Aluminum-lithium alloy has high specific strength, high specific stiffness and excellent damage-tolerance. It has the potential to replace 2××× and 7××× aluminum alloys in the aerospace field, and provides high weight loss benefits in the aircraft design. Aluminum-lithium alloy has attracted much attention in the aircraft material selection. In this paper, we introduce the development history, main characteristics and application parts of various aluminum-lithium alloy sheets for aircraft and parts manufacturing in China, and illustrate the application status of aluminum-lithium alloy sheet in domestic mainframe factory, including the existing problems in the current application, especially the difficulties in the manufacturing process. The advanced manufacturing technology of aluminum-lithium alloy parts at home and abroad is listed from the angle of aircraft material selection. Finally, the future research and development of aluminum-lithium alloy in China are prospected. It provides a reference for the application research of aluminum-lithium alloy for aviation field in the future.