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Article: Helicopter Training: From The Factories.
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- Rotor & Wing
- Article date:
- November 15, 2007
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Compiled by Marcia Kay Eurocopter Will Train Pilots in China
Eurocopter is planning to open a flight school in China this year.
The demand for helicopters in China is increasing; Eurocopter expects the number of rotorcraft there to exceed 1,000 within 20 years, with demand spurred by the 2008 Summer Olympic Games being held in Beijing. Shanghai is hosting the 2010 World Expo, which is expected to add to the need for helicopters
Eurocopter is targeting sales of GBP150 million ($212 million) in China this year. It has sold two search-and-rescue helicopters to China's communications ministry, two aircraft to the Shanghai public security ...