The trading in shares of AVIC Aircraft Co., Ltd. (SZSE:000768), AVIC Capital Co., Ltd. (SHSE:600705) and AVIC Electromechanical Systems Co., Ltd. (SZSE:002013) has been suspended indefinitely amid local media reports that said Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) was preparing to merge them. As per the local media, AVIC would "consolidate" the firms as part of the government's efforts to upgrade its fledgling aviation industry so that it is able to compete on a global scale with the likes of Boeing Cp and Airbus Group.