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I was thumbing through a brochure from the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) today and reading about their new project to develop a mid-sized trunk liner to compete against Boeing and Airbus.  The new plane, known as the 919, is currently set to be launched in 2014.  Currently, western aircraft companies are scrambling to supply parts and technology to COMAC for the 919.   Here’s what COMAC’s brochure says the basic principles are for the 919:

“Keep Chinese characteristics. Everything we do should take into account the real conditions in China, bring into full play of the political superiority of the socialist system which is capable to concentrate all resources to do great jobs.”

You won’t find that in Boeing or Airbus brochures.