All China articles – Page 22
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AnalysisWorld airliner census shows China growth is driving global fleet evolution
For a one-word summary of the megatrend shaping the world’s commercial airliner fleet, read simply “China”. Our annual World Airliner Census, built on Flight Fleets Analyzer data, reveals that during the past year the distribution of the global fleet crossed a milestone. A year ago, North America – always the biggest fleet region – led the in-service jet table with 30% of the global total, ahead of Asia-Pacific and China, with 29%. This year those percentages are reversed.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Orix sees value in Avolon's orderbook
Earlier this week, Irish lessor Orix Aviation made a surprise minority investment in another Irish leasing company, Avolon.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Avolon reduces HNA overhang as it pulls Orix on board
After months of uncertainty around its parent HNA, the world's third-largest aircraft lessor Avolon has found stability in a new partnership.
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News
Gulfstream delivers bespoke medevac G550 to Chinese operator
Gulfstream has handed over a G550 to a Chinese operator with a bespoke medical evacuation interior which the airframer claims "will revolutionise in-flight medical care".
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Chinese aircraft lessors see fleet values pass US$40 billion in 2017
China-based aircraft leasing companies are a key driver of the global aviation finance market, according to FlightGlobal’s Top 50 Lessor ranking.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air China and Air Canada embark on joint venture
Air Canada and Air China have closed a long-anticipated joint venture, signing a deal on 6 June that enables them to coordinate transpacific and domestic flights and to market themselves as one airline.
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ANALYSIS: Asia's aircraft carrier renaissance
November will mark the sixth anniversary of China's first fixed-wing flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier Liaoning. Conducted with Shenyang J-15s – a clone of the Sukhoi Su-33 – the development was greeted with much pride in China.
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Opinion
OPINION: HNA might be a candidate for bailout
HNA Group is not the most cautious shopper. After a debt-fuelled spending spree on non-core assets in recent years, the Chinese group is facing a wall of debt maturities careening closer every day.
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News
Trump unveils tariff plan on Chinese aircraft imports
Aircraft, jet engines and helicopters made in China are among 1,300 product categories that will face a 25% tariff if imported into the USA, the Trump Administration proposed on 3 April.
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China Eastern signs broad data analytics deal with GE
GE Aviation and China Eastern Airlines have signed a deal under which the US engine maker will provide China Eastern with digital analytics covering some 700 aircraft.
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HNA looks to sell 20% stake in Avolon parent Bohai
HNA Capital is considering selling a 20% stake in Bohai Capital – the public company that owns aircraft lessor Avolon – amid a liquidity crunch at parent HNA Group, according to two sources familiar with the deal.
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SINGAPORE: Piper wins $74 million trainer order
Piper Aircraft has booked its largest ever trainer order, with a firm commitment for 152 aircraft from China's Fan-Mei Aviation Technologies worth $74 million, with potentially another 50 aircraft in the pipeline.
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'The market has tipped': CDB leasing chief
Liquidity has been abundant in air finance during the past few years, but will not remain so for long, in the view of CDB Aviation Lease Finance chief executive Peter Chang.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: HNA could face regulatory hurdles for M&A
In December, Ness Technologies filed a civil action in New York State court against Pactera Technology International and Chinese parent HNA Group for alleged damages resulting from the failed sale of subsidiary Jersey Holdings to Pactera.
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Opinion
OPINION: Engine arrival signals China's supply chain progress
By rolling out the first locally designed high-bypass turbofan on 29 December, China joined one of the most exclusive clubs in the global aerospace industry.
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News
China completes assembly of first high-bypass turbofan engine
A Chinese manufacturer has completed an 18-month assembly process for the first CJ-1000AX demonstrator engine for the Comac C919 airliner, a government ministry says on 29 December.
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Opinion
OPINION: Don't buy the rumours – HNA isn't selling Avolon
Rumours have been circulating within the aircraft leasing community that Avolon could be up for sale to raise liquidity for its shareholder, HNA Group – which has gone on a four-year international shopping spree, taking stakes in some 23 companies or real-estate investments over the past four years.
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DUBAI: AVIC showcases Chinese UAS flexibility, but short endurance
A family of jet-powered Combat Shadow unmanned air systems displayed at the Dubai air show offer a potent mix of high-altitude intelligence-gathering and weapons capabilities – but unusually short endurance, according to specifications released by AVIC.
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CDB Aviation Lease Finance to issue $3bn unsecured notes
CDB Aviation Lease Finance will raise $3 billion with a dollar-denominated bond, says a ratings statement from Fitch Ratings.
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Opinion
OPINION: CR 929 could be an unwelcome widebody rival
It now has a name: the CR 929-600. Say what you will about modern branding strategy, that name certainly works better than the “Chinese-Russian long-range widebody aircraft”, as Comac and United Aircraft (UAC) had previously described the project.