Engine maker CFM plans China cooperation

Aero-engine manufacturer CFM International, which supplies the domestically manufactured C919 aircraft, said it is bullish on the Chinese market's growth potential, and hopes to have more cooperation with Chinese suppliers.

Currently, more than 20 percent of aircraft powered by CFM engines are in China, the company's second-largest market after the United States.

The company's engines currently in service and new engine orders in China total a combined 8,500, CFM said.