12-Aug-25 - GDAT General Aviation, a Chinese sales and leasing company, took delivery of the first five of 50 Airbus H160 helicopters ordered in 2023. These are to be used mostly in the offshore energy sector but also as air ambulances and municipal public service missions #H160
18-Jul-25 - Six additional Airbus H175 helicopters have been ordered by Chinese SKYCO International Financial Leasing Co for offshore transport, supplementing the 6 units they ordered last year for Guangdong Emergency Management and Public Service missions #H175
12-Mar-25 - Airbus signed HCare In-Service contract for 10 EC225LP/H225 Helicopters operated by GDAT in China in multiple missions like emergency services and forest protection by governmental organisations #H225
27-Sep-24 - Airbus delivered a new H175 helicopter to the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau (GZP) for public service and support emergency management missions. The GZP already operates two H145 from 2016 #H175
25-Apr-24 - Chinese sales and leasing company GDAT has placed an order for 10 (+10 options) Airbus H175 to complement the 50 H160 procured last year. The Irish new start-up finance company GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) will be marketing these helicopters worldwide #H175
08-Mar-24 - State-owned SKYCO Leasing orders 6 Airbus H175 helicopters to be used in the Guangdong province for search and rescue (SAR), emergency medical services (HEMS), disaster relief and other public services missions #Guangdong
19-Jul-23 - The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) granted type cerificate to the Airbus H175 helicopter allowing deliveries to begin in China #China
13-Jun-23 - The first flight of a helicopter using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in China was carried out by an Airbus H125 belonging to State Grid Space Technology Co Ltd (SGST) in Hefei #SAF
08-Apr-23 - Chinese sales and leasing company GDAT ordered 50 Airbus H160 helicopters to be used by the offshore oil and gas industry, wind farms, harbour piloting, air ambulances and police missions. It is the largest single order ever placed for this model #H160
29-Sep-21 - Airbus present at 13th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, Zhuhai. Nearly 15 new helicopters covered by HCare Smart global support contracts at Airshow China 2021 #Zhuhai2021
17-Sep-20 - Hong Kong’ Government Flying Service (GFS) , the launch customer of the type back in 2018, reached 5,000 flight hours and 3,000 life-saving missions with their seven Airbus H175 helicopters #HongKong
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