China's first commercial jet plane

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Xi'an Aircraft International Corp. will raise as much as 6.6 billion yuan ($872 million) selling new shares to its parent and other investors to help fund the development of China's first commercial jet plane...

 

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China will likely postpone the test flight of the nation's first passenger jet scheduled for this month to at least mid-year because of supplier delays, said two people familiar with the situation...

 

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China Aviation Industry Corp., builder of the nation's first passenger jet, said the maiden flight will be delayed at least six months because of supplier problems....

 

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China launches a new plane maker to one day compete with Boeing and Airbus, state media report....

 

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General Electric Co., the world's biggest jet-engine maker, is in talks to supply engines for China's planned 150-seat jetliner....

 

[azza_1992]

Wouldn't you get a great feeling stepping inside a plane that you knew was "Made in China".

 

[straitman]

Wouldn't you get a great feeling stepping inside a plane that you knew was "Made in China".

azza_1992,

Probably depends upon your definition of 'a great feeling' :!:

In partnership with Eurocopter they are also into the manufacture of a new medium lift helicopter which should be interesting.

EC 175

Eurocopter-EC-175-(mock-up)