International Group has signed an agreement with Eurocopter to begin assembling helicopters at one of its manufacturing plants in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, China.

Under the agreement, Eurocopter will provide spare parts and technical support to International Group.

The first helicopter, with a seating capacity of six to eight people and powered by turbo-charged engines, will be delivered in 2012.

The helicopters will cost between 30m yuan ($4.55m) and 60m yuan ($9.1m) each.

Eurocopter has been seeking a partner to produce high-end helicopters for business use in the Chinese mainland for some time, according to china.org.cn.

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