China wants to compete with Rolls Royce and co.
China is already passenger planes, but still no powerful engines. That should change now with the merger of smaller manufacturers to the mega company Aero Engine Corporation of China.
China wants to be more independent from the West in the aviation industry. For years, the Government in Beijing has chosen the industry a strategic pillar of its industrial policy. Accordingly, companies are rearranged and billions invested.
The first fruits are the Short - and medium-haul COMAC ARJ21, which flew for the first time recently, or the new medium-range Jet COMAC C919, which should soon take off for its maiden flight. But both one thing in common: your engines come just from Western manufacturers like the Chinese Aviator Xian MA-60 turboprop engines.
Arranged fusion
That should change. Beijing has enforced the merger of three engine manufacturers AVIC aviation engine, Sichuan Chengfa Aero-Science & Technology, and AVIC aero engine controls. The new Aero Engine Corporation of China - a new giant with 96,000 employees comes from you. The State and the two aircraft manufacturers, AVIC and comic control him.
The creation of Aero Engine Corporation of China was decided in the spring, in the context of the adoption of the 13th five-year plan, which runs from 2016 to 2020. Beijing wants to be stronger with a strengthening of aviation technology and open up new areas of growth, after China's economy generally slower-growing. In addition, the own military will be strengthened with own engines.
West dominated clear
Thus, China is doing what is doing also Russia. The huge country has a more advanced engine industry. But Moscow also wants to further strengthen them. So the Sukhoi Superjet to fly in the future with domestic engines of type PD-14 by manufacturer Aviadvigatel. Currently he uses more power Jet Sam 146, manufactured by the French Snecma with the Russian Saturn.
The major providers are currently all in the West. The main providers are Rolls Royce, General Electric and Pratt & Whitney. In addition, there are numerous joint ventures such as CFM International (GE and Snecma), engine Alliance (GE and Pratt & Whitney), and International Aero Engines (Pratt & Whitney, Japanese aero engines Corporation and MTU Aero engines).