All China articles – Page 8
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NewsChina Eastern takes delivery of first C919
China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of its first Comac C919 narrowbody, as it targets operating them on commercial flights in early 2023.
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NewsComac clinches C919 production certificate
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has awarded Comac’s C919 programme its production certificate, paving the way for mass production of the type.
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AnalysisChina’s ATR and E-Jet certifications: a warming to the West?
The certification of not one, but two Western programmes over the recent edition of Airshow China has raised some eyebrows. Amid growing rhetoric over a homegrown aerospace sector, the jury is still out on what China’s real intentions are.
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NewsChina scraps penalty for airlines that carried Covid-19 positive passengers
Chinese authorities have scrapped its ‘circuit breaker’ penalty mechanism for airlines found to be carrying passengers who test positive for the coronavirus.
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Airline BusinessChina’s ‘dismal’ performance weighs on global airline traffic recovery
The latest data from IATA shows how far China is lagging the recovery being seen in other markets around the world, as government policy continues to limit international and domestic travel.
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News‘China hasn’t come to the party’: Asia-Pacific recovery stymied despite good prospects
The continued closure of Mainland China has depressed the recovery of traffic demand in the Asia-Pacific – even as borders fully reopen in other parts of the region – with airlines cautiously optimistic about their near-term prospects.
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NewsHAECO joins CF34 global engine MRO network
HAECO and GE have signed an agreement for MRO services for the CF34-10A turbofans, which power Comac’s ARJ21 regional jets.
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NewsChinese lessors sign for 300 C919s, 30 ARJ21s
China’s Comac has clinched commitments for 300 C919 narrowbodies from a group of seven lessors, marking the programme’s first orders since gaining type certification more than a month ago.
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NewsCollins talks up China aerospace work at Zhuhai
Collins Aerospace has been awarded a contract for seven additional avionics shipsets for helicopters from Avic’s Harbin Aircraft Industries Corporation (HAIG).
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NewsChina’s Ameco to begin A330P2F conversion work under EFW agreement
China’s Ameco is to undertake Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter (A330P2F) conversions, becoming the programme’s first third party conversion provider in Asia.
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NewsC919 among Chinese programmes to make public debut at Airshow China
Comac’s C919 narrowbody will make its first public appearance at this year’s Airshow China, over a month after the type was certificated by Chinese regulators.
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NewsChinese majors sign engine, component MRO agreements
Two of China’s largest carriers – China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines – have signed maintenance support contracts, covering engine and component MRO.
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Airline BusinessWhy airline confidence is high despite headwinds
A quote from Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr seemed particularly pertinent during the European airline results bonanza at the end of last week.
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NewsGAMECO completes China’s first 767-300BCF conversion
Chinese MRO provider GAMECO has completed work the country’s first 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF), more than half a year since the widebody conversion line began operations.
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In depthAviation sector resilient in the face of computer chip shortage
While a global crunch in the supply of semiconductors has impacted other high-tech industries like automotive manufacturing and consumer electronics, the aerospace sector has proven less vulnerable.
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NewsChinese twin-tailed civilian UAV makes maiden sortie: state media
A four-engined, twin-tailed UAV – known as the ‘Double-tailed Scorpion’ – took off on its first flight in Sichuan province in China.
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ plunge to steeper losses amid relentless Covid-19 battles
China’s three largest carriers were deeper in the red in their third-quarter earnings, as they were hit by a double whammy of the country’s long-drawn zero-infection strategy and rising fuel costs.
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NewsBoeing cuts China market forecast as 737 Max delivery uncertainty looms large
Boeing has cut its commercial fleet forecast for the Chinese market amid uncertainty over whether deliveries of the 737 Max will eventually resume in China, though it stresses it still had “full confidence” in its recovery.
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NewsUK MoD condemns former pilots now training Chinese military aviators
Calling it an erosion of defence advantage, the Ministry of Defence says it will move to penalise former personnel who provide instruction to the People’s Liberation Army.
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NewsChina reopening still uncertain as Beijing doubles down on zero-infection strategy
China is unlikely to ease its long-drawn ‘zero-Covid’ pandemic strategy in the near-term, with Chinese president Xi Jinping doubling down on the country’s strict virus controls at a key speech.
