Helicopter sales are surging as Chinese demand ramps up

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The aircraft in the spotlight at the 2017 Dubai Airshow Bell Helicopter now has three customer service bases located in China, including Shanghai`s KingWing General Aviation, Chongqing`s General Aviation and the recently announced Aerochine Aviation in Zhenjiang.
Moulay said it was key to make sure that the customer has all the training and servicing needs that they require or sales won`t follow.
"The rule of the game is to have a very strong localization strategy," he added.
Moulay noted that while there was some recovery in global helicopter sales, the traditional big buyers of the oil and gas sector were still being cautious.
He said clients had more confidence thanks to the recent rise in the price of oil but it would be around two years before he expected any sales spurt.
Moulay said he anticipated energy-related firms to first increase their use of existing helicopters.