The mid-fuselage of an amphibious aircraft AG600, which is set to be used mainly for firefighting and Search and Rescue (SAR) missions on water, is assembled at a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, in Xi’an on Dec 29, marking the start of the final assembly work of the aircraft. [Photo/Xinhua]

The AG600 aircraft is one of the three large civil aircraft projects approved by the State Council. [Photo/Xinhua]