A prototype of the Y10 is on exhibit at the C919 assembly center in Pudong.

The nation's renewed commitment to creating its own domestic industry is centered in Pudong. As construction proceeded on the Zhuqiao complex in 2009, Commercial Aircraft began shifting its prime activities to Pudong, according to Zheng Dayong, deputy general manager of the Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Co subsidiary.

Design and research and development were relocated to the Zhangjiang High-Tech Park in 2012, and the test-flight center moved to Zhuqiao in 2018.

The "blue sky dream" has extended to Lin-gang, an emerging development area in Pudong, with the creation of an aerospace and civil aviation industrial zone.

The southern section of Zhangjiang is home to design and development facilities for the commercial aircraft project, while other related business zones are scattered around the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone and the former World Expo 2010 site, both in Pudong.

The Shanghai government and Commercial Aircraft signed an agreement in May 2018 to jointly develop a domestic aviation hub with global influence in Pudong. Eighteen months later, Aviation Industry Park and Large Aircraft Innovation Valley projects were launched as one of four key industries of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone.

In October a new innovation park related to aviation was announced for Lin-gang. More than 200 projects, with a total investment of 20 billion yuan (US$3 billion), have been signed up to move into the park. They are involved in aviation research and development, manufacturing, logistics, supply chain management and finance.

The new park, on the south side of Pudong airport, covers 25 square kilometers. Nearly a third of it lies inside the Yangshan special comprehensive bonded zone, which offers preferential governmental policies. The park is expected to generate revenue of 100 billion yuan by 2035, according to Commercial Aircraft.