All articles by Mavis Toh – Page 5
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Comac stresses progress as C919 prototypes fly
Comac’s two C919 prototypes took to the skies on 22 June, flying more than four hours combined.
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Air NZ ATR 72-500 in engine 'back firing' incident
An Air New Zealand ATR 72-500 had to return to Napier airport following an engine incident on 22 June.
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Japan looks at airworthiness laws ahead of MRJ entry
Japan has set up an expert panel to look into regulations governing aircraft type certificate holders, ahead of Mitsubishi Aircraft’s plan to enter the MRJ regional jet into service in 2020.
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C919 undergoes cabin pressurisation load limit test
Comac has started static load limit tests for the C919, focusing on cabin pressurisation load limits.
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Airbus to close CSeries deal on 1 July
Airbus will close the deal to acquire a majority stake in the Bombardier CSeries programme on 1 July.
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Al Baker takes over as chair of IATA board
Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker has been appointed the chairman of the IATA board of governors.
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PICTURE: Air China's first A350 takes maiden flight
Air China’s first Airbus A350-900 has performed its maiden flight in Toulouse.
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IATA lowers profit forecast for 2018
IATA has lowered its profit forecast for the industry in 2018, citing higher fuel and labour costs, as well as interest rates.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: China's big three brace for new era of competition
Competition between China's big-three airlines looks set to soar, especially in Beijing, with the regulator's move to ease its policy of having only one operator on each long-haul route.
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Sino-Russian widebody gets seven proposals for engine
Developers of the Chinese-Russian widebody have received proposals from seven firms to supply the aircraft’s propulsion system.
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Chinese-Russian widebody to require higher engine thrust
Developers of the joint Russian-Chinese widebody have increased the engine thrust required for the jet.
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PICTURE: Xiamen Airlines takes first 737 Max 8
Xiamen Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 30 Boeing 737 Max aircraft it has on order.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A Chinese cat among the long-haul pigeons
China’s aviation regulator this week pledged to ease its policy of allowing only one operator on each long-haul route, a significant change that could further intensity competition among Chinese carriers and foreign rivals.
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C919's local engine alternative powered up
China has successfully achieved power-on for the first CJ-1000AX demonstrator engine, the alternative powerplant for the in-development Comac C919.
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HNA sells stake in South Africa's Comair
HNA Group has sold all of its shares in South African regional carrier Comair.
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New Beijing airport to meet requirements by September 2019
Beijing’s second international airport will meet navigation conditions by the end of September 2019, paving the way for its opening shortly after.
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Failed windshield on Sichuan A319 was an original part
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has disclosed that the right cockpit windshield that separated from a Sichuan Airlines Airbus A319 was an original part that had not been replaced since the aircraft entered into service in July 2011.
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Airbus supporting A319 windshield blow-out probe
Airbus has dispatched a technical team to support Chinese and French authorities leading the investigation into an incident in which a cockpit window separated from a Sichuan Airlines Airbus A319.
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China to ease restrictions on long-haul routes
China’s aviation regulator will ease its policy of having only one airline on a long-haul international route from 1 October, paving the way for greater competition in the segment.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A look back at Comac's first 10 years
When China declared its ambitions to develop a large passenger aircraft and become a world-class player in aircraft manufacturing, it established the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) to spearhead this dream.