First flight - 2012
2012
Leonardo Helicopters AW169
A169Heavy Turbine Helicopter✓ in production2015 present
Range
432 NM · 800 km
MTOW
4.800 kg
Cruise
150 kt · 278 km/h
Seats
10
up to 10 passengers
New price
US$ 9.5M
The Leonardo Helicopters AW169 is a heavy turbine helicopter in production since 2015. It has a range of 432 nm, a cruise speed of 150 kt (278 km/h), up to 10 passengers. A brand-new example starts at US$ 9.5M. In Brazil there are 26 units registered in the RAB-ANAC. There are 6 aircraft from this family for sale today, across 7 listings on the portals Jet Tracker tracks (global market, not Brazil only).
Source: RAB-ANAC (data as of 9/22/2026) and Jet Tracker catalog (spec sheet reviewed on 7/29/2026).
Acquisition price · pre-owned market
limited data7 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 7 sources · 04/06/2026
US$ 8.0 miR$ 41.0 mi
market medianaging ≈ −8.2%/yr+31% vs Helicóptero Heavy Turbine median
Entry
US$ 6.5 mi
model year 2016
Best value
US$ 7.3 mi
model year 2018
Top of range
US$ 14.0 mi
model year 2025
Used vs new
−16%
catalog US$ 9.5 mi
Minimum
US$ 6.9 mi
R$ 35.3 mi
Median
US$ 8.0 mi
R$ 41.0 mi
Maximum
US$ 14.0 mi
R$ 71.7 mi
New · manufacturer catalogin productionUS$ 9.5 mi · R$ 48.6 mi
Depreciation curve by year of manufacture
CAGR +8.9%/yr·2016→2025
Market median by vintage (USD). Light-blue band = min/max range observed across real listings. Points without reliable public listings (n ≤ 1) use Bluebook/curve interpolation and are flagged as lower confidence.
4 of 4 points with reduced confidence (n ≤ 1 listing observed). The estimate for these years comes from Aircraft Bluebook / market-curve interpolation, not from direct listings.
Landed in Brazil
Index ≈ ×1.05 to ×1.27 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization and ICMS.
Air taxi
US$ 7.2 mi – 14.9 mi
R$ 37.0 mi – 76.4 mi · ICMS Agreement 75/91 · ~4 to 5%
Private use
US$ 8.2 mi – 17.7 mi
R$ 41.9 mi – 90.8 mi · ICMS ~18 to 25%
Market estimate: value + ferry + ANAC nationalization + ICMS, no legal review. Federal taxes (II/IPI/PIS/COFINS) ~0% for aircraft (NCM 88.02); the weight is the state ICMS, higher for private use.
Cost per flight hour
Operate · owned
US$ 2.4 mil/h
R$ 12.2 mil/h · Variable/h
- Fixed/yr
- US$ 710.0 mil
- Total/h @ 400 hrs/yr
- US$ 4.2 mil/h
Charter · 🌎 World
US$ 5.5 mil – 8.0 mil/h
R$ 28.2 mil – 41.0 mil/h
Charter · 🇧🇷 Brazil
US$ 3.5 mil – 6.5 mil/h
R$ 17.9 mil – 33.3 mil/h
Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World: heavy/VIP twin-engine helicopter class (AW139/AW169/S-76 segment) US$5,500-8,000+/hr per FlyHangar7 2025 charter guide; AW169 not isolated by operators publicly. BR: no AW169-specific public quote found; heavy twin charter starts ~R$10,000/hr and SP->Angra (1h30) from R$35,000 (~R$23k/hr) per Voe JetsBra; converted to USD (~R$5.2) yields ~US$1,900-6,700/hr blended heavy-twin proxy. BR figure is a category proxy, not AW169-specific.
How we read this price · 7 sources · researched 04/06/2026
Pre-owned anchors (accessed 2026-06-04): GlobalAir 30-yr real-time avg pre-owned ~US$8.0M; Controller low-end firm asking US$6,895,000; near-new 2025 VIP (39h) firmly listed at US$14.0M across Controller/GlobalAir/HeliTrader/AvBuyer. New base price US$7-9M (Bolt Flight) consistent with catalog MSRP ~US$9.5M for typical VIP completion. Most live inventory (2016/2018/2022 units on HeliTrader/AvBuyer) is 'make offer/contact seller', so firm price points are limited. DOC ~US$1,658/hr (aircraftcostcalculator); total operating US$1,500-2,000/hr (Bolt Flight). Category sanity heli_heavy_turbine 3-25M: median 8M within range, min<=median<=max OK.
