Leonardo Helicopters expects to wrap up certification flight testing of its AW609 by August next year, ... (N609PH) arrived in the country on 13 September having performed a 16h, ...

After resuming flight testing last April following a fatal crash, the third AW609 tiltrotor aircraft prototype went through several weeks of ground testing and flight trials in Italy. The aircraft ...

The AW609 is the culmination of a rocky 25-year effort begun by Boeing and Bell to make a civilian version of the V-22 Osprey, which they developed for the U.S. military.

A proposed AW609 eight-passenger corporate shuttle cabin configuration. Credit: Leonardo Proposed AW609 VIP — or business aviation — six-passenger cabin, optional lavatory to right of door.

Thanks to joint work performed by Bell, AgustaWestland, and Leonardo, we’ll soon be getting our first taste of civilian tiltrotor flight, in the form of the AW609. How soon?

The AW609 goes beyond the limits of helicopters and is not limited by the constraints which affect airplanes: the need for airports and long runways. This brings multiple benefits for passengers.

Italian aircraft manufacturer Leonardo is nearing certification for a civilian tiltrotor aircraft called the AW609. The first of its kind in the civilian market, the nine-seater aircraft merges ...

When Forbes took a look at Leonardo’s AW609 tilt-rotor this time last year, a company spokesperson said that the Italian aerospace firm saw “light at the end of the tunnel” to its FAA ...

After giving the first customer demonstration flights of its AW609 tiltrotor aircraft in February, AgustaWestland has announced that the aircraft successfully completed autorotation trials earlier ...

Airplanes that hover like helicopters; the military has had these hybrid tilt-rotor aircraft for years. Get ready for the first ever civilian production version, coming next year ...

AgustaWestland’s new AW609 tiltrotor aircraft is still at least two years away from entering service, but we now have a better idea of just how fast this transformer for civilians is going to be.

LONDON – The third prototype of the AgustaWestland AW609 commercial tiltrotor is set to fly in May, paving the way for deicing tests of the aircraft at the end of this year. Engineers are ...