonardo’s Verigiate facility near Milan will provide the assembly kits.
Company officials also revealed there is a possibility that the Ain Arnat plant could also churn out aircraft for export to a selected number of countries.
The site in Algeria is only the second assembly line outside Italy for the AW139, the other being in Philadelphia. The Algerian plant is expected to deliver at least two other Leonardo helicopter types, as well as the AW139.
Creation of the assembly line in Ain Arnat follows the 2016 signing of an agreement between Leonardo and the government in Algiers to help “revitalize national industry.” The original agreement had called for the plant to become operational and begin building rotorcraft in 2021, but progress is believed to have been delayed due to the COVID pandemic.
The facility's establishment builds on orders placed by the North African country during the 2000s when Algiers re-equipped much of its naval air arm and civil protection services with Leonardo-built helicopters. At least around 70-80 aircraft have been sold into Algeria since the late 2000s, including AW139s, AW119s, AW101s and Super Lynx maritime helicopters.

Leonardo Secures First Order For Algerian Rotorcraft Assembly Line | Aviation Week Network

Leonardo Helicopters is preparing to spin-up local assembly of rotorcraft in Algeria after securing orders from the country’s military.

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