06-Nov-19 - During French President Emmanuel Macron’s State Visit to China, Safran and Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) signed memorandum of agreement (MoA) for more industrial cooperation on the WZ16 engine including possible development of a turboprop variant for fixed-wing aircraft #WZ16
10-Oct-19 - Safran in parternship with Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) achieved the Type Certificate for the WZ16 / Ardiden 3C turboshaft engine for the AVIC AC352 (Airbus H175) helicopter from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) #Ardiden
20-Apr-18 - Safran Helicopter Engine Ardiden 3C received EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) type certification. Known in China as WZ16, was developed for the Avicopter AC352 (Airbus H175)
20-Dec-16 - Chinese Avicopter AC352 (ex Z-15) powered with WZ16 (Safran Ardiden 3C) engines performed first flight in Harbin. The seven-ton twin-engine is jointly developed with Airbus Helicopters as the H175
10-Nov-14 - Turbomeca will display two mockups of Ardiden 3C and Arrius 2 turboshaft engines at the Safran booth, Airshow China 2014, from 11th to 16th November 2014