Boeing China: There are 40 suppliers in China; Chinese parts are installed on tens of thousands of Boeing aircraft worldwide every day

, Lu Yiming (Landon Loomis), US representative of the APEC Business Advisory Council and president of Boeing China, said at the APEC Business leaders China Forum that tens of thousands of Boeing aircraft are flying around the world every day, and these aircraft are equipped with Chinese parts. Boeing has 40 suppliers in China, which is a typical example of supply chain interconnection, and China plays a very important role.

"Every Boeing has Chinese parts"

Lu Yiming shared a set of intuitive data on the forum: At present, 14000 Boeing aircraft hover in the air every day, transporting 11 million passengers per day, and the cumulative number of people transported in the past 30 years has reached 4 billion. He emphasized that there are tens of thousands of Boeing aircraft flying around the world every day, and they are all equipped with Chinese parts. In terms of supply chain cooperation, Boeing has deployed 40 supporting suppliers in China, forming a mature and stable supporting system. According to related reports, companies such as AVIC Xifei have already achieved bulk supply of key components such as vertical tails. Lu Yiming said that this is a typical example of supply chain interconnection, highlighting China's key role in the global aviation industry chain. Lu Yiming, the two major projects in China, Shanghai hangar and Zhoushan delivery center, specifically mentioned the two major cooperation projects that have recently landed, as an example of the close connection between China and the United States aviation industry.

, the new Shanghai Boeing hanghouse was officially opened. The hangar can accommodate 4 wide-body machines and 2 narrow-body machines at the same time (some reports are that the caliber can accommodate 6 passenger planes for maintenance and renovation at the same time), making it the largest single-span hangar in Asia. Lu Yiming said that this project is the result of cooperation with many Chinese enterprises and government agencies. Without joint cooperation, it would not be possible to complete it.

project is the Boeing 737 completion and delivery center in Zhoushan, Zhejiang. The center is responsible for the airframe completion, interior assembly and delivery of aircraft manufactured in the United States to Chinese and global customers. Boeing uses its expertise in China to expand its influence.

Asia-Pacific aviation market: 60% of global new aircraft deliveries in the next 20 years

Regarding the future prospects of the Asia-Pacific market, Lu Yiming said that APEC plays a vital role in the global effort of interconnection. He predicted that over the next 20 years, 60 percent of global new aircraft deliveries will take place in APEC economies. In the past 20 years, global passenger traffic has tripled, with the fastest growth in the APEC region.

looking ahead to the next 20 years, passenger and freight traffic in the APEC region is expected to double. Lu Yiming pointed out that Boeing occupies 90% of the global freight market share. In the past 10 years, the scale of e-commerce has doubled, and more and more goods are transported by aircraft. This is also an important part of Boeing's benefit.

, he stressed that Boeing serves billions of passengers around the world and is always concerned about connectivity because it is about safety and quality of service. The aviation industry has shown great resilience and resilience and has resumed its growth trend. As more and more people get the opportunity to travel by air, the industry needs to invest in new and economically feasible models to achieve effective connectivity between different cities.