AIDC has notable strengths. The company has trained personnel, including some 100 PhD and 500 MS degree holders. About 70 percent are university graduates, many from US schools, while the remainder have technical school training.
Peng acknowledged the difficulty of moving from slow production IDFs to the just-in-time delivery timetables demanded by foreign manufacturers, but Peng said AIDC has proven capabilities. "Our work on the [Boeing] 717 and Bombardier projects show that we can perform high-rate, low-cost production," he said. "Bombardier and Boeing are looking for high-rate, low-cost production and a one-shop concept from development to manufacturing."
AIDC has delivered more than 90 back wings and tail assemblies for the Boeing 717.
"We will focus on narrowbody, regional and business jets, and we will continue to focus on producing empennages," Peng said.
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