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"Airshow China 2012": AVIC ready to invest 1.6 billion dollars in the development of an aircraft engine

Zhuhai, China - "China is fully capable of changing the situation with its strength"

On Thursday 15 November 2012 Zhang Jian, vice-president of AVIC Engine Holding Co, speaking on the sidelines of "Airshow China 2012", the international exhibition which is ongoing in Zhuhai, declared that the state-owned is ready to invest 1.6 billion dollars in research and development of a Chinese aircraft engine, according to several reports by local media, including the newspaper "China Daily". "China...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1147344
Rome, Italy, 11/15/2012 13:37
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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