Rotorcraft
China Set To Overtake Japan as Leading Asian Rotorcraft Hub
The Asia-Pacific helicopter fleet grew by 9 percent last year, according to Asian Sky Group.

The Asia-Pacific region’s helicopter fleet grew by 9 percent last year, with the total number of civil rotorcraft there reaching 2,463 by the end of 2014, according to the latest data published by Asian Sky Group. Managing director Jeffrey Lowe said that while Japan for now remains the region’s most developed helicopter market, he expects it to be overtaken by China in the near future. The figures do not include Australia and New Zealand.