(Xinhua News Agency September 7, 2007)
China is now Boeing company's largest foreign supplier of parts, with US$2.5 billion of live contracts for aircraft products, a senior Boeing official said in Hong Kong on Thursday.

John Burns, vice president China operations of Boeing, said at the Asian Aerospace International Expo and Congress held Monday through Thursday that China is an "exciting proposition", and offers greater opportunity for OEMs than "just selling airplanes".

"Liberalization is creating a more competitive environment and airline strategies are assisting with this growth by responding to the customer's desire to save time by flying point-to-point," he said at the congress.

China will need more than 2,900 new aircraft to satisfy the growth of the industry, Burns said, adding this will inevitably lead to more investment on the Chinese mainland.

According to Burns, Boeing currently has 170 direct Boeing employees in China and 3,000 people working in Boeing joint ventures.

"China now has a role in all current Boeing models," he added.

The Asian Aerospace International Expo and Congress 2007 closed on Thursday in Hong Kong. It is the first time the Expo moves its venue from Singapore to Hong Kong.

OMG ........... boeing parts made in china ? ............. im NEVER flying again ..............

Not only Boeing, Airbus is also major user of china maufacturing parts for the Airbus planes. Actually, they step up even further by setting up a complete assembly plant in Tianjin for the Airbus planes.

So if you don't fly Boeing and Airbus? What do you ride?? Indian made planes ??

Do you guys have actual source from Western media to back this up?

I've never heard of China became major supplier of Boeing & AirbusInd. And what parts are you guys talking about.

Doh...China can design & build fighter jets.

China becomes largest foreign supplier of Boeing parts
http://english.zjol.com.cn/05english/syste...008775796.shtml

Airbus to ramp up sourcing in China
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2...tent_469891.htm

Its the wings of Airbus that China will supply. I hope it does not break apart.

I hope it breaks apart when you are riding one.

Go India!

china is pretty good on the aerospace front. Anyone heard of Ameco in Beijing? its a maintaince service, with world wide airline customers....

you should never breath since air may be from China to America

Great China makes Jet planes with help from Russian.

You guys still don't known what Chinese suppliers are supplying to Being, I can only see Chinese media saying China became largest suppliers to Boeing, but no other sources.

You guys are prob missed informed about this, Boeing sells passenger jets to China, btw China is biggest customer (no surprise here). For Boeing to sell passenger planes, they have to established both maintenance & workshop & local suppliers in China to supply the planes. Boeing do this to many other countries that buys planes from them.

I am Jet plane freak, I'm subscribed to International Airplane magazine, there was article made for both Boeing & Airbus Ind. and had list of official suppliers, and I haven't seen Chinese companies in the list before.

If you guys know more about this; please let me know. Like company name of the supplier and what parts they supply to Boeing will be appreciated.

Go where ?

I watched a documentary some years ago, and I heard that the Chinese would sure want to start manufacturing commercial planes at home for a foreign company, and start making it own in the end. The thought that the Chinese would be progressing as rapidly in the domain of aeronautic didn't cross my mind at all at that time. How surprising it is... isn't it?

All around the world.

Soon China will manufacture everything.

Including androids.