COMAC, Honeywell build learning centers

Two aerospace companies are helping school children from underprivileged backgrounds get a flying start in life.

Honeywell Aerospace and Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd have donated more than 4,000 books, 11 computers and five projectors to two schools in Xiji, a county in Ningxia Hui autonomous region in western China.

The companies have also provided other digital educational tools besides creating two "Honeywell-COMAC Multimedia Learning Centers" to help students experience science and technology in a new way.