Aircraft

DATE:26/10/06

SOURCE:Flight International

The growth of Chinese aviation, airlines and the aerospace industry in China

EVERYTHING ABOUT: CHINA

	LEAD STORY
	China signs for 150 A320s and 20 A350XWBs as Airbus commits to final assembly line in Tianjin Airbus has announced agreements for the supply of 150 narrowbodies and 20 A350XWB widebodies to China on the day that also signed its long-awaited agreement with the country to create a final-assembly line in Tianjin
AIRCRAFT	BUSINESS AND GENERAL AVIATION
China confirms deal for 80 more Boeing 737s China special: US drafts ruling to protect intellectual property rights China special: Opening doors - China's growing market for aircraft Airbus set to pick Tianjin for A320 family Chinese assembly line> Airbus suppliers sign for China China's Hainan Airlines orders 50 Embraer E-190s and 50 Chinese-made ERJ-145s Chinese turn: ARJ21 progress EADS aims to crack China Beijing prepares ground for development of 150-seater China plans new 19-seat turboprop to feed regional cities' growth ACAC ARJ21 Chinese regional jet aircraft production starts, adds seats China set to be offered Airbus A320 production line EADS’s China syndrome EADS and China firm plans to develop EC175 helicopter	China special: Chinese walls - Business aviation Lack of basic infrastructure, high costs and a cumbersome bureaucracy have hampered China's aviation sector, but operators are optimistic.. Hawker Pacific plans business aviation hub at Shanghai China aims for GA joint ventures China seeks to encourage growth Operators join manufacturers to push Beijing on GA restrictions Lufthansa predicts ‘big demand’ for shuttles in China and India GA boost in China as Shanghai airspace set to open Blocked charter
AIRLINES	DEFENCE
China Southern Airlines expects Airbus A380 deliveries to miss symbolic pre-2008 Olympics target China Southern orders six Boeing 777F freighters, swaps some 787s for 737s Airliner loses Olympics race Cargo special report: Gold rush in China After 57 year ban, charter passenger air services resume today between China and Taiwan China struggles with low-cost model Pilots wanted Chinese challenge New Phoenix to rise in Shanghai China unveils aviation leap forward Manufacturers eye China moves China Eastern becomes first Chinese Airbus A330-300 carrier China struggles with low-cost model	Picture: Chinese precision-guided gliding bomb revealed Chinese J-10 gets power boost China's Xian Aircraft to develop a new four-engined large cargo aircraft intended for civil and military operations
SPACEFLIGHT	MAINTENANCE
First Chinese RLV by 2020? China could develop a first-generation reusable launch vehicle (RLV) within 15 years, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). China reveals manned programme revisions China set to join manned spaceflight club China maps out space programme objectives for next 20 years	China set for corporate MRO first China Southern is launch customer for B/E A300-600 conversions
EXTERNAL LINKS
China Aviation Industry Corporation	Airbus China

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