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There is little doubt over the future of the commercial aircraft market. Airbus’ published forecast for the 20-year period up to 2032 predicts China will take delivery of 4,272 passenger aircraft worth $634 billion – the highest in the world in terms of value, and second only to the United States in terms of volume. Meanwhile, Boeing has 283 current orders yet to fill for China. It is no surprise then, that the market for legal advice on commercial jet financing remains strong. But it is the boom in the private jet market which appears to be causing the greater stir. Lawyers say the demand from both Chinese individuals and companies has defied the global economic downturn. “It’s probably getting trendy among profitable PRC companies to own a business jet – if your peers have one, it makes sense for you to have one too,” says Simon Wong, a Hong Kong-based aviation and asset finance specialist at Stephenson Harwood. There is a huge amount of unfulfilled demand in the Chinese market. According to Wong, there are already around 2,000 business jets in fellow BRIC nation Brazil. Greater China, by comparison, has reached fewer than 200, despite increasing demand for them, indicating plenty **The Chinese translation of this story was prepared by CLS Communication**
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认为，无论对于商用还是私用，航空业都是一个 令人激动的和有竞争力的新兴市场，产生了大量 有趣的法律工作。 商用飞机市场的未来发展是不容置疑的。空 中客车公司预测，到2032年的20年期间，中国 将购买4272架总值 6340亿美元的客机—— 总 值为世界上最高，客机数量仅次于美国。目前， 波音公司手头有283架的中国订单。 因此，与商用飞机融资有关的法律服务市 场保持强劲势头并不令人惊奇。更大的轰动在 于私用飞机市场的喷发。在律师们看来，中国 的个人和公司用户并不把全球经济衰退放在心 上。 “拥有公务机可能是盈利的中国公司中的 时尚— —如果同行有一架，自己也该有一架，” 英国罗夏信律师事务所航空及资产融资专家 Simon Wong说。