Overview
The Trekker is the skid-gear version of the AW109 light twin, aimed at EMS and utility operators who want AW109 speed and twin-engine safety at a lower price than the wheeled GrandNew.
Key points
- Genesys Aerosystems glass cockpit
- Fastest helicopter in the light-twin class
- Competes with the H135 and Bell 429
Mission fit
Light twin class- Air ambulance, police and corporate missions requiring twin-engine safety
- Single-pilot IFR flying in congested airspace
- Rooftop and urban helipad access
In the U.S. charter fleet
FAA Part 135 · AW109 family31aircraft on Part 135 certificates
12charter operators
Most based in UT (10), ME (5), CO (4), LA (3), MN (2).
Operators include LIFEFLIGHT AVIATION SERVICES LLC, IHC Health Services, Inc., BRIM EQUIPMENT LEASING, LLC, SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA, CHEVRON USA PRODUCTION COMPANY, PLATINUM HELICOPTERS, LLC..
Counts cover the FAA type-certificate family named above, which can include earlier variants of the same airframe. Source: our Part 135 operator database, updated monthly. Browse operators.
Compare in class
Other light twin helicopters
Bell 429 GlobalRanger
150 kt411 nm7 pax
$7,500,000
Bell 429WLG
150 kt400 nm7 pax
$7,800,000
Airbus H135
137 kt340 nm7 pax
$6,500,000
Airbus H145
132 kt350 nm10 pax
$10,500,000
