Airbus Helicopters has signed a deal with China to build 100 rotorcraft, worth $1.1bn, and also pledged to build a completion and delivery centre on the mainland. China has hinted it may demand about 200 emergency medical choppers in the next decade. This follows the Airbus deal with China yesterday to buy 30 twin-aisle A330 and 100 single-aisle H135 planes worth $17bn. China is encouraging foreign plane-makers to expand into China, just as its own fledging aerospace industry is evolving.
Airbus Helicopters has signed a deal with China to build 100 rotorcraft, worth $1.1bn, and also pledged to build a completion and delivery centre on the mainland. China has hinted it may demand about 200 emergency medical choppers in the next decade. This follows the Airbus deal with China yesterday to buy 30 twin-aisle A330 and 100 single-aisle A320 planes worth $17bn. China is encouraging foreign plane-makers to expand into China, just as its own fledging aerospace industry is evolving.