The four-day China Tianjin International Helicopter Expo concluded on September 17 in the Tianjin Airport Economic Area.
ACCEL, a subsidiary of Sichuan Haite Group, presented several systems at the expo. These included an eVTOL demonstration cockpit, a mixed reality visual system, a training platform for air traffic control and air–ground communications, an instructor operating station for full flight simulators, a desktop flight management system trainer and a blockchain service for pilot lifecycle management.
Following the opening ceremony on September 14, Liu Guiping, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee, deputy secretary of the municipal government’s Party leadership group and executive vice mayor, led a delegation to the Haite Group stand and heard a briefing on the group’s exhibits. Lian Maojun, a member of the municipal Party committee’s Standing Committee and secretary of the Binhai New Area Party Committee, and Zhao Xuesen, a member of the Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone Party committee’s Standing Committee and deputy director of its administrative committee, were among the officials who recognized Haite Group’s contribution to Tianjin’s economy. The officials said their departments would use their administrative and coordination roles to provide policy support and public services.
Haite Group’s stand drew officials, specialists and journalists throughout the expo. ACCEL’s eVTOL demonstration cockpit, mixed reality visual system, air traffic control and air–ground communications platform, instructor operating station and desktop flight management system trainer drew particular interest. Tianjin Satellite TV, Tianjin News, Tianjin Radio and Binhai Television covered ACCEL’s exhibits.