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This aircraft is itself a byproduct of an old jv between McDonnell-Douglas (now part of Boeing) and China to co-produce American MD-90 aircraft in China. The main difference is a new Ukrainian-designed wing. Its avionics and engines are supplied by U.S. companies: linkMay Pakistan and China do more joint ventures on such programs.
Probably won't happen as China is over a decade late to the party, so to speak, since infrastructure for regional aircraft are now geared towards Embraer and Bombardier products rather than the old MD-90s.True and I hope Embraer and Bombardier are moving to bigger planes and leave the market for regional jets to ARJ.