Made-in-China regional airplane sells well abroad
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-10-05 09:09 BEIJING -- Xi'an Aircraft
Industry Company (XAC), a major Chinese aircraft producer, has taken export
orders for 32 Xinzhou-60 (MA60) twin turbo-prop regional passenger planes.
The company has already delivered six MA60s, designed for short and
medium-range commuter services, to customers in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Laos and the
Republic of Congo, said Wang Dawei, deputy president of the China National
Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation, XAC's export agent.
Five more of the 60-seat planes will be delivered to foreign customers by the
end of the year.
The MA60, an improved version of the Y7-200A, uses imported engines, turbo
propellers and electronic equipment. XAC believes it is one of the best
turbo-prop regional airplanes in the world.
According to Wang Dawei, MA60 planes have proved highly reliable and
economically competitive in more than a year of operation at Air Zimbabwe.
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