(Yicai) Nov. 24 -- Jet engine makers Aero Engine Corporation of China, the US’ GE Aerospace and Russia’s United Engine Corp. are among 200 Chinese and foreign companies whose latest aviation products are on display at the first Shanghai International Commercial Airshow, which ends tomorrow.

Visitors can admire the CJ-1000A, the first-ever high-bypass turbofan engine whose intellectual property rights belong entirely to China, at Aero Engine’s booth. The engine is in the final stages of certification. Once certified, it will be used to power the homegrown narrowbody twinjet airliner Comac C919 which currently uses GE Aerospace’s LEAP-1C engine.

The CJ-2000, which will be used on the long-haul widebody airliner Comac C929 that is still in development, is also on show at the Beijing-based company's display area.

GE Aerospace is exhibiting its LEAP engine series, including the LEAP-A and LEAP-B which power the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max airliners respectively. And Moscow-based UEC is showcasing its independently-developed high-bypass turbofan engine, the PD-14.

Aero Engine Corp’s CJ-2000 takes center stage at the airshow, which covers the entire aerospace industrial chain.

A visitor admires a model of GE Aerospace’s LEAP engine series.

UEC sales reps stand ready to explain the intricacies of the high-bypass turbofan engine PD-14.

China Eastern Airlines showcases special-use vehicles such as aircraft de-icers and boarding bridges.

Editor: Kim Taylor