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 | A Chinese visitor touches a Rolls-Royce swept fan on display at the 'Aviation Expo China 2005' in Beijing September 22, 2005. Rolls-Royce Group Plc. is taking an even keener interest in China than most western exporters, because of the country's taste for the big airliners that the British company specialises in supplying engines for. The company, the second-largest aero-engine maker, sees the country's aviation industry not only growing unusually fast over the coming 20 years but putting an emphasis on wide-body planes.  click to open  |  | Visitors look at a Chinese fighter plane model on display at the China Aviation Industry Corporation booth during the 'Aviation Expo China 2005' in Beijing September 22, 2005. Aviation Expo, which features more than 170 exhibitors from 21 countries and region, will run till September 24. According to industry figures, China will need 2,500 aircrafts in the next 20 years to compliment the explosive demand of tourism and business travellers in the country. click to open |  | An exhibitor waits beside models of Eurocopters during the 'Aviation Expo China 2005' in Beijing September 22, 2005. Aviation Expo, which features more than 170 exhibitors from 21 countries and region, will run till September 24. According to industry figures, China will need 2,500 aircrafts in the next 20 years to compliment the explosive demand of tourism and business travellers in the country. click to open |  | A Chinese visitor looks at a Snecma CFM56-5B aircraft engine on display at the 'Aviation Expo China 2005' in Beijing September 22, 2005. Aviation Expo, which features more than 170 exhibitors from 21 countries and region, will run till September 24. According to industry figures, China will need 2,500 aircrafts in the next 20 years to compliment the explosive demand of tourism and business travellers in the country. click to open |  | Visitors walk past a billboard promoting 'Aviation Expo China 2005' in Beijing September 22, 2005. Aviation Expo, which features more than 170 exhibitors from 21 countries and region, will run till September 24. According to industry figures, China will need 2,500 aircrafts in the next 20 years to compliment the explosive demand of tourism and business travellers in the country. click to open |
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