All China articles – Page 4
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NewsUSAF downs Chinese balloon off Atlantic coast
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors from the US Air Force shot down the surveillance vessel on 4 February off the USA’s East Coast, with Washington denouncing the balloon’s presence as a violation of territorial sovereignty.
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NewsPentagon tracking high-altitude Chinese spy balloon over USA
The US military says it is monitoring a large surveillance balloon travelling over North America that it believes originated in China.
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NewsSecond Chinese carrier resumes 737 Max commercial flights
Hainan Airlines has returned its Boeing 737 Max aircraft to commercial service, becoming the second Chinese carrier to do so within a month.
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News‘Arduous challenges’: Chinese carriers eye massive losses in 2022
China’s three largest airlines are expected to continue their loss-making streak, and anticipate record losses for 2022.
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NewsChinese domestic traffic leaps in Lunar New Year ‘Golden Week’
Chinese carriers reported a significant increase in domestic traffic during the week-long Lunar New Year holidays, benefiting from the abandonment of the country’s tight Covid-19 controls.
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In depthUSA must pair anti-missile systems with ‘passive’ air base defences: Rand
Hardened shelters, camouflage and widely dispersing aircraft on the ground are the most cost-effective means of increasing the resiliency of air bases against attack from advanced adversaries, according to analysis by research group Rand Corporation.
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NewsChinese majors to delist from NYSE in February
Two of China’s three largest carriers are to delist from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), citing the limited number of shares traded and the sufficiency of its existing listings in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ see 2022 traffic plunge to pandemic lows
China’s three largest carriers reported a new low for their full-year passenger traffic, a reflection of the impact of country’s long-drawn ‘zero-Covid’ battles.
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NewsFirst commercial 737 Max flights take off in China after four-year hiatus
China Southern Airlines has restarted commercial flights with its Boeing 737 Max aircraft after a hiatus of nearly four years, marking the return to service of the type in the country amid little fanfare.
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NewsChina Eastern eyes festive cheer in Lunar New Year ramp-up
China Eastern Airlines expects to restore much of its domestic network for the upcoming Lunar New Year period, which will be the airline’s first peak travel period since China dropped much of its onerous Covid-19 restrictions and reopened borders.
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NewsSingapore to ‘carefully’ restore China air links, amid tepid global response
Singapore is to “carefully” restore air connectivity with Mainland China, following the latter country’s full border reopening, even as flights remain well below pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsHAECO plans move to vast new MRO hangar
HAECO is to expand its Xiamen aircraft MRO facility, in what it calls its largest single investment to date.
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NewsCathay plans big China capacity boost
Cathay Pacific is to significantly increase operations to and from Mainland China, as the airline expects to double its number of flights by end-March.
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NewsUS claims China conducted ‘unsafe intercept’ of reconnaissance aircraft
The Pentagon’s Indo-Pacific Command claims a Chinese J-11 came dangerously close to a US Air Force Boeing RC-135 in international airspace over the South China Sea.
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AnalysisWill China’s aviation sector take the great leap forward – or backward?
Mixed signals on border reopening – and rhetoric on the importance of homegrown technology – suggests Beijing is bent on forging its own path
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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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NewsletterChina’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.