Rotorcraft
China Signs $790M Deal for 100 Airbus H135 Helicopters
Agreement was signed today in Beijing's Great Hall of People, in the presence of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
A Chinese consortium has placed an order for 100 Airbus Helicopters to be assembled in Qingdao, Shandong Province, beginning in 2018. The deal is worth approximately $790 million. (Photo: Airbus Helicopters)
A Chinese consortium has placed an order for 100 Airbus Helicopters to be assembled in Qingdao, Shandong Province, beginning in 2018. The deal is worth approximately $790 million. (Photo: Airbus Helicopters)

A Chinese consortium today finalized a $790 million, 10-year contract for 100 Airbus H135 light twins to be assembled in Qingdao, Shandong Province beginning in 2018. The consortium is composed of China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS), Qingdao United General Aviation Industrial Development Company (Qingdao United) and CITIC Offshore Helicopter Co. Ltd (COHC). A letter of intent for the deal was announced last year.


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