Leonardo Helicopters is a global leader in the production of military and commercial rotorcraft. Its helicopters cover all the main weight categories — from the 1.8 ton single-engine to the 16 ton three-engine — and are dual commercial and military use except for a few military-specific platforms (NH90, Super Lynx 300, AW159 and AW101). In 2019, Leonardo delivered the 1,000th AW139 — its most popular model for both civil and military applications.

Employing 12,330 team members and with divisional headquarters located in Cascina Costa, Italy, Leonardo Helicopters’ vertically integrated manufacturing across 11 sites supports final assembly lines in Vergiate, Italy; Yeovil, United Kingdom; Swidnik, Poland; and Philadelphia, United States. In 2019 the Division’s revenue was €4.0 billion. Gian Piero Cutillo is the Managing Director of Leonardo Helicopters Division.

Operating in Northeast Philadelphia, PA since 1980 and employing nearly 900 people in 2020, AWPC produces the best-selling AW139 twin-engine helicopter and the AW119 single-engine helicopter. A net exporter, the site has delivered over 760 American-made helicopters which are in service across the world. Philadelphia is also home to AW609 final assembly — the world’s first civilian tiltrotor — which has the potential to transform EMS, Search and Rescue, VIP/ Executive and Offshore transport by combining rotorcraft flexibility and turboprop performance into one versatile type.

In addition, AWPC also provides customer support, maintenance and overhaul for the entire Leonardo Helicopters portfolio of aircraft from Philadelphia, for operators in North and Central America. In 2021, Leonardo opened a brand new 60,000 sq/ft Training Academy for Pilots and Maintenance Technicians from all over North and Central America to learn to fly and maintain Leonardo helicopters. The Academy, part of an $80 million expansion plan at the company’s site in Philadelphia, features state-of-the-art classrooms, lounges, maintenance training bays, virtual-enhanced training devices and AW169/AW139/AW609 Level D Full Flight Simulators. AWPC also operates a Blade Repair Center in Broussard, LA and is building a new 100,000 sq/ft customer support and service center in Milton, FL.

Clyde Woltman is the CEO of Leonardo Helicopters/ AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation and is also the President of Leonardo Helicopters USA Inc.