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Leonardo Helicopters AW189

A189
Heavy Turbine Helicopter✓ in production2014 present
Range
538 NM · 996 km
MTOW
8.600 kg
Cruise
150 kt · 278 km/h
Seats
19
up to 19 passengers
New price
US$ 17.5M
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Fleet and analytics

How many fly in Brazil, owners and operators, historical series

16 in Brazil
For sale now

Active listings, asking prices and used median

1 listing · median US$ 11.0M
Cost per hourOperating cost

Hourly cost, fixed and variable, run your scenario

US$ 5.796/h at 400h/yr
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The Leonardo Helicopters AW189 is a heavy turbine helicopter in production since 2014. It has a range of 538 nm, a cruise speed of 150 kt (278 km/h), up to 19 passengers. A brand-new example starts at US$ 17.5M. In Brazil there are 16 units registered in the RAB-ANAC. There is 1 aircraft from this family for sale today, across 1 listing 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 data1 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 6 sources · 04/06/2026
US$ 11.0 miR$ 56.3 mi
market medianaging ≈ −6.9%/yr+80% vs Helicóptero Heavy Turbine median
Entry
US$ 8.5 mi
model year 2015
Best value
US$ 11.0 mi
model year 2018
Top of range
US$ 14.0 mi
model year 2022
Used vs new
−35%
catalog US$ 17.0 mi
Minimum
US$ 8.0 mi
R$ 41.0 mi
Median
US$ 11.0 mi
R$ 56.3 mi
Maximum
US$ 17.0 mi
R$ 87.0 mi
New · manufacturer catalogin productionUS$ 17.0 mi · R$ 87.0 mi
Depreciation curve by year of manufacture
CAGR +7.4%/yr·2015→2022
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.
3 of 3 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 ×1.26 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization and ICMS.

Air taxi
US$ 8.4 mi – 18.1 mi
R$ 42.9 mi – 92.6 mi · ICMS Agreement 75/91 · ~4 to 5%
Private use
US$ 9.5 mi – 21.5 mi
R$ 48.6 mi – 110.0 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$ 4.0 mil/h
R$ 20.3 mil/h · Variable/h
Fixed/yr
US$ 733.0 mil
Total/h @ 400 hrs/yr
US$ 5.8 mil/h
Charter · 🌎 World
US$ 5.0 mil – 8.0 mil/h
R$ 25.6 mil – 41.0 mil/h
Charter · 🇧🇷 Brazil
US$ 6.0 mil – 9.0 mil/h
R$ 30.7 mil – 46.1 mil/h

Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). No AW189-specific published charter rate found. Anchored to heavy/super-medium twin benchmarks: Sikorsky S-76 ~US$4,700-5,800/hr (Paramount Business Jets, 2025); AW189 is larger (16 pax, 8.6t) so sits at top of the executive-twin charter scale, US$5-8k/hr world. BR range estimated higher (logistics/import/offshore premium); no Flapper/BR public AW189 rate located. Estimated.

How we read this price · 6 sources · researched 04/06/2026

AW189 super-medium/heavy twin (16 seats, ~8.6t), offshore + SAR. New list price US$17M confirmed by Lobo Leasing (loboleasing.com, accessed 2026-06). Lobo states 'very few sales of AW189s, not possible to provide useful guidance on sale values', so pre-owned figures are ESTIMATED by anchoring to direct competitor Airbus H175 (identical US$17M new per Lobo; pre-owned avg ~US$10M per general market sources via WebSearch 2026-06, note Lobo's own H175 file says 'hard to speculate as to used values' and gives no range, and HeliValues H175/AW189 figures are paywalled) and adjusting up slightly for AW189's market leadership in the super-medium class. AeroCorner/Wikipedia overview cites a US$27M (2019) unit cost reflecting fully-equipped SAR/offshore configs; max_usd held at 17M (new list) since SAR-spec asking would exceed catalog. HeliValues Blue Book lists resale pricing for 2013-2025 but is paywalled (no public per-year figures). DOC ~US$3,100/hr derived from documented 400 kg/h fuel burn (~US$850-950/hr fuel) plus super-medium twin maintenance/reserves; in-family AW139 and competitor figures used as cross-check. limited_data: pre-owned and by_year are model-anchored estimates, not direct AW189 sold/asking listings.

