The J-20 performed aerobatics for the crowd, Avic and CASC unveiled three interesting UAVs, and the J-10B fighter and Z-10K attack helicopter made their first show appearances.

For the targeted 10% advantage in operating costs, UAC does not identify the baseline competitor, but it is presumably the Airbus A330-900.

The first Long March 5 is on its launch pad and undergoing pre-flight checks at the new Wenchang launch base on Hainan, an island province in the South China Sea.

Russian Helicopters is talking to potential partners about expanding maintenance, repair and overhaul services for its products in China.

Ten Bombardier CRJ900s ordered by CIB Leasing may be placed with airlines in China or abroad, the Beijing-based lessor said.

A 737 completion center that Boeing has agreed to set up in China with Comac will help the U.S. manufacturer achieve a planned increase in narrowbody aircraft production.

China presented the Avic J-20 fighter at an air show for the first time on Nov. 1, flying two prototypes at the Zhuhai exhibition.

The plant will supply higher-grade aluminum for wing skins and introduce machining to cut costs of the final parts, said Ingo Kroepfl, vice president for Aleris’s aerospace business.