Aviation-related industries ready for takeoff in Hunan

By ZOU SHUO and HE CHUN in Zhuzhou, Hunan | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-10-30 07:42 Aurora lightweight sports aircraft made by Starair Aircraft Co, perform during the 2023 Aero Asia show in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, in November. Aerial rescue services Starair Aircraft has also spent three years in research and development of a firefighting truck equipped with drones to put out fires in high-rise buildings. Ou Deqing, president of Xiangwei General Aviation in Zhuzhou, said that during the disastrous landslides in Zixing, Hunan, in July — which left 50 people dead and 15 others missing — roads and communications were cut, and the company's helicopters transported emergency goods and lifted stranded people to safety. In cooperation with emergency response, firefighting and public security authorities in Hunan, the company established the first flight teams in the province for emergency rescues, firefighting and air police work, he said.