The 10th Beijing International Aviation Exhibition will be held here from Sept. 17 - 20.

Some 160 companies from 21 countries and regions will exhibit in a 10,000-square-meter area. The United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy have organized their national delegation for the exposition. Chinese companies will also exhibit their latest products.

The biennial exhibition will demonstrate global and Chinese aviation progress. In recent years, as China's economy has grown, its aviation transportation industry has followed. China now has longer air routes, more passenger volume, more advanced research and production levels, as well as wider international cooperation. All these factors attracted worldwide aviation companies to take part in the exhibition.
 
(Xinhua News Agency August 22, 2003)