Liaoning getting ready for Italian aircraft production
By Liu Ce(China Daily)
Updated: 2014-12-30
Faku county, near the city of Shenyang, the industrial capital of Liaoning province, announced on Dec 29 that the Liaoning Shenyan Aircraft Construction Co will be manufacturing three new aircraft in Faku after acquiring Italy's Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam Co's permission to use their intellectual rights.
Shenyang Faku General Aviation Industrial Base has completed work on an assembly plant, a paint shop, and delivery hall and says it is ready for R&D, production, sales and service, with the output estimated at more than 500 planes annually, within three to five years.
Tecnam was founded in 1948 as a manufacturer of private aircraft. Its planes have been exported to the US, Canada, South Africa, Australia and Europe.
The Faku General Aviation Industrial Base has been Northeast China's first general aviation airport and has developed a great deal since its opening in 2009.