Aviation industry seeks to standardize jet hardware

Quality of parts must meet Western criteria before Chinese aircraft can be sold overseas

The Chinese aviation industry has begun to improve its standards for fasteners used on civil aircraft, a move essential to the country's ambitious efforts to export jetliners, industry insiders said.

While China has spared no effort to develop its C919 large jetliner, the ARJ21 regional jet and MA-700 turboprop as it aspires to a decent share of the global civil aircraft market, a single screw can foil everything, said Wu Guangquan, chairman of AVIC International Holding Corp, a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corp of China.