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Softwar 3/10/2008 8:42:24 AM

Aviation Week & Space Technology 03/10/2008 , page 15 Chinese aircraft group Avic 1 is sending 150 engineers to Britain’s Cranfield University to study commercial airframe and engine design. The company wants half of its students to focus on engines, an area where China has negligible capacity to compete with Western industry.

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YelliChink 3/10/2008 11:03:54 AM

05 March 2008 - Cranfield to train top engineers from China

:" xmlns:st1="urn:" xmlns:st2="urn:" xmlns:w="urn:" xmlns:x="urn: alt="" src="http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/news/PressReleases/2008/20635_lg_AVIC%20I%20for%20web.jpg" title="" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10">Cranfield University has sealed an agreement with a major Chinese aviation corporation to train 150 of the company?s engineers in aircraft and jet engine design, with the aim of creating a 130-seat airliner.

:" xmlns:st1="urn:" xmlns:st2="urn:" xmlns:w="urn:" xmlns:x="urn: ceremony took place yesterday at Cranfield University to mark the beginning of a three-year collaboration between China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I) and Cranfield. The initiative is part of a wider drive by the Chinese aviation industry to invest in civil aviation and propulsion systems by training large numbers of aircraft and gas turbine engine design engineers.

:" xmlns:st1="urn:" xmlns:st2="urn:" xmlns:w="urn:" xmlns:x="urn: I turned to Cranfield for its expertise in aerospace engineering and power and propulsion to develop the Civil Aircraft and Engine Team Training Programmes. Cranfield will train, at postgraduate level, 25 engineers in civil aircraft design and 25 in jet engine design each year for three years.

:" xmlns:st1="urn:" xmlns:st2="urn:" xmlns:w="urn:" xmlns:x="urn: is no stranger to preparing top engineers for careers in the aerospace sector. Formerly the College of Aeronautics and Cranfield Institute of Technology, the University has been at the forefront of aerospace technology for 60 years, with clients including Airbus, Boeing, Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems.

:" xmlns:st1="urn:" xmlns:st2="urn:" xmlns:w="urn:" xmlns:x="urn: ceremony was hosted by Professor Minoo Patel, Head of the School of Engineering at Cranfield. Distinguished guests at the event included the University?s Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir John O?Reilly, Senior Vice President of AVIC I Mr Yuhai Li, the Director of Technology Research and Development Department of AVIC I Mr Jinzhong Wei, the Deputy Director of Training Department of AVIC I Ms Su Xiao, the Commercial Minister Counselor Madam Fan Jiang, the Education Minister Counselor Mr Yongda Wang.

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:" xmlns:st1="urn:" xmlns:st2="urn:" xmlns:w="urn:" xmlns:x="urn: caption: (l-r) Professor Minoo Patel, Head of Cranfield?s School of Engineering, Mr Yuhai Li, Senior Vice President of AVIC I, Professor Sir John O?Reilly, Vice-Chancellor of Cranfield University. MORE PICTURES AVAILABLE.

:" xmlns:st1="urn:" xmlns:st2="urn:" xmlns:w="urn:" xmlns:x="urn:> University is a wholly postgraduate institution with a worldwide reputation for excellence and expertise in aerospace, automotive, defence, engineering, environment and water, health, management and manufacturing. The University is made up of the following Schools: Cranfield Health, School of Management, School of Applied Sciences, School of Engineering, and The Defence College of Management and Technology at Shrivenham. For more information visit >>

:" xmlns:st1="urn:" xmlns:st2="urn:" xmlns:w="urn:" xmlns:x="urn: I is a large state-owned industrial group. Its extensive research and development programme comprises numerous Chinese research institutes, key national laboratories and groups of academics from the China Academy of Science and the China Academy of Engineering.

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YelliChink 3/10/2008 11:06:02 AM

http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Chinese_major_aircraft_makers_to_build_big_planes_report_999.html

Chinese major aircraft makers to build big planes: report

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AVIC I is also the manufacturer of the 70 to 100-seat ARJ-21, China's first home-made passenger airliner that rolled off the production line last month.

by Staff Writers
Beijing (AFP) Jan 3, 2008
China's two major aircraft makers are likely to join forces as part of the nation's ambitious efforts to build a domestic passenger jet that would rival Boeing and Airbus, state media said Thursday.

China Aviation Industry Corp I (AVIC I) and AVIC II, both state-owned, may consolidate their commercial aircraft manufacturing businesses and set up a new firm to assemble the plane, the China Daily reported, citing company sources.

The move is aimed at "strengthening the country's aviation manufacturing capabilities" and "pooling resources to carry out the large commercial airplane project", said an unnamed official with AVIC II.

The China Daily, citing an official with AVIC I, said details of the restructuring plan were likely to be announced in March.

Shareholders of the joint venture, apart from the two companies, will include state-owned investment companies and Chinese airliners, according to the report.

China announced early last year that it planned to develop a 150-seat passenger aircraft, which could eventually compete against planes made Boeing and Airbus, the world's two dominant commercial jet makers.

The aircraft, expected to take off by 2020, will be assembled in Shanghai, with the nose, fuselage and tail sections to be manufactured in other parts of the country by companies controlled by AVIC I and AVIC II, it added.

AVIC I and AVIC II are both component suppliers for Boeing and Airbus.

AVIC I is also the manufacturer of the 70 to 100-seat ARJ-21, China's first home-made passenger airliner that rolled off the production line last month.

AVIC II is the country's only producer of military and commercial helicopters. It has a joint venture with Brazilian plane maker Embraer to build the 50-seater ERJ-145 regional jet.

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