  • Lobo Leasing - Leonardo AW189 helicopter file, Accessed 2026-06 via WebFetch. Confirmed: 'list price of a new AW189 is US$17m'; ~70 civil/~85 total units; 'very few sales... not possible to provide useful guidance on sale values'; PBH support from Leonardo/GE/ITP/Safran.
  • AeroCorner - AgustaWestland AW189, Accessed 2026-06 via WebFetch. Unit cost '$27 million (2019)' (SAR/offshore-equipped); production 2013-present; fuel burn 'at least 400 kg/h'.
  • HeliValues (Helicopter Blue Book) - Leonardo AW189, Accessed 2026-06 via WebFetch. Confirms current resale pricing exists for model years 2013-2025; actual figures behind paid Blue Book/HeliCalc subscription (not quoted).
  • Airbus H175 / EC175 value reference, Accessed 2026-06 via WebFetch. Direct competitor confirmed same US$17M new list. Lobo states 'very few trades of used H175s, so it is hard to speculate as to used values' (gives lease rate US$120-150K/mo, NOT a sale value). Pre-owned avg ~US$10M comes separately from general aircraft-marketplace WebSearch (2026-06), not from this Lobo page; used as primary anchor for AW189 pre-owned estimate.
  • Wikipedia - AgustaWestland AW189, Accessed 2026-06. Production 2011-present, 70+ built, service entry 2015 (Bristow). Fleet/market-leader context.
  • Helicopter Investor - AW189 Buyer's & Investor's Guide, Accessed 2026-06. Specs/positioning (16-seat 8-tonne offshore class, competitor H175); first delivery 2015. No pricing quoted in accessible text.

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.

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Temporal identity

First flight
21 de dez de 2011
FAA cert.
—
ANAC cert.
—
Deliveries start
21 de jul de 2014
Units produced
—

O AW189 é o helicóptero de turbina pesada da Leonardo Helicopters, em produção desde 2014 e empregado em transporte offshore, busca e salvamento e transporte executivo. As especificações publicadas indicam 538 nm de alcance, velocidade de cruzeiro de 150 kt, teto de 15500 ft e peso máximo de decolagem de 8600 kg, com 16 passageiros na configuração típica e até 19 assentos. Nesta página estão a ficha técnica, a estimativa de custo por hora de voo e a frota registrada no Brasil, com operadores e matrículas.

Detailed specs

Performance

Engines
2x General Electric CT7-2E1 turboeixos com FADEC dual-channel
Range Nm
471
Tipo de motor
Twin-turbine 2.000 shp cada
Max Speed Kt
167
Velocidade de cruzeiro
156 kt
Empty Weight Kg
4.900
Endurance Hours
5
Fuel Capacity L
2.300
Combustível
607,6 gal
Main Rotor Blades
5
Razão de subida
1.500 ft/min
Teto de serviço
19.000 ft
Hover Ceiling Ige Ft
9.700
Hover Ceiling Oge Ft
7.000
Main Rotor Diameter M
14,6
Max Takeoff Weight Kg
8.600

Cabin and comfort

Doors
2 portas frontais + sliding doors traseiras + clamshell traseira
Seats
19
Ac Optional
Sim
Configuration
19 lugares offshore (1+1+17) ou 12 PAX VIP corporate em poltronas executivas
Configuração típica
Vip 8
Useful Load Kg
3.700
Noise Attenuation
Cabine quieta, rotor 5-pás soft-in-plane reduz vibração 30% vs. AW139
Baggage Compartment Cuft
90

