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Nigel Pittaway
LEONARDO HELICOPTERS announced at 2019 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition (LIMA 19) that Malaysia’s Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat (Fire and Rescue Department) and Korea’s Seoul Fire Department are currently introducing the AW189 medium helicopter to their respective fleets.
A Malaysian example, 9M-BOE (MSN 49045), featured in the static display outside the exhibition hall during the LIMA show and Leonardo said that the Tokyo Fire Department will also introduce the AW189 shortly.