AW119Kx demo tour in Nepal

Leonardo has embarked on a demo tour with its AW119Kx single engine helicopter together with Simone Moro, the only alpinist in history to have reached four 8,000 metre peaks in winter. Initial flying activities took place between 24-28 March with conclusion in mid-April. The demo tour aims to test some features of the AW119Kx at high altitudes, simulate passenger transport missions starting from Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, to several base camps in the surroundings, but at higher altitudes, enable some potential clients to participate in such missions and test the helicopter capability, carry out high-altitude aerial work activities, including several tests for the transport of materials with the cargo hook.