Factory opens for producing C919 jet parts

A new factory that will supply the flight control systems for China's homegrown single-aisle C919 passenger jet has opened in Xi'an, Shaanxi province.

The 10,000-square-meter facility is run by HonFei Flight Technology Co Ltd, a joint venture between AVIC Xi'an Flight Automatic Control Research Institute and the United States manufacturer of aircraft engines and avionics Honeywell Aerospace.

HonFei will use the site to research, develop, manufacture, test and simulate advanced flight control technologies, hardware and software.