Chinese consortium acquires 100 H135snews Terry Spruce 20 Jun 16 0A Chinese consortium made up of China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS), Qingdao United General Aviation Industrial Development Company (Qingdao United) and CITIC Offshore Helicopter… Read more
Aerochine Aviation purchases Bell 407GXPnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Apr 16 0Bell has announced the sale of a Bell 407GXP to Aerochine Aviation at the ABACE convention in Shanghai. The aircraft will be outfitted for corporate… Read more
Heli-Expo – Heli-One links up with Avion Pacific to explore Chinese MRO marketnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Mar 16 0Heli-One has entered an agreement with Avion Pacific to jointly develop helicopter MRO and product services in China. “We are delighted this new collaboration will… Read more
Heli-Expo – Guangxi Diwang Group signs LOI for ten Bell 525snews Alasdair Whyte 2 Mar 16 0Bell signed a letter of intent with Guangxi Diwang Group for 10 Bell 525 Relentless helicopters. Guangxi Diwang Group will use the Bell 525s for… Read more
Russian Helicopters signs contract with Chinanews Terry Spruce 7 Dec 15 0China’s Jiangsu Baoli has ordered four Ka-32A11BC fire-fighting helicopters. The aircraft will be delivered between 2016 & 2017. The Ka-32A11BC helicopters will be used in… Read more
Lectern Aviation Supplies of China orders two K-Max helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 26 Nov 15 0Lectern Aviation Supplies of China has ordered two manned K-Max helicopters. Both helicopters are slated for delivery in 2017. The helicopters will begin operations fighting… Read more
First Airbus Helicopter final assembly line in Chinanews Terry Spruce 2 Nov 15 0The first Airbus Helicopter final assembly line in China will be set up in cooperation with Sino-German Ecopark. A Letter of Intent (LOI) for the… Read more
Sino-US International signs for three AW119Kx helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 18 Sep 15 0Sino-US International has signed a contract for three AgustaWestland AW119Kx helicopters. All three helicopters are expected to be delivered in 2015. ALSO READ: Chinese private… Read more
Bell delivers first 412EPI to Chongqing General Aviationnews Alasdair Whyte 28 Apr 15 0Bell Helicopter delivered a Bell 412EPI to Chongqing General Aviation of China, the first delivery of the type to a Chinese customer. ALSO SEE: Bell… Read more
ABACE static to feature expanded range of helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 15 0This years Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) will feature an expanded display of helicopters. The show will be held at Shanghai’s Hongqiao Airport… Read more
Chinese helicopter additions boost Asia-Pacific fleetnews Alasdair Whyte 5 Mar 15 0The latest data from Asian Sky Group shows that the Asia-Pacific helicopter fleet grew by nine per cent in 2014, aided largely by growth on… Read more
Qiqihar Kun Feng places helicopter order with Bellnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Mar 15 0Qiqihar Kun Feng General Aviation has placed an order with Bell for delivery of two Bell 407GX helicopters. The Chinese agricultural company also signed a… Read more
Beijing police helicopters monitor Lunar New Year celebrationsnews Alasdair Whyte 24 Feb 15 0Police helicopters operated by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Police Air Corps were used monitor the recent Lunar New Year fireworks celebrations in Beijing. ALSO… Read more
Beijing Automotive buys 50 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 15 Oct 14 0Beijing Automotive Industrial Corporation (BAIC) in China has signed a multi-year contract with AgustaWestland for the purchase of 50 various helicopter models, including the AW139,… Read more
Beijing offers first helicopter toursnews Alasdair Whyte 5 Sep 14 0In a sign that the Chinese authorities might be loosening their tight grip on its airspace, Beijing-based Reignwood Aviation has been given authorisation to begin… Read more
Helicopter salesperson of the year: Angela Merkel sells 123 Airbus Helicopters in Chinainsight Alasdair Whyte 14 Aug 14 0You do wonder why OEMs bother with salespeople. Airbus Helicopters has the largest market share in China and has been established there for many years… Read more
CAAC certifies the R66 Turbine helicopternews Terry Spruce 8 May 14 0China joins the growing number of countries that have certified the Robinson R66 Turbine helicopter. China’s civil aviation authority, the CAAC, has certificated the Robinson… Read more
Russian Helicopters delivers Ka-32A11BC to Shanghainews Terry Spruce 6 May 14 0Shanghai Public Security Directorate takes delivery of a Ka-32A11BC helicopter. Russian Helicopters has delivered a Ka-32A11BC helicopter to the Shanghai Public Security Directorate. The contract… Read more
Xinjang Tianyun General Aviation Company signs agreement for a Bell 407GXnews Terry Spruce 23 Apr 14 0Bell Helicopter has announced that the Xinjiang Tianyun General Aviation Company has signed a purchase agreement for a new Bell 407GX. The helicopter will be… Read more
Bell Helicopter targets China with another Reignwood agreementnews Terry Spruce 12 Oct 13 0Bell Helicopters signs a memorandum of understanding with Reignwood based in China. Bell Helicopters has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Reignwood, an… Read more
