Liebherr-Aerospace signs letter of intent with Hafei-Harbin

Liebherr-Aerospace has recently signed a letter of intent with the Chinese manufacturer Hafei-Harbin (AVIC Group) in Harbin to equip the helicopters AC312C and AC312E with air management systems. Liebherr-Aerospace will supply the air management systems for the versions C and E of the modernized helicopter AC312 program. The systems will be designed, manufactured and serviced by Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, Toulouse (France), Liebherr’s center of excellence for air management systems. They will feature highly- reliable, light-weight components based on technologies that build upon Liebherr’s unmatched experience in air management systems for helicopter cabins and cockpit. Hafei-Harbin, located in the North of China, has manufactured helicopters since 1952, partly in partnership with Airbus and Airbus Helicopters since the mid-1980s. Hafei-Harbin expects a good market prospect for the AC312C and AC312E in China and to consolidate its position on the growing Chinese helicopter market.