Italian aerospace giant Leonardo
(formerly Finmeccanica) and China's Shanghai Zenisun on
Wednesday they will strengthen their strategic cooperation in
the Chinese civil helicopter market.
A statement said they would renew the existing
Distributorship Agreement with Sino-US Intercontinental, part of
Shanghai Zenisun, as the sole distributor in China (including
Hong Kong and Macau) of Leonardo's civil products.
The statement said these include the AW119, AW169, AW139,
AW189 helicopter models.
"The parties will initiate joint efforts on local training
and local completion center capability setup," the statement
said.
"Through these initiatives Shanghai Zenisun is established as
the preferred, leading strategic cooperation partner of Leonardo
for civil helicopter sales in China."
"The presence of Leonardo in China grows stronger with more
than 180 helicopters sold to Chinese customers to date for
commercial and public services. 2016 has set a new record with
more than 20 helicopters delivered to China.
"The growing fleet is supported by an increased customer
support presence, recently enhanced by the opening of a major
warehouse facility in Shanghai."
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