As China's civil aviation sector pursues higher quality and greater capacity in the coming years, strong demand for capacity expansion is emerging, creating new opportunities for international aircraft manufacturers, said a senior executive of Airbus.
The entire industry will strive to build an efficient air transportation service system to achieve effective quality improvements and reasonable capacity growth, according to the nation's civil aviation development plan for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period published earlier in August.
Amid the drive to improve quality and efficiency across China's aviation sector, several Chinese airlines are stepping up efforts to secure a leading position in the market, said Troy Wang, senior vice-president of Airbus, who is also head of commercial at Airbus China, during a news conference in Shanghai on Aug 19.
"With its extensive fleet of wide-body and cargo aircraft, Airbus will continue to be a reliable partner in the development of China's international aviation hubs and logistics network," said Wang.
Regarding China's efforts to develop domestically made aircraft, Wang said the aviation industry, like any industry, welcomes fair, efficient, and benign competition, because "this kind of competition gives customers and travelers more choices and helps participants improve together".