- GlobalAir - Agusta AW169 for sale, Fetched 2026-06-04 (last update Jun 4 2026); 30-yr avg pre-owned ~US$8.0M; 2025 unit US$14.0M (38h); 2016/2018 units contact-for-price
- HeliTrader - Leonardo AW169 for sale, Fetched 2026-06-04; 6 listings (2016/2018/2022/2025/2026); 2025 VIP US$14.0M, rest make-offer/contact
- AvBuyer - Leonardo AW169 for sale, Fetched 2026-06-04; 5 listings; only firm price 2025 US$14.0M (Uruguay), others make-offer/call
- Controller - Leonardo/Agusta AW169 for sale, Via search snippet 2026-06-04 (page 403 to direct fetch); firm low-end asking US$6,895,000, high-end US$14,000,000
- Bolt Flight - AW169 price and operating costs, Fetched 2026-06-04; new base US$7-9M; total operating US$1,500-2,000/hr (fuel 400-600, maint 300-400)
- Aircraft Cost Calculator - Leonardo AW169, Via search snippet 2026-06-04 (page 403 to direct fetch); DOC US$1,658/hr; total ~US$4,961/hr at 300 owner hrs and US$9/gal fuel
- HeliValue$ - Leonardo AW169, Fetched 2026-06-04; confirms resale data exists for 2015-2023 but figures behind paywall (not used for numbers)
PTAX · R$ 5,12 / US$ · 22/09/2026
Market estimates for guidance only, not a firm quote. Confirm the value with a broker/appraiser before any transaction.
Temporal identity
First flight
10 de mai de 2012
FAA cert.
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ANAC cert.
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Deliveries start
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Units produced
170
O AW169 é o helicóptero bimotor da Leonardo, em produção desde 2015 e posicionado entre o AW109 e o AW139 na linha da fabricante italiana. Cruza a 150 kt, tem alcance de 432 nm e teto operacional de 15.000 ft, com peso máximo de decolagem de 4.800 kg. A cabine acomoda 8 passageiros em configuração típica e até 10 no arranjo máximo, e o piso plano com trem de pouso retrátil facilita as configurações executiva, médica e de apoio offshore. O preço de referência de uma unidade nova é de US$ 9,5 milhões, âncora para avaliar as unidades usadas no Brasil.
Detailed specs
Performance
- Engines
- 2x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210A turboeixos com FADEC dual-channel
- Range Nm
- 432
- Tipo de motor
- Twin-turbine 1.000 shp cada
- Max Speed Kt
- 165
- Velocidade de cruzeiro
- 150 kt
- Empty Weight Kg
- 2.410
- Endurance Hours
- 4
- Fuel Capacity L
- 1.117
- Combustível
- 295,1 gal
- Main Rotor Blades
- 5
- Razão de subida
- 1.500 ft/min
- Teto de serviço
- 17.000 ft
- Hover Ceiling Ige Ft
- 12.200
- Hover Ceiling Oge Ft
- 8.500
- Main Rotor Diameter M
- 12,12
- Max Takeoff Weight Kg
- 4.800
Cabin and comfort
- Doors
- 2 portas frontais + sliding doors traseiras + clamshell traseira grande (EMS/SAR)
- Seats
- 10
- Ac Optional
- Sim
- Configuration
- 8-10 lugares (1+1+6/8), cabine flat-floor reconfigurável EMS/VIP/SAR + porta clamshell traseira
- Configuração típica
- Vip 8
- Useful Load Kg
- 2.390
- Volume da cabine
- 6,3 m³
- Noise Attenuation
- Cabine moderna com rotor 5-pás, uma das mais quietas do segmento medium-twin
- Baggage Compartment Cuft
- 80
Avionics and engines
- Fms
- Honeywell Primus Epic FMS dual
- Cockpit
- Honeywell Primus Epic Phase 8 glass cockpit (3 telas)
- Autopilot
- Honeywell 4-eixos com SAS, auto-hover, auto-recovery e single-pilot IFR
- Painel de voo
- Honeywell Primus Epic
- Transponder
- Honeywell TPA-100 com ADS-B Out/In
