The US company, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron, is also pursuing sales opportunities in other Asia-Pacific countries, especially China, the Philippines and Indonesia, where demand is rising for both military and medical helicopters, Moulay said. In Thailand, the demand for helicopters continues to grow, especially for medical helicopters, he said. Market recoveryHe said the overall helicopter market recovered to post strong growth last year, thanks to demand from Asia-Pacific countries. The company has a service centre in Singapore. “We cannot says how much the investment could come to for maintenance or service centre in China as that depends on the size of the centre,” Moulay said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 06, 2018 18:06 UTC