27-Feb-18 - K-MAX has been certified by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and operator Guangdong Juxiang General Aviation Co Ltd has commenced operations
19-Jul-17 - Lectern Aviation Supplies Co Ltd of Hong Kong accepted the first two production K-MAX built on the re-opened production line. Will be operated by Guangdong Juxiang General Aviation Co Ltd in China for firefighting
05-Oct-16 - Chinese company Lectern Aviation’s Mi-26TS heavy helicopters extinguished three fires that threatened settlements where the G20 summit was being held.
30-Jun-16 - Russia delivered a new Mi-26TC to Lectern Aviation Supplies in China to be used in the Shandong province for fires control, transportation of equipment and oversized cargo.
23-Nov-15 - Kaman announced delivery in 2017 of two manned K-MAX firefighting helicopters for China Department of Forestry, the first to be delivered to China.
02-Jul-14 - Moscow - Russian Helicopters (a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec) and China’s Lectern Aviation Supplies, have signed a contract for the Mi-26TS heavy transport helicopter.