SKYCO Leasing orders six additional Airbus H175 helicopters

Airbus Helicopters and Skyco International Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (Skyco) have signed a contract for six  H175 helicopters for offshore transport missions. This order is in addition to the initial six H175s Skyco ordered in early 2024 for Guangdong Emergency Management and Public Service missions. These six offshore transport helicopters, purchased by Skyco, are to be leased and operated by CSAGA, a Chinese helicopter operator, to meet China's offshore energy market needs.

"We are proud of our ongoing partnership with Guangdong Province and we thank SKYCO for their purchase of these additional six H175 helicopters, which reflects our joint commitment to fostering the development of the helicopter industry in Guangdong," said Colin James, Managing Director of Airbus Helicopters in China. "The H175 helicopter is a state-of-the-art product that performs a wide variety of helicopter missions around the world, and will strongly enhance CSAGA's operations with its unparalleled performance, efficiency and reliability."

In service since 2014, Airbus' H175 can perform a range of onshore and offshore mission profiles, including disaster relief, search and rescue (SAR), and other public services, as well as crew change and private and business aviation. 71 H175s have been delivered to date and have accumulated more than 250 000 flight hours.

(article source: Airbus / editor: Anton van Rijsbergen)
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