Leonardo has delivered its first AW109 Trekker light twin to Indonesia. Customer FlyKomala will use the aircraft there to carry out a range of missions including passenger transport, utility transport, disaster relief, and emergency support duties. FlyKomala has been offering helicopter and aircraft charter services since 2010 across a variety of operations, including VIP transport, aerial survey, fire waterbombing, geomagnetic surveys, and external cargo transport.
The delivery expands Leonardo’s civil helicopter fleet in Indonesia to almost 20 aircraft. Based on the AW109S “Grand” airframe with its Fadec Pratt & Whitney PW207C engines, the Trekker was unveiled in 2014 and is equipped with skid gear and the latest generation Genesys Aerosystems glass cockpit.
EASA certified the aircraft in 2017, followed by FAA validation in 2019. The helicopter can be configured for a variety of missions from single-pilot VFR to dual pilot IFR operations and features a crash-resistant fuel system, Category A/Class 1 performance, and a 30-minute run-dry main gearbox. Optional equipment includes a cargo hook, external rescue hoist, searchlight, external loudspeakers, forward-looking infrared (FLIR), video downlink, snow skis, emergency floats, and a wide variety of interior layouts. More than 70 Trekkers have been sold to customers worldwide, adding to approximately 1,500 AW109 series helicopters sold globally since 1976.