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November 18, 2010 - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has
delivered nine new S-76 and S-92 helicopters to
China
in 2010 the most ever in a single year for China. Through a steady stream of
deliveries that include the delivery of two S-76C search
and rescue (SAR) helicopters to the Ministry of
Transport (MOT) China Rescue and Salvage helicopters
last week and two S-76C++ to Eastern General Aviation
Company (EGAC) currently being delivered. Sikorsky
announced the deliveries from the China Air Show.
In
addition to the EGAC and MOT deliveries, Sikorsky
Aircraft also delivered two S-76C++ helicopters so far
this year to the Zhuhai Helicopter Branch, a division of
China Southern Airlines. Zhuhai is scheduled to take
delivery of a third S-76C++ helicopter next month, the
last one for Zhuhai this year.
?Operators worldwide continue to see high value and
safety in the S-76 helicopter line,? said Scott Pierce,
Sikorsky vice president, Asia Sales region. ?The safety
and efficiency of these aircraft, combined with solid
support, have contributed to the growth of the fleet
across Asia
and Sikorsky looks forward to continuing its
relationship with these customers for many years to
come.?
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The China
Rescue and Salvage has been operating the Sikorsky S-76
helicopter in the SAR capacity since 2001 and it has developed
into a skillful search and rescue agency, responsible for the
entire coastline of
China. The Director General,
Bureau of Rescue and Salvage, Captain Song Jiahui personally
accepted the aircraft from the Sikorsky Global Helicopters
facility in Coatesville, Pa., USA.
China
Rescue and Salvage, which established its aerial search and
rescue capability with the S-76 helicopter, will celebrate its
10th anniversary flying Sikorsky helicopters in 2011. With
the pending December delivery, Zhuhai will operate a total of 13
aircraft - 12 S-76 helicopters and one S-92 aircraft. Zhuhai is
the largest Sikorsky fleet operator in Asia, providing maritime
helicopter services for domestic and international oil companies
in the Bohai
Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and South China Sea.
Located in
Tianjin in northern
China, EGAC is a large commercial customer
of Sikorsky Aircraft in China. It provides both S-76 and
S-92 helicopter service to offshore oil companies operating in
the Bohai
Bay
area. Sikorsky delivered two S-76C++ aircraft to EGAC in June
2010. With the latest addition being delivered to EGAC at
Sikorsky Global Helicopters? facility in
Coatesville, Pa., USA,
this week, EGAC will operate a fleet of eight S-76 and one S-92
aircraft.
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