The mainland's aviation industry is set on a rapid expansion path and firms will be keen to do business
Mainland China's huge aviation expansion programme is a key attraction of Asian Aerospace 2007 to the world's leading aerospace groups.
With annual passenger growth of 11 per cent predicted by the General Administration for Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) over the next 20 years, the country is set to become the world's second-largest aviation market after the United States.
Companies such as Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Hawker Beechcraft, Aviall, Aviation Australia, Jet Aviation, Lufthansa Technik and Dassault Falcon Jet, among more than 500 exhibitor companies are queuing up for a slice of the action.
Robust airline growth was due to China's rapid economic and tourism development twinned with reform of its aviation industry, said Wang Boxue, a senior researcher at the Aviation Industry Development Research Centre of China.
The World Tourism Organisation predicts that by 2020 China will become the most visited destination in the world, while improving living standards have made air travel increasingly affordable domestically.