China picking up the pace in civil aircraft development as demand soars

BEIJING - The civil aircraft industry has gathered momentum in China with multiple major aircraft models at various stages of development.

As the world's second-largest civil aviation market, China has continually achieved growth in the civil aviation industry amid economic growth and rising air transport demand.

China has committed to developing two trunk airliner models and two regional airplane models, respectively the C919 narrow-body and the CR929 widebody jetliners, as well as the ARJ21 regional jet and MA60 series turboprop aircraft.