Avionics and engines

Fms
Honeywell Primus Epic FMS dual
Cockpit
Honeywell Primus Epic Phase 8 glass cockpit (4 telas)
Autopilot
Honeywell 4-eixos com SAS, auto-hover, auto-recovery, auto-deck-coupled landing (offshore)
Painel de voo
Honeywell Primus Epic
Transponder
Honeywell TPA-100 com ADS-B Out/In
Ifr Certified
IFR dual-pilot certificado de fábrica + Cat A operations + auto-deck-coupled offshore
Weather Radar
Honeywell Primus 700/RDR-7000
Synthetic Vision
Sim

Operating costs

Fonte de dados
FlightGlobal (2017), Leonardo Helicopters cuts fuel-burn figure for AW189 (~440 kg/h ≈ 145 gph @ 80% torque) · Conklin & de Decker, Leonardo Helicopters AW189 operating costs & specs · Aircraft Cost Calculator / Conklin & de Decker, Leonardo AW139 super-medium twin (class anchor, ~$5,306/h @300h) · GE Aerospace, CT7-2E1 MCPH / TrueChoice engine program (AW189 service agreements, 500k+ fleet flight hours) · Lobo Leasing, Leonardo AW189 helicopter file (list ~$17M; Leonardo FCP airframe support; Safran APU PBH) · Wikipedia / Leonardo, AW189 specs (2× GE CT7-2E1, MTOW 8,300 kg, 19 pax, cruise 144–150 kt, APU with 12-yr TBO)
Fuel Burn Gph
280
Msrp 2024 Usd
23.000.000
Última atualização
2026
Hourly Operating Usd
5.500
Rotor Overhaul Period Hours
5.000
Current Market Price Usd Low
14.000.000
Engine Overhaul Period Hours
5.000
Current Market Price Usd High
22.000.000

External dimensions

Comprimento total
17,57 m
Envergadura
14,6 m
Altura
5,07 m

Weights & fuel

Peso máximo de decolagem (MTOW)
8.600 kg
Capacidade de combustível
2.300 L
Capacidade de combustível
4.117 lb

Cabin

Standard configuration
1 zona16 typical passengers · 19 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.

— × 2,43 m
Schematic floorplan (approximate scale)
Length
—
Width
2,43 m
Height
—
Volume
—
Baggage
—

History

  1. 2011First flight
  2. 2014 - Lançado em 2014 como evolução do AW139 para offshore long-range

    AgustaWestland (depois Leonardo Helicopters em 2017) certificou o AW189 em fevereiro de 2014, design clean-sheet posicionado como evolução natural do AW139 para missões offshore long-range. AW139 atingiu MTOW 7.000 kg (limite EASA Performance Class 1 com 12 PAX); operadores offshore precisavam de capacidade superior para alcançar plataformas distantes (200+ nm). AW189 entrega MTOW 8.600 kg e 19 PAX. Plantas de produção em Vergiate (Itália) e Yeovil (Reino Unido, ex-Westland). Mais de 100 unidades produzidas.

    Leonardo Helicopters
  3. 2014First deliveries

Market position

Market position analysis pending.

Brazil Fleet

Estimativa preliminar, heli VVIP italiano.

Leonardo AW189 (2014-presente, super-medium twin), heavy offshore O&G modernizado. Frota BR ainda inicial, estimativa 2-5 unidades operacionais. Compete com S-92 e AW139 em offshore. Mercado novo ~US$ 25M.

16 registrations in the RAB (all statuses)

Full analysis: listing, mark reservations, charts and change log in the ANAC Monitor.

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Global fleet

Global distribution pending.

Lineage

Model with no documented lineage in the manufacturer's line.

