Aircraft
C919 figures in China’s plans for aerospace industry
China has long toured the international airshow circuit heralding its ambitions to become a major player in the aerospace sector.

China has long toured the international airshow circuit heralding its ambitions to become a major player in the aerospace sector. The China National Aero Technology Import and Export agency is at Singapore Airshow this week (Stand V67) and seems to have made some tangible steps toward establishing its role in the industry.

The successful flight in 2008 of the 90-seat ARJ21 regional jet being developed by the Avic I Commercial Aircraft Co. (ACAC) has, for the first time, indicated that China can take its place alongside countries such as Canada and Brazil that have led this field. In addition, at September’s Asian Aerospace show in Hong Kong, Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (Comac) displayed the model of an even more ambitious venture–the C919 airliner.