Chinese jumbos cleared for takeoff
By Xin Dingding | China Daily | Updated: 2008-11-04 07:48
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Two Kiran Mk II aircraft from the Indian Air Force SKAT fly near a Chinese-made J-10 fighter jet during a rehearsal one day before the opening of the 7th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong, yesterday. About 600 exhibitors with more than 60 aircraft, representing 35 countries and regions, have registered to take part in the show. Agencies |
ZHUHAI: China has set a timetable for its large aircraft plan, and the first homemade jumbo jet will take to the skies by no later than the start of the 13th Five-Year Plan Period (2015-20), a senior official said yesterday.
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