They were imported starting 2007 for Civilian off shores support, SAR
and fire fighting roles.
Fourth EC225 helicopter delivered to Chinese Ministry of Transport
publication date: Aug 7, 2011
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author/source: Terry Spruce
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EADS
has announced that the China Ministry of Transport (MOT) has taken
delivery of their fourth Eurocopter EC225. This new helicopter will join
the three previous examples and be used extensively in search and
rescue (SAR) missions .
Eurocopter delivered the third EC225
helicopter at the end of June and the fourth aircraft was handed over in
a recent delivery ceremony in Zhuhai, China. The ceremony was attended
by Zhang Jinshan, deputy director of the Rescue and Salvage Bureau,
China Ministry of Transport, Huo Rongmeng, deputy mayor of Zhuhai, Yue
Jianjun, vice president of AVIC International, as well as Bruno
Boulnois, chief executive officer of Eurocopter China.
The
delivery marks the start to the renewed co-operation between Eurocopter
and MOT/CRS to develop SAR activities in the country. The two new
SAR-configured EC225 will boost the CRS fleet operating along the
Chinese coastline.
Bruno Boulnois said "Delivering the
helicopters is just the first step; we will also be working closely with
MOT/CRS in developing SAR technologies by sharing our technical
know-how, as well as training flight personnel and operators, to build
up a robust SAR network for the country.
