Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the S-92® helicopter operating in China. Sikorsky made the announcement at Booth H6E1 during Airshow China.
“Sikorsky holds a long-standing relationship with China, providing more than 30 years of service to the China civil aviation industry,” said Sikorsky’s Vice President for Strategy & Business Development, Nathalie Previte. “We’re excited to celebrate a decade of operation of the S-92 helicopter in China. As we celebrate one million flight hours flown by customers throughout the world, we thank all operators for their continued trust, firm support and confidence in Sikorsky.”
In 2006, Sikorsky delivered China’s first S-92 and S-76® aircraft to customers. Now more than 35 S-92 and 125 S-76 aircraft operate in China and throughout Asia, including the modern S-76D helicopter. The majority of these aircraft perform the critical mission of offshore oil transportation.
Since 2004, Sikorsky has delivered more than 275 S-92 helicopters globally.
As part of the S-92 helicopter fleet’s one million flight hour milestone, Sikorsky has launched a “Thanks a Million” campaign to thank customers, employees, operators and suppliers for achieving this milestone in an impressively short time.
8 RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS TO DELIVER MI-171A, ANSAT AND KA-32 TO JIANGSU BAOLI AVIATION EQUIPMENT
Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, and Jiangsu Baoli Aviation Equipment Co, Ltd (China) agreed on a sale of 3 helicopters at Airshow China-2016. The agreement was signed by Russian Helicopters Deputy CEO for marketing and business Development Alexander Shcherbinin and the CEO of Jiangsu Baoli Aviation Equipment Co., Ltd. Zhou Dehong.
According to the agreement, Jiangsu Baoli will receive one light helicopter Ansat in medevac configuration, one MI-171 and one Ka-32 next year.
"China is interested in receiving high-quality civilian helicopters. Russian-made helicopters have great potential in the civilian market because of their unique design features and advanced flight characteristics. Our Chinese partners can attest to that after havin operated Russian helicopters for many years. I am confident that our delivery to Jiangsu Baoli Aviation Equipment Co., Ltd, which for the first time includes an exported Ansat, will contribute to renewal and strengthening of China's helicopter fleet,"- said Russian Helicopters Deputy CEO Alexander Shcherbinin at the ceremony.
Russian Helicopters has already established a partnership with Jiangsu Baoli Aviation Equipment Investment Co., Ltd. In 2015, a contract was signed to supply four Ka-32s from Russia. The first batch of helicopters will be transferred before the end of 2016 and the deliveries will be completed in mid-2017. These helicopters will be used by Chinese companies for firefighting, which includes urban areas with limited access to high-rise buildings. Ka-32s can also work well in the mountainous and forested areas and can land on unprepared sites.
Outside of China, Ka-32s of various modifications are operated in Spain, Portugal, Colombia, Switzerland, Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and other countries.
China also operates more than 350 Mi-8/Mi-17 helicopters, which is more than other Russian-made model for the country. Chinese Mi-17s were used in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in Sichuan Province in 2008 and 2013. In 2014, Russian Helicopters sent an additional batch of Mi-171E helicopters to China in the amount of 52 units.
