"The two companies have enhanced mutual trust and understanding during five years of working together," said Wu Guanghui, Vice President of COMAC. "The agreement signed today extends and will bring our cooperation to a new level, enabling the two companies to leverage their own advantages for win-win results that can benefit not only China, but also the rest of world."

Research areas for the Sustainable Aviation Technology Center will include:

• Technologies supporting sustainable aviation fuel development and assessing the benefit to aviation of using these technologies;
• ATM technologies and applications;
• Environmentally sustainable manufacturing, including enhanced recycling of materials;
• Technologies to enhance the airplane cabin environment related to environmental stewardship and air travel by aging populations;
• New industry or international standards in aviation energy conservation and emissions reduction;
• Improvements in workplace safety during cabin and ground operations.

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