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Cessna and AVIC Partnership Strengthens Supply for China Aviation Needs
SHIJIAZHUANG, China, May 3, 2012 — Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, signed a strategic agreement with the China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company Ltd., (CAIGA) and the Shijiazhuang Municipal Government. This agreement is a progression stemming… Continue reading
Boeing Statement on China Eastern Airlines Commitment to Buy 20 777-300ERs
SEATTLE, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today that China Eastern Airlines has agreed to buy 20 Boeing 777-300ERs (Extended Range), as the airline plans to expand its capacity to meet growing demand in Asia-Pacific and China,… Continue reading
India tests nuclear-capable missile that can reach China and Europe
(Reuters) – India successfully test-fired on Thursday a nuclear-capable missile that can reach Beijing and Eastern Europe, thrusting the emerging Asian power into an small club of nations with intercontinental nuclear weapons capabilities.
Footage showed the rocket with a range… Continue reading
China to launch moon-landing orbiter in 2013
BEIJING – China’s third lunar probe, Chang’e-3, is expected to be launched next year and conduct a moon landing and lunar explorations, its designer said.
Different from the previous two orbiters, Chang’e-3 has “legs” to support the spacecraft in landing,… Continue reading
Boeing Statement on China Southern’s Commitment to Buy 10 777-300ERs
Boeing announced today that China Southern Airlines has agreed to buy 10 Boeing 777-300ERs, as the airline plans to expand its capacity to meet growing demand in Asia-Pacific and China.
“We’re very pleased that China Southern, which has been a… Continue reading
China to launch manned Shenzhou-9 spacecraft
BEIJING – China will launch the manned Shenzhou-9 spacecraft between June and August this year and achieve space rendezvous and docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module, a spokesman for China’s manned space program said Friday.
The new… Continue reading
A Chinese delegation at EUROCONTROL
With air transport flourishing and annual growth of 10% forecast, capacity constraints loom large in China. A delegation of specialists from China recently visited EUROCONTROL to gain insights into flow management.
The growth in Chinese aviation, notes IATA, has been… Continue reading
China Express Airlines to Operate up to Eleven Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen Aircraft
Announcement made during visit of Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper to China
Bombardier Aerospace today identified China Express Airlines as the undisclosed Chinese customer in the previously announced CRJ900 NextGen transaction of October 26, 2011. The conditional order for six… Continue reading
China to launch 21 rockets, 30 satellites in 2012
China will launch more rockets and satellites into space in 2012, chinanews.com reported Tuesday citing the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
The main contractor for the Chinese space program said during its annual meeting that they will blast… Continue reading
CAAC: 70% civil airports suffer losses in 2011
According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), 135 out of 180 civil airports in China suffered losses in 2011, and the amount of loss reached 1.68 billion yuan. However, local governments interested in investing airports for airlines could… Continue reading
China to launch orbiters for lunar landing in 5 years
BEIJING – China will launch orbiters for lunar soft landing, roving and surveying to implement the second stage of lunar exploration in next five years, a white paper said Thursday.
China’s lunar probe projects are based on the idea of… Continue reading