The recent fires and earthquake in Sichuan Province have affected the hearts of the Chinese people. At the critical moment of rescue and relief, all walks of life have rushed to help, and the role of the aviation forces has been increasingly highlighted. Helicopter B-70R9 delivered by JIC Leasing to China General Aviation is in the rescue team.

Because of the recurrent forest fires in Sichuan Province from August 21 to August 25, China General Aviation urgently dispatched the Jinchuan crew to fly Helicopter B-70R9 and join the fire control operations upon receipt of the notices from the Emergency Department of Sichuan Province and Chengdu Station of the South China Forest Conservation Administration.

B-70R9 successively participated in the prevention and control of forest fires in Guangyuan, Luzhou and other areas in Sichuan Province. Relying on the outstanding performance of the Mi-171 helicopter with its high lift and high load at medium and low altitudes, buckets were used to fetch water to extinguish the fire source and continue the fire extinguishing line. The fire was reduced and its spread curbed, providing a strong support to ground firefighting operations.

In addition, B-70R9 helicopters were directly involved in the 6.8 magnitude earthquake which hit Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province on September 5. Giving full play to the strength of aviation power, it supported the completion of life rescue channel.

The B-70R9 was one of the two brand new Mi-171 high-performance helicopters introduced by JIC Leasing in 2020. JIC Leasing leased it to China General Aviation under an operating lease in August 2020. Currently，the helicopter serves forest fire prevention, disaster prevention and mitigation and emergency rescue in Sichuan Province and neighboring areas.

In recent years, helicopters have played an increasingly important role in emergency rescue by virtue of their fast response, high efficiency, high accuracy and no terrain restrictions.

JIC Leasing has always been working on the same industries encouraged by the state to serve the real economy and help the establishment of an emergency rescue aviation system with financial leasing services.