AVIC Helicopter's Tianjin base, in the Tianjin Airport Economic Area, has delivered two helicopters to clients this year. AVIC's annual production capacity at the Tianjin base is expected to rise to around 300 helicopters annually by 2017.
For the upcoming "China Helicopter Exposition" in September, Tianjin Binhai New Area (TBNA) will have more than 200 helicopter manufacturers and supporting parts suppliers coming from all over the world. The exposition is scheduled to exhibit a wide range of helicopters and aerobatic displays. Nearly 1,000 companies will take part in the forums, business negotiations and technological exchanges.
Zhou Li, vice-director of the Tianjin Airport Economic Area administrative committee, said annual helicopter expositions will be set up alternating between Zhuhai in South China and Tianjin in North China.
Wang Sheng, deputy governor of Tianjin Binhai New Area, pointed out that the output value of Tianjin's aviation industry totaled 17 billion yuan ($2.68 billion) last year, which will hopefully increase to 40 billion yuan this year, and further increase to 100 billion yuan by 2015.
Following the Airbus A320 program, a batch of new-generation projects, such as a carrier-rocket industrialization base, a research-and-development and assembly base for AVIC Helicopter Co, headquarters, have all settled in Tianjin. Forty-five key parts suppliers, support businesses, domestic aviation companies and research institutions and aviation logistics enterprises are already operating in the municipality, or are planning to do so soon.
For the upcoming "China Helicopter Exposition" in September, Tianjin Binhai New Area (TBNA) will have more than 200 helicopter manufacturers and supporting parts suppliers coming from all over the world. The exposition is scheduled to exhibit a wide range of helicopters and aerobatic displays. Nearly 1,000 companies will take part in the forums, business negotiations and technological exchanges.
Zhou Li, vice-director of the Tianjin Airport Economic Area administrative committee, said annual helicopter expositions will be set up alternating between Zhuhai in South China and Tianjin in North China.
Wang Sheng, deputy governor of Tianjin Binhai New Area, pointed out that the output value of Tianjin's aviation industry totaled 17 billion yuan ($2.68 billion) last year, which will hopefully increase to 40 billion yuan this year, and further increase to 100 billion yuan by 2015.
Following the Airbus A320 program, a batch of new-generation projects, such as a carrier-rocket industrialization base, a research-and-development and assembly base for AVIC Helicopter Co, headquarters, have all settled in Tianjin. Forty-five key parts suppliers, support businesses, domestic aviation companies and research institutions and aviation logistics enterprises are already operating in the municipality, or are planning to do so soon.
