# Airbus Helicopters opens H135 final assembly line in Qingdao

Airbus Helicopters' Qingdao facility, which broke ground in May 2017, is the first H135 final assembly line outside Europe. The total investment is EUR 100 million, and it will deliver 100 H135 helicopters to China under a framework agreement signed in June 2016, with a total value of about EUR 600 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-10-16
- Where: Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Value: $110.0M (100.0M EUR)
- Status: under construction
- Products: H135 helicopters
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Airbus Helicopters](https://endata.com/companies/18035.md)

## Sources

- [investinchina.chinadaily.com.cn](https://investinchina.chinadaily.com.cn/s/201910/16/WS5da6dbf6498ebcb19057a053/airbus-bets-on-alliances-with-local-companies-for-growth.html), 2019-10-16: "The assembly line in Qingdao is the first H135 final assembly line outside Europe as well as the first helicopter final assembly line established by a western manufacturer."

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