- Ifr Certified
- IFR single/dual-pilot certificado de fábrica + Cat A operations
- Weather Radar
- Honeywell Primus 700/RDR-7000
- Synthetic Vision
- Sim
Operating costs
- Fonte de dados
- Aircraft Cost Calculator - Leonardo AW169 (DOC $1,658/h; annual budget $1.49M / $4,956/h at 300 h/yr; fixed ~$796k/yr; 2 x PW210A; cruise 140 kt) · Conklin & de Decker / JSSI - Leonardo Helicopters AW169 operating costs & specs listing · PPRuNe Rotorheads - AW169 operator hourly costs (airframe FCP ~$650/h, fuel+oil ~$1,000/h both engines, ~$1,120/h all-in) · Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210A - 2 engines ~1,000 shp each, TBO raised to 4,000-4,500h · ultimatespecs / Leonardo specs - fuel flow ~300 kg/h (~99-110 gph) at cruise, 298 gal capacity, cruise 144 kt
- Fuel Burn Gph
- 130
- Msrp 2024 Usd
- 9.500.000
- Última atualização
- 2026
- Hourly Operating Usd
- 2.200
- Rotor Overhaul Period Hours
- 4.000
- Current Market Price Usd Low
- 6.500.000
- Engine Overhaul Period Hours
- 4.500
- Current Market Price Usd High
- 9.300.000
External dimensions
- Comprimento total
- 14,65 m
- Envergadura
- 12,12 m
- Altura
- 4,5 m
Weights & fuel
- Peso operacional vazio (OEW)
- 2.850 kg
- Peso máximo de decolagem (MTOW)
- 4.800 kg
- Capacidade de combustível
- 1.117 L
- Capacidade de combustível
- 1.999 lb
Cabin
Standard configuration
1 zona8 typical passengers · 10 maxVIP 8 lug.
Typical factory configuration (curated data). The drawing below is schematic and at approximate scale; the actual layout varies by interior and year.
Cabin to scale: cross-section and profile
front cross-section · person = 1.75 m
Length
2,16 m
Width
2,01 m
Height
1,3 m
Volume
6,3 m³
Baggage
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History
Design clean-sheet lançado em 2015, preenche gap AW109/AW139
AgustaWestland (depois Leonardo Helicopters em 2017) certificou o AW169 em julho de 2015, primeiro design clean-sheet medium-twin Leonardo desde o AW139 (2003). Posicionamento estratégico: preencher gap entre AW109 (light-twin 3.175 kg) e AW139 (super-medium 8.500 kg). Plataforma totalmente nova com tecnologias 2010s: rotor 5-pás soft-in-plane, cabine flat-floor reconfigurável, motor PW210A com FADEC, Honeywell Primus Epic. Mais de 200 unidades produzidas em 9 anos.
Market position
Market position analysis pending.
Brazil Fleet
Estimativa preliminar, twin medium em produção.
Leonardo AW169 (twin-engine medium, 2015-presente), concorrente do AW139 + EC145. Frota BR ainda inicial, estimativa 1-3 unidades operacionais. Mercado novo ~US$ 10M. Cabine premium, motor Pratt PW210A.
26 registrations in the RAB (all statuses)
Full analysis: listing, mark reservations, charts and change log in the ANAC Monitor.
Open Analytics
Global fleet
Global distribution pending.
Lineage
Model with no documented lineage in the manufacturer's line.
Curiosities and highlights
Benefits
Hot/high superior, hover OGE 8.500 ft com MTOW 4.800 kg
AW169 tem hover OGE de 8.500 ft com MTOW completo 4.800 kg, performance hot/high superior ao H145 (6.900 ft com 3.800 kg) e similar ao S-76D. Motor PW210A com 1.000 shp cada (2.000 shp combinado) entrega potência sobrando para operação em altitudes elevadas e clima quente. Habilita missões em Andes, Himalaia, Cerrado brasileiro alto e EMS HEMS em altitudes elevadas, competitive vs. H145 que fica marginalizado em hot/high.
