State Council gives go-ahead to develop large passenger jets

时间：2007-03-19 07:33:20

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Mar1.19 - China's plan to design and build airplanes that can carry more than 150 passengers, and compete with Airbus and Boeing, has been given the official green light from the State Council, China's cabinet, said sources close to the project on Sunday.

 

Chinese Premier2 Wen Jiabao presided over a State Council Executive Committee meeting on Feb. 26 to hear the feasibility report of a team of specialists on the new plane program.

 

The committee approved in principle the plan to develop the new aircraft which is set to begin as soon as possible.

 

Developing its own large aircraft is a priority of China's longer-term scientific and technological3 development strategy.

 

The executive committee said the program to develop large passenger jets is a major strategic decision of the central government and a long-cherished aspiration4 of the Chinese people.

 

According to the meeting, after more than five decades of development, China's aviation industry is ready to develop larger planes. The program will enhance China's overall international competitiveness and help transform the nation's economic growth pattern.

 

The meeting pointed5 out that building larger planes is a complicated project and that people who undertake the program should be fully6 aware of the difficulties and risks. The program should carry out the "glorious, historical mission with relentless7 determination, a strong will and with unremitting efforts," according to the executive committee.

 

The meeting required that the program achieve high standards for reliability8, security and cost-effectiveness to sharpen the new aircraft's competitive edge on international markets.

 

While mainly relying on China's own resources and efforts, international cooperation will be also actively9 sought, according to the meeting.

 

China has already built its own regional jet. The ARJ, which will carry 78 to 105 passengers, is scheduled to have its maiden10 flight in March 2008. Seventy orders for the ARJ have already beenplaced.

 
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vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟
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