Sino Jet agrees firm order for 50 Aerofugia eVTOLsnews Yves Le Marquand 5 Dec 25 0Sino Jet has signed a “definitive procurement contract” for 50 units of Aerofugia’s AE200 eVTOL at AERO Asia 2025 in Zhuhai, China. Since signing a letter… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivers first H160 to Chinanews Mike Stones 14 Aug 25 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H160 helicopter to government services operator GDAT in China, enabling the start of H160 operations in the country. The… Read more
What is going on in China? The growth of the low-altitude economynews Yves Le Marquand 24 Apr 25 0When US influencer and streamer Darren Watkins Jr, better known as IShowSpeed, concluded a tour of China this month it was largely seen as a… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivers first H175 to Guangzhou, Chinanews Mike Stones 1 Oct 24 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H175 super-medium aircraft to the aviation force of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau (GZP) in southern China. The helicopter… Read more
HI Uplift: New lessor launch backed by 70-unit order booknews Mike Stones 26 Apr 24 0Michael York is a man on a mission. Three days into his role as CEO of newly launched helicopter leasing and finance company GD Helicopter… Read more
‘Batteries will open new markets but there are bottlenecks’news Yves Le Marquand 28 Mar 24 0There is value in putting batteries in aircraft and it isn’t all sustainability. Electrification will open up new markets in short-haul that have never been… Read more
Airbus Helicopters and SKYCO agree deal for six H175snews Mike Stones 11 Mar 24 0Airbus Helicopters and China’s SKYCO International Financial Leasing Co have signed a contract for six H175 helicopters to be deployed on critical missions. SKYCO Leasing,… Read more
EHang passenger demo flights ‘a basis for commercial operations’news Yves Le Marquand 3 Jan 24 0EHang reports completing the first series of commercial demonstration flights with passengers aboard its autonomous EH216-S aircraft. The flights, conducted during events in Guangzhou and… Read more
EHang to offer aerial sightseeing in autonomous EH216news Alasdair Whyte 14 Jan 21 0Autonomous eVTOL manufacturer EHang took a step closer to commercial operations on January 8th, as it flew 36 passengers on a sightseeing tour via its… Read more
Bell establish new service centre in Chinanews Yves Le Marquand 16 Jul 20 0In a bid to increase Bell’s helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities in China, the US-helicopter maker has acquired Zhenjiang Aerochine Aviation and its… Read more
Six Robinson Helicopters delivered to Hunan in Chinanews Terry Spruce 24 Apr 20 0Torrance, CA – 22 April 2020 – Robinson Helicopter Company delivered three R44 Cadets and three R22s to Robinson dealer General Aviation Services of Hunan,… Read more
Asia: Inventory values decreasingnews Alasdair Whyte 10 Aug 18 0Helicopter inventories are now decreasing in Asia for the first time since Asia Sky Group started its report in 2016. The inventory value for all… Read more
China’s first autonomous helicopter completes flight testsnews Alasdair Whyte 31 Jul 18 0China’s first autonomous helicopter, the Xiangying-200, has completed its test flights. The aircraft took its first unmanned flight on the 29 July, taking-off from a… Read more
Trade Wars: Aircraft on the linenews Alasdair Whyte 9 Apr 18 0The pot-shots that US and China have been taking at each other with plans of heavy new import tariffs can take us in one of… Read more
Asian Sky Group – China taking off, small growth across the boardnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Feb 18 0Civil aircraft consultancy Asian Sky Group’s 2017 helicopter fleet report shows fleet growth across the board in the Asia-Pacific region, with China being the regions… Read more
George Xu appointed CEO of Airbus Chinanews Alasdair Whyte 11 Jan 18 0George Xu will be rejoining Airbus as the head of its China business. Xu (pictured) will be heading up all helicopter and commercial aircraft operations… Read more
Ray Weiser interview: “The glass is always half full”insight Alasdair Whyte 14 Nov 17 0Earlier this year, Raymond Weiser Jr was promoted to senior director of helicopter services for JSSI. JSSI is a consumer of MRO services and offers an… Read more
Market Analysis: China’s helicoptersinsight Alasdair Whyte 20 Sep 17 0Although helicopter usage in China has largely been limited by tight government controls of airspace and a lack of infrastructure to support them, recent mega… Read more
Waypoint sets up leasing platform in Tianjinnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Sep 17 0Waypoint has established a new leasing platform in China’s Tianjin Free Trade Zone, just six months after entering the Chinese market. The Irish lessor made… Read more
Bell begins delivery of 100 407GXPs to Chinanews Alasdair Whyte 25 Aug 17 0The first of 100 Bell 407GXP helicopters ordered in June has been delivered to Shaanxi Helicopter (SHC). The subsidiary of the state-owned enterprise Shaanxi Group… Read more
