Press Release

Issued by Kopter, a Leonardo company.

March 19, 2015

After its fifth participation in Heli-Expo in the United States, Marenco Swisshelicopter is pleased to announce the signature of 13 additional letters of intent for the SKYe SH09 helicopter, which brings the order book to a total of 72 units, with deliveries ranging from 2016 and onwards.

Some of these orders are destined to commercial operators in the American markets for operations ranging from heli-taxi in South America to charter and sightseeing in the USA. The remaining orders are spread throughout the world and include the inaugural sale to a professional charter and training operator in South Africa.

During Heli-Expo in Orlando, the Marenco Swisshelicopter team reported the result of the teamwork and accomplishments that were performed in 2014 and which lead to the achievement of the first flight as well as the start of the intensive flight test campaign that is now being actively pursued.

With the presentation of a modified full carbon 1:1 mock-up of the SKYe SH09, the Marenco Swisshelicopter booth was a point of attraction on the show. The aircraft embodied the latest modifications with the high visibility cockpit and new floor windows as well as the instrument panel that was developed and installed on the flying prototype.

The aircraft was displayed in bright and dynamic colours and generated positive response with confirmed interest from operators and helicopter users around the globe.

Bruno Gubser, Marenco Swisshelicopter chief operating officer also reports having reached milestone discussions and agreements with the advance selection of Honeywell, Sagem and Ten Cate as key suppliers in preparation of the serial production of the SKYe SH09 helicopter and for respectively the helicopter HTS 900-2 turbine, the ICDS-8A glass cockpit suite and the TC250 epoxy resin system.