A Chinese aircraft engine producer on Tuesday signed a long-term cooperation agreement with French aero engine maker Snecma.

Under the 170 million-U.S.-dollar deal, Snecma will buy 19,112 engine disks from Shaanxi-based Xi'an Aero Engine (Group) Ltd., a military enterprise affiliated to China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I), from 2007 to 2012.

On Tuesday, the Chinese firm delivered the 5,000th turbine diskto Snecma in Zhuhai, indicating the Chinese aero-engine maker's rising reputation as a turbine disk production base.

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