The asian aerospace industry in focus

The emergence of China as a global economic power has led to breakneck expansion in its airline sector.

Now, with a fast-growing India and nations such as Vietnam and Cambodia joining the tigers of southern Asia, the wider Asia-Pacific region has become the most dynamic market in aviation. The region also has ambitions to create a domestic aerospace industry able to compete for customers outside Asia.

Next week’s first Asian Aerospace International Expo and Congress in Hong Kong will provide a forum for doing business for those already involved in the area and for others keen to trade. We preview the event and look at the immediate prospects for China’s airline sector and burgeoning civil spaceflight industry.

We also focus on the Asia-Pacific market for business aviation and the most potent symbol of China’s manufacturing ambitions – the ARJ21 airliner.

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