It is official that China has joined the Aviation manufacturing industry in a big way. Effective recently, the Chinese government has given approval to China Aviation Industries Corporation (AVIC-I) to start planning and further brainstorming for their newest concept. Dubbed the ARJ21, the 70 seat regional jet has been a great success for securing orders. More than 100 orders have been announced by regional domestic Chinese carriers and the company is proud. The current regional jet will compete with Canada’s Bombardier & Brazil’s Embraer jet line. AVIC-I knows quite a bit regarding the aviation industry, as they are a major supplier for components of the Boeing 747 & 787 jetliners. In addition, it is the operator of the final assembly line for the Airbus A320 aircraft.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2008/04/china-gets-into/
There are other manufacturing companies within China, and staffing does not seem to be a problem.
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Aviation Industries of China 400,000 CHAIG Changhe Aircraft Industries (Group) 4,300 CAC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corp. 14,000 GAIG Guizhou Aviation Industry Group 51,000 HAIG Harbin Aircraft Industry (Group) 16,000 HAIG Hongdu Aviation Industry Group 10,000 NAMC Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Co. 10,000 SAC Shaanxi Aircraft Company 10,000 SAIC Shanghai Aviation Industry (Group) --- SAC Shenyang Aircraft Corporation 30,000
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/avic.htm
The hottest issue regarding aircraft manufacturing in China is if the United States will recognize & respect them. While Boeing & Airbus dominate the industry, safety and quality are the two main issues in which consumer based marketing firms are quite concerned with.
I agree on the facts of how Chinese manufacturing evolved and turned to be a major player in the global market. I'm quite sure if Boeing and Airbus ignore China and would like to continue their monoply on manufacturing, they should consider being defeated by the expanding Chinese aviation revolution by 2025. And interms of safety and quality, I believe China has to face serious issues along the way especially when it comes to meeting US and European safety and quality standards.
ReplyDeleteIf the FAA were to recognize and approve Chinese aircraft manufacturing, That would enter a new major player in the aircraft manufacturing market. The biggest hurdle is safety. Not to sound stereotypical, but chinese manufacturing is typically reliant upon cheapest manufacturing cost. China will need to consider a stringent systems safety process to get approval by the FAA for use of their aircraft by US companies en masse.
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