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The Airbus executive's comment, made on the
sidelines of China's premier airshow in Zhuhai, came as the
European firm's chief rival Boeing <BA.N> said it's also seeking
to ramp up China component sourcing.
Kent Fisher, Boeing Commercial Airplane's vice-president and
general manager of supplier management, said that over the next
few years his company is looking to double the $2 billion worth
of aircraft parts it has sourced from China in total over the
last 30 years. Fisher was speaking at a separate press briefing
at the air show and didn't provide further details.
Boeing also said it had signed a deal with Aviation Industry
Corporation of China to produce composite tail parts for the
Boeing 777 program, beginning in 2017.
Airbus and Boeing have been competing fiercely in China, which
will need over 6,020 new planes worth $870 million the next 20
years, according to Boeing's latest forecast.
Both have been increasing their sourcing in China, using locally
made composite materials and parts like emergency doors in
aircraft like the Airbus A330 and Boeing B787 jets.
(Reporting by Fang Yan and Matthew Miller; Editing by Brenda Goh
and Kenneth Maxwell)
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