Three airplanes jointly produced by Chinese and Austrian companies were handed over to the customers after receiving their Chinese production certificates on Monday morning in Wuhu, Anhui province.

The airplanes, from the Diamond DA42 series, were manufactured by China Electronic Technology (Group) Co's Wuhu-based plant with technology from the Austrian firm Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc.

The airplanes, the first three among more than 30 ordered, went to a pilot school and a private aviation company, according to Ping Lihao, president of CETC Wuhu Diamond Aircraft Manufacture Co Ltd.