Sloane Helicopters is Leonardo’s regional distributor for the Irish and British market till 2024 as per the new Agreement.
Italian aerospace company Leonardo has confirmed the renewal of its Distributor Agreement with Sloane Helicopters, the company’s regional distributor in the Irish and British markets for the 2022-2024 timeframe. Sloane made a public statement about this development at the Farnborough International Airshow on 19 July.
- The Distributorship Agreement will provide the customers with continued benefits by dramatically reducing delivery times and providing customers with product expertise and a full range of support packages.
- Leonardo and Sloane Helicopters’ long-term partnership broadened as the Distributor Agreement was renewed between both parties.
- The first of seven new helicopters, under this new Distributor Agreement, an AW109 GrandNew, has already been signed for at Farnborough International AirShow 2022.
This new agreement brings the total helicopter orders by Sloane Helicopters in 2022 to seven, all planned to be handed over before the end of 2023 and this obviously exhibits high interest in the UK for the class-driving light twin type. This successful order will strengthen the position of Leonardo in the UK and Ireland helicopter market.
The agreement covers the AW109 GrandNew, AW109 Trekker, and AW169 types, and predicts at least seven new helicopters bought during the 2022-2024 time period. Under this new Distributor Agreement, an AW109 GrandNew has been endorsed.
David George, Chairman of Sloane Helicopters, commented on this occasion “We are delighted to continue and further develop our close partnership with Leonardo. The new Agusta branding focuses on an enhanced VIP customer experience. Combined with the helicopters’ leading performance and safety characteristics, along with excellent support services, the Agusta helicopters are the clear leader in the VIP/corporate sector.”
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The long-term partnership between Sloane Helicopters and Leonardo was established in 1995 when Sloane became the sole distributor of Leonardo VIP/corporate helicopters in the UK and Ireland. Under this collaboration, more than 100 Leonardo commercial helicopters have been delivered to operators and private users in the UK and Ireland.
