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Happily Welcoming Our New Chinese Aviation Overlords

Earlier this year, we heard China would be building almost 100 new airports by 2020. But they'll be worthless without enough planes connecting them. So instead of wait on Airbus and Boeing, the Chinese ACAC Consortium is making its own new aircraft.

So what's up with these native jets and turboprops? Plans call for one of them to be tested as early as this year. The other is further down the line--but it could be flying by 2012. We're just hoping that a Shanghai-based Charles Ogilvie can stock 'em with tricked out in-flight entertainment!

Click through our slideshow for a closer look at the future of Chinese aviation.

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