Padrão EMS HEMS premium europeu, substituindo Bo 105 e EC135
AW169 tornou-se padrão emergente em EMS HEMS premium europeu, operadoras Babcock SCAS (UK), DRF Luftrettung (Alemanha), ItalElicotteri (Itália), Norsk Luftambulanse (Noruega) adquiriram dezenas de unidades para HEMS noturno IFR. Características decisivas: cabine flat-floor + clamshell traseira facilita carregamento de macas, twin-engine + Cat A operations crítico para vertiports hospitalares urbanos, range 432 nm permite missões longas, performance hot/high cobre todos terrenos europeus.
Cabine 10 PAX com flat-floor, versatilidade EMS/SAR/VIP/utility
Cabine AW169 acomoda 10 PAX em configuração utility (1+1+8) ou 8 PAX VIP corporate. Flat-floor reconfigurável em 30 minutos cobre múltiplas missões: EMS (2 macas + 4 ATLS providers + porta clamshell), SAR (hoist + 6 sobreviventes), VIP (8 poltronas executivas), utility (carga 2.000+ kg). Diferencial vs. H145 (similar versatilidade mas cabine menor) e AW139 (cabine maior mas mais cara, USD 13M+).
Limitations
MSRP USD 9.5M é premium, H145 (USD 7M) é alternativa mais barata
AW169 tem MSRP USD 9.5M, premium de 35% sobre H145 D3 (USD 7M para versão similar) e 50%+ sobre Bell 429 (USD 7.5M). Para operadores que precisam de medium-twin mas querem otimizar custo de aquisição, H145 é alternativa atrativa. AW169 faz sentido para missions que demandam: cabine maior (10 vs. 11 PAX H145), hot/high superior, marca italiana premium, performance speed (150 vs. 137 KTAS). Mercado segmentado por preferência operacional.
Curiosities
Tragédia Leicester City, voo do dono Vichai S. em 2018
Em 27 de outubro de 2018, AW169 G-VSKP do Leicester City Football Club caiu logo após decolar do estádio King Power após uma partida. Acidente matou todos a bordo, incluindo o dono do clube, o bilionário tailandês Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. Investigação AAIB revelou falha mecânica no rotor de cauda (pino/atuador defeituoso causando perda de controle anti-torque). Resultou em ADs (Airworthiness Directives) para todos AW169 em operação, modificações de design e treinamento adicional para pilotos. Caso ficou marcado na história Leonardo.
2018↗ AAIB UK
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Leonardo Helicopters AW169 cost?
A new Leonardo Helicopters AW169 starts at US$ 9.5M (factory price). On the used market the value varies with year and flight hours; see real listings on this model's Market tab.
What is the range of the Leonardo Helicopters AW169?
The maximum range is 432 nm (432 NM · 800 km).
How fast is the Leonardo Helicopters AW169?
Cruise speed is 150 kt, equivalent to 278 km/h.
How many passengers does the Leonardo Helicopters AW169 seat?
The Leonardo Helicopters AW169 seats up to 10 passengers, crew not included.
How many Leonardo Helicopters AW169 are there in Brazil?
There are 26 units registered in the RAB-ANAC (data as of 9/22/2026).
Who operates the Leonardo Helicopters AW169 in Brazil?
17 distinct operators operate 18 units of the Leonardo Helicopters AW169 in the RAB-ANAC: 1 in air taxi (RBAC 135) and 17 in private operation (RBAC 91), concentrated in SP, RJ and SC (data as of 9/22/2026). Another 6 units are under registration reservation (tail number reserved, not yet operating). Name, fleet and base of each operator are on this model's Analytics tab and in the operators directory.
How much does it cost to operate a Leonardo Helicopters AW169 per hour?
Jet Tracker estimate: about US$ 4,161 per flight hour at 400 h/year, of which US$ 2,386 per hour is variable cost (fuel, engine program, maintenance reserves) plus US$ 710,000 per year of fixed cost (crew, hangar, insurance), under Jet Tracker's default assumptions (Southeast Brazil, in-house crew, 400 h/year). Run your own scenario on this model's Costs tab.