Aviation industry takes off in Wuhu, E China's Anhui
安徽芜湖航空业腾飞
A modern aviation industrial park has taken shape in Wanzhi district, Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province.
在中国东部的安徽省芜湖市湾沚区，一座现代化航空产业园已初步成形。
Photo shows an aerial view of a section of Wuhu Aviation Industrial Park in Wanzhi district, Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. (Photo courtesy of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Wanzhi District Committee)
图为俯瞰安徽省芜湖市湾沚区芜湖航空产业园一隅。（中共湾沚区委宣传部供图）
Known as the Wuhu Aviation Industrial Park, it has built a supply chain covering everything from engines and precision avionics to propellers and end gears — making it possible to build a domestically produced general aviation aircraft without ever leaving.
芜湖航空产业园，构建了从发动机、精密航空电子到螺旋桨、端齿的供应链——不出园区，造一架国产通航飞机成为触手可及的现实。
Inside, aircraft stand in neat rows on the production line. As engines roar to life, the scene hums with both mechanical energy and quiet confidence.
走进园区，生产线上，数架飞机列队而立；发动机轰鸣启动，整个车间既有强劲的工业活力，也透着沉稳自信。
Gao Pan (left) calibrates an aircraft engine at Wuhu Aviation Industrial Park in Wanzhi district, Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. (People's Daily Online/Miao Zijian)
高盼（左）为飞机发动机做精准调试。（人民网记者/苗子健摄）
In 2013, Wuhu laid the groundwork for its aviation industrial park. Seizing on the construction of Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport, the city brought in Wuhu Diamond Aero Engine Co., Ltd. (WDAE), a joint venture between the Wuhu Municipal Government and China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC).
2013年，芜湖为其航空产业园奠基。依托芜湖宣州机场建设契机，当地引入芜湖钻石航空发动机有限公司（WDAE）。该公司由芜湖市政府与中国电子科技集团有限公司（CETC）合资设立。
"Rather than settling for one or two anchor companies, the park pursued full aircraft manufacturing and built a complete supply chain from top to bottom," said Xiong Lingyi, deputy director of the Aviation Industry Development Service Center in Wanzhi district. Engines, propellers, avionics systems — every link now has suppliers within the park.
“园区没有满足于引进一两家龙头企业，而是围绕整机制造，将上下游一网打尽。”湾沚区航空产业发展服务中心副主任熊令仪介绍，发动机、螺旋桨、航电系统，每一个环节在园区都能找到供应商。
Photo shows aircraft made in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. (People's Daily Online/Zhang Jun)
图为中国东部安徽省芜湖制造的飞机。（人民网记者/张俊摄）
"More than 200 companies across the aviation supply chain have now formed a self-contained ecosystem within the park," said Xiong. In his view, the dense concentration of industry not only cuts logistics costs and fosters collaboration across technologies, but also drives strong synergy, with separate teams pushing forward on materials, process breakthroughs and software iteration.
“200多家航空供应链上的公司，现已在园区内形成了一个自成体系的产业生态。”在熊令仪看来，产业的高度聚集不仅降低物流成本，促进跨技术的协作，还形成强大的协同效应，推动不同团队在材料、工艺突破和软件迭代上向前。
The CA42 aircraft, independently developed by Wuhu Diamond Aero Engine Co., Ltd., obtained China's first civil aviation airworthiness certificate for a twin-engine, four-seat aircraft. Shortly thereafter, the CA40 — a separate model — also took to the skies.
由芜湖钻石航空发动机有限公司自主研制的CA42飞机，获得了中国首张双发四座飞机民航适航证。此后不久，另一型号CA40也成功首飞。
Meanwhile, XiongMing Aviation Science Industry (Wuhu) Co., Ltd., also located at Wuhu Aviation Industrial Park, spent years overcoming process bottlenecks to gradually break foreign monopolies in end-gear technology, advancing from 20 millimeters to 3,400 millimeters step by step.
与此同时，同样位于芜湖航空产业园的雄明航空科工（芜湖）有限公司，历时数年攻克工艺瓶颈，逐步打破国外端齿技术垄断，从20毫米逐步推进到3.4米。
In 2025, the annual output value of the industrial park exceeded 35 billion yuan ($5.16 billion), up 32.6 percent year on year.
2025年，航空产业园区年产值超过350亿元人民币（51.6亿美元），同比增长32.6%。
An aircraft is about to take off at Wuhu Aviation Industrial Park in Wanzhi district, Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. (Photo courtesy of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Wanzhi District Committee)
一架飞机即将在中国东部安徽省芜湖市湾沚区的芜湖航空产业园起飞。（中共湾沚区委宣传部供图）
