August 23, 2011, Bertrand-Marc Allen, President of Boeing China, and Al Bryant, Vice President of Boeing China, paid a visit to Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SARI-CAS). FENG Songlin, President of SARI, received the Boeing delegation and held a meeting with the visitors.
FENG Songlin extended his warm welcome to Marc Allen and Al Bryant, and invited them to visit the Joint Lab for Aviation Connectivity Technologies and Center for Micro-Nano Devices. At the lab, Prof. GE Xiaoguang, Director of the Joint Lab for Aviation Connectivity Technologies, briefly introduced the current research status of the lab. Marc Allen was happy about the progress made, and talked with the research team regarding relevant research activities.  

After the lab tour, Prof. FENG introduced SARI’s preparatory progress and R&D areas and the partnerships with companies and research organizations. Marc Allen thanked Prof. FENG for his warm welcome, and said that he was expressed with the R&D directions and future plan of SARI. He pointed out that Boeing China pay much attention to the cooperation with R&D institutes and companies in China, and hoped that, taking the joint lab as the starting point, the two sides could strengthen the collaboration in information, materials and energy and environment areas, and leveraging SARI as a platform, further expand the communication and collaboration with neighboring companies like COMAC and other universities and institutes. FENG Songlin mentioned that SARI is dedicated to providing integrated solution to strategic industries, and was looking forward to strengthening the partnership with Boeing and relevant organizations, working together to advance the development of the aviation industry.