"Europe hopes to establish long-term partnership with China in aviation, aerospace"

Wednesday, November 3, 2004

Europe hopes to establish long-term partnership with China in aviation,
aerospace 
China - The People's Daily


Europe hopes to establish a long-term partnership with China in aviation and
aerospace industries, said Philippe Camus, CEO of European Aeronautic
Defense and Space Company (EADS). 

"Europe has performed successful and perfect cooperative strategy with China
in the past, we hope it can continue and strengthen," he said. 

In aviation, Airbus, a EADS company, has received 55 new orders since 2004,
including 21 Airbus A320 from China Southern, 26 aircraft from China Eastern
and eight from Hainan Airlines, Camus said. 

Eurocopter, another EADS company, signed agreement with China Aviation
Industrial Corporation to co-produce a new helicopter, which will be in
operation in 2010. 

Camus said EADS strengthened technical cooperation with China. Last year
EADS invested 30 million US dollars in China Aviation Scientific Industrial
Company, to jointly develop, produce and export new aviation products. EADS
also planned to sponsor qualified Chinese scientists to study in Europe. 

As world's leading aeronautic and defense company, the sales volume of EADS
reached 30 billion euros last year. EADS included companies such as Airbus
and Eurocopter.


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