Curiosities and highlights

Benefits

Concorrente direto do Sikorsky S-92 e H225 em offshore

AW189 disputa o mercado offshore Petrobras, North Sea (Bristow, CHC, Babcock), Gulf of Mexico e Mar do Norte com Sikorsky S-92 e Airbus H225. Características decisivas: 19 PAX (vs. 19 do S-92, 19 do H225), velocidade 156 KTAS (vs. 145 do S-92, 142 do H225), range 471 nm (vs. 539 do S-92), hot/high competitivo. AW189 ganhou contratos significativos em offshore brasileiro pós-2014 (Petrobras tier 2/3) e North Sea, especialmente após problemas com gearbox H225 que limitaram seu mercado.

Auto-deck-coupled landing, automação avançada offshore

AW189 oferece sistema auto-deck-coupled landing, autopilot identifica plataforma offshore, alinha helicóptero com vento e movimento da plataforma, executa hover automatizado e finaliza pouso com mínima intervenção piloto. Tecnologia crítica em condições adversas (mar agitado, weather marginal, plataformas instáveis). Único helicóptero certificado para deck-coupled approach automatizado em 2024, diferencial sobre S-92 e H225. Reduz workload de piloto em 50%+ em missões offshore noturnas IFR.

TBO de 5.000 horas, mais alto da categoria super-medium

Motor General Electric CT7-2E1 do AW189 tem TBO de 5.000 horas, mais alto da categoria super-medium (S-92 GE CT7-8A4: 4.000h, H225 Makila 2A1: 4.000h). Combined com main gearbox 5.000 horas + rotor 5.000 horas, AW189 tem custos diretos de manutenção 15-20% inferiores. Para operadores offshore que voam 1.500-2.000 horas/aircraft/ano, TBO superior se traduz em USD 1-2M de economia em ciclo de 10 anos. ROI competitivo decisivo.

Limitations

Hot/high inferior ao H225, hover OGE 7.000 ft vs. 9.500 ft

AW189 tem hover OGE de 7.000 ft com MTOW completo, performance hot/high inferior ao Airbus H225 (9.500 ft) e similar ao S-92 (7.000 ft). Para operações offshore em altitudes elevadas (Andes peruanos, Mar Cáspio em verão) o H225 leva vantagem. Em offshore brasileiro/North Sea/Gulf (low altitude) AW189 não tem desvantagem prática. AW189 também tem range 471 nm (vs. 539 do S-92), fica em segundo lugar em algumas missões long-range.

Curiosities

Líder Aviação opera AW189 em offshore Petrobras

No Brasil, Líder Aviação adquiriu frota AW189 em 2017-2019 para contratos offshore Petrobras pós Rota 3 (entrada de novos super-mediums no mercado). Frota brasileira AW189 ativa em 2024 ~10 unidades, operando em Bacia de Santos, Bacia de Campos e Bacia do Espírito Santo. Concorrentes Helibras (H225M) e Bristow Brasil (S-92) também operam em mesmos contratos. AW189 entrou no Brasil para diversificar frota, gerou demanda por treinamento e MRO especializado em Leonardo.

Líder Aviação

Frequently asked questions

How much does the Leonardo Helicopters AW189 cost?+

A new Leonardo Helicopters AW189 starts at US$ 17.5M (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 AW189?+

The maximum range is 538 nm (538 NM · 996 km).

How fast is the Leonardo Helicopters AW189?+

Cruise speed is 150 kt, equivalent to 278 km/h.

How many passengers does the Leonardo Helicopters AW189 seat?+

The Leonardo Helicopters AW189 seats up to 19 passengers, crew not included.

How many Leonardo Helicopters AW189 are there in Brazil?+

There are 16 units registered in the RAB-ANAC (data as of 9/22/2026).

Who operates the Leonardo Helicopters AW189 in Brazil?+

2 distinct operators operate 9 units of the Leonardo Helicopters AW189 in the RAB-ANAC: 9 in air taxi (RBAC 135), concentrated in RJ (data as of 9/22/2026). Another 7 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 AW189 per hour?+

Jet Tracker estimate: about US$ 5,796 per flight hour at 400 h/year, of which US$ 3,964 per hour is variable cost (fuel, engine program, maintenance reserves) plus US$ 733,000 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.