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DEVELOPING A NEW GENERATION OF SINGLE TURBINE HELICOPTERS.

from GIAN PIERO CUTILLO's desk

Gian Piero Cutillo

Managing Director of Leonardo Helicopters
Chairman of Kopter Group

Foreword of Gian Piero Cutillo,
Managing Director of Leonardo Helicopters
and Chairman of Kopter Group

We are thrilled to have acquired Kopter Group.

Acquiring Kopter has allowed Leonardo to gain an outstanding new generation product – the SH09, rebranded AW09, an innovative engineering approach as well as excellent skills and people.

It brings the opportunity to boost the large single-engine civil market by offering a new, extremely competitive and attractive platform, complementing the AW119.

It also expands Leonardo’s international footprint and reach. It brings the Swiss citizenship on top of our Italian, UK, Polish and US ones, as well as a highly experienced and diversified team.

As we are progressively integrating Kopter into Leonardo Helicopters, I am strongly encouraging a “cross-pollination” of expertise, skills and cultures between Leonardo Helicopters and Kopter. It is a two-way process. We will all benefit from complementary characteristics, contributing to our overall competitiveness.

Kopter will remain an autonomous legal entity and will act as a competence centre for new light helicopters, developing future advanced technologies, especially in the areas of hybrid/electrical propulsion.

For now, our top priority is to successfully complete the certification and entry into service of the AW09, which the market highly expects. I have full confidence that the Kopter teams, will effectively drive this process with the support of their Leonardo colleagues.

We look forward to best serving the helicopter market together!

Kopter Group

MARCO VIOLA
Chief Executive Officer
MICHELE RICCOBONO
Engineering & Design Organisation
GUGLIELMO MONGUZZI
Programs & CEO PMO
DOMENICO D'AGOSTINO
CH Industrial Operations
VALENTINA TARONE
HR – Geo CH
STEFANO PINNA
Information Technology
DIEGO MICHIELAN
CH Procurement
CHRISTIAN TISCHNER
Finance
GIUSEPPE GIANNONE
CH Authorities – Quality Systems
ALEXANDER NEILL
Legal & Compliance
CHRISTIAN GRAS
AW09 Sales
CECILE VION-LANCTUIT
CH Marketing Presidium
ROBERTO MASCHERONI
AW09 Product Introduction

Kopter Germany

ANDREAS DUMMEL
Managing Director

Management
Team

Designing a best in class helicopter

Kopter Facility Munich
Kopter Facility Näfels
Kopter Facility Mollis
Kopter Facility Näfels
Kopter Facility Mollis
THERE ARE NO SECRETS TO SUCCESS.
IT IS THE RESULT OF PREPARATION, HARD WORK, AND LEARNING FROM FAILURE.
WETZIKON

HQ functions
and engineering

MOLLIS

Prototype assembly & flight tests, supply chain, logistics

UZNACH

Component testing

ENNETMOOS

Dynamic components
test facility

MUNICH

R&D
and engineering

KEY DATES

April 16, 2023
First flight of Pre-Series 4
Running certification flights
 
April 16, 2023
April 21, 2021
Leonardo welcomes Kopter's SH09 into its helicopter portfolio as the AW09
 
April 21, 2021
April 8, 2020
Kopter officially joins Leonardo Helicopters !
 
April 8, 2020
March 14, 2019
Kopter establishes new flight test base in Pozzallo, Sicily
 
March 14, 2019
March 11, 2019
Kopter officially takes over Lafayette, Louisiana facility
 
March 11, 2019
November 22, 2018
First flight of Prototype 3
Opening of the full SH09 flight envelope, performance and handling qualities.
November 22, 2018
July 9, 2018
Formation of Kopter North America LLC
 
July 9, 2018
February 21, 2018
Design Organization approval granted by EASA
 
February 21, 2018
February 1, 2018
Marenco Swiss Helicopter rebranded Kopter Group AG
 
February 1, 2018
February 26, 2016
First flight of Prototype 2
Opening low speed envelope, exploring low speed handling qualities, preliminary load survey.
February 26, 2016
October 2, 2014
First flight of Prototype 1
Proof of concept
October 2, 2014
2007
Creation of Marenco Swiss Helicopter
 
2007