The Italian-based aeroplane chair company AVIO will produce chairs in its joint venture in Hubei Province in central China.

The new joint venture will produce 10,000 chairs every year to meet the demands of China's growing aviation industry as well as the requirements of the world's airline giants. The first batch of products will be on the market in 2007.

AVIO is a world famous company which makes plane chairs and cabin decoration products. Its main customers are Boeing and Airbus.