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Leonardo AW119 Koala

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Single turboshaft light utility helicopter. Includes AW119Kx, and US Navy variants: TH-119 and TH-73A.

Lift type

Rotary wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboshaft

Application

Business, Military transport, Search & rescue, Utility

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use

422 aircraft

Production years

2000-2025

Average age

10.7 years

Main base countries

U.S.A. (86), Spain (24), Brazil (13), China (12), South Africa (12)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

Design & construction

Primary structure

Aluminium

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle

Ice protection

Electro-thermal

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Vapour-cycle

Rotor configuration

Single main + tail

Certification

Part 29

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Leonardo AW119 Koala	1995 / 1995		Production: 3 (2026) GAMA: Leonardo Helicopters AW119. Baseline variant, includes upgraded AW119 Ke variant.
Leonardo AW119 Kx	2012 / 2012		Production: 39 (2022) GAMA: Leonardo Helicopters AW119Kx. Upgraded variant with improved avionics, includes TH-119 military variant.

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Leonardo Helicopters

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