China, Europe to Co-develop Heavy Lifter
A world-leading helicopter manufacturer announced Wednesday a plan to co-develop in China new, advanced heavy-lifting aircraft in the hope of capitalizing on soaring demand in this country and around the globe.
Norbert Ducrot, vice president of Eurocopter, said in an interview with Xinhua that his company and China Aviation Industry Corporation II (AVIC II) will each invest 200 million euros to jointly design, develop and manufacture the six-ton EC 175 helicopter.
“We will build two assembly lines for the EC 175 by 2008 in Harbin,” said Ducrot, who heads Eurocopter’s Asia Pacific sales.
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March 10, 2006 at 12:44 pm