With the acceleration of the decommissioning of civil aircraft and the huge economic and environmental benefits, how to dispose and recycle the waste materials of decommissioned aircraft has become an important issue to be solved urgently. This article first introduces the current status of the international aircraft dismantling and recycling industry, and then elaborates the scrap recycling technology of the retired aircraft from the second-hand aviation material market, metals and composite materials, respectively. Finally, the positioning and advantages of the main aircraft manufacturer are clarified, and the future prospects for the field of dismantling and recycling are put forward.

This article provides an overview of harmful substances within as well as released from common civil aircraft components. The current domestic and foreign controlling status in these fields were compared, as a result, huge blank still need remains to be filled for domestic civil aircraft. Therefore, several assumptions on commanding the harmful substances and air quality of domestic civil aircraft components were proposed. Domestic civil aircraft manufacturer was supposed to establish industry control standards, which should later be implemented to all levels of subordinate suppliers, and strictly gate-keep the quality of components. By taking measures in advances, China is more likely to open a broad international market of exporting domestic civil aircraft.