China Seeks U.S., EU Deals Simplifying Approval for New Planes
- Bilateral pacts mean China planes face less scrutiny: official
- Airworthiness certification to help C919 enter global markets
Attendees walk pass a COMAC C919 aircraft during the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. The air show takes place from Nov. 11-16.
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China aims to reach new bilateral agreements on airworthiness with U.S. and European regulators by the end of 2017 to pave the way for its domestically produced aircraft such as the C919 to be flown in those markets.
The new accords targeted by China will be more reciprocal than existing ones and see the two foreign authorities granting greater recognition to Chinese certifications, Wang Jingling, deputy director general of plane airworthiness at the Civil Aviation Administration of China, said at a conference in Shanghai Thursday.