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05.11.18
Do American Companies Need to Take a Stance on Taiwan?
China’s airline regulator recently sent a letter to 36 international air carriers requiring them to remove from their websites references implying that Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau are not part of China. In a surprisingly direct May 5 statement, the...
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06.27.17
Is China Building Too Many Airports?
Over the next three years, local authorities in China are planning to build more than 900 airports for general aviation—the segment of the industry that includes crop dusting and tourism. The figure is nearly double the central government’s goal of...
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05.22.17Why China Still Can’t Beat U.S. to Become the World’s Most Powerful Navy
South China Morning Post
China will eventually become the world’s No 2 aircraft carrier power, trailing only the United States, but its carrier strike group air crews are still far below international standard, military experts say.
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05.17.17Chinese Aviation Finally Takes off with Help from the West
Financial Times
The latest vehicle for China’s aviation dream, the Comac C919, has just completed its first test flight after Beijing decided to take a different path: buying parts from European and U.S. aviation companies rather than stealing their technology.
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05.11.17China Focus: Construction of Boeing’s First Overseas 737 Factory Starts in China
Xinhua
Construction of Boeing’s first overseas facility as part of its 737 production system started Thursday in the east China port city of Zhoushan. The construction will consist of two parts -- a Boeing 737 completion center and the delivery center. It...
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05.03.17China’s Answer to Airbus, Boeing Due to Take off on Friday
South China Morning Post
After a three year delay the long-awaited maiden flight of China’s 158-seat C919 passenger aircraft is scheduled for Friday, the latest step by the country to break the duopoly of Western giants Airbus and Boeing.
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11.01.16China Shows Off Latest Military Innovations at Air Show
Time
This year’s aerial extravaganza has much to flaunt, from a fifth-generation stealth fighter to China’s largest combat drone
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06.22.16China’s Aerospace Defense Industry Sacks U.S. Military Technology
Forbes
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China launches global campaigns and advances....
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11.02.15China Unveils Jetliner in Bid to Compete With Boeing, Airbus
Seattle Times
China is one of the biggest aviation markets but relies on Boeing and Airbus aircraft.
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11.17.14First China-Made Plane Coming To U.S. Skies
Forbes
“This purchase marks the first time for any Chinese-made planes to enter an advanced market, and the U.S. has the highest standards, so this testifies to the achievement of Chinese aircraft manufacturing,” said Li Xianzhe of Avicopter to the South...
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04.15.14China is Reportedly Screwing Up the Search For MH370
Gawker
With a handful of countries still searching the Indian Ocean for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the one country annoying the others is China.
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04.15.14In China, A Big Jet Becomes a Status Symbol
New York Times
Chinese buyers are enthusiastically opting mostly for so-called heavy metal jets—big, long-range luxury jets that can cost $50 million or more before extras like fancy cabin fixtures.
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08.19.13
Infrequent Flying Snarls Civil Aviation Sector
Getting away for a little surf and sand ought to be easy for Beijingers like Mr. Wang, who recently boarded one of the daily, four-hour flights that link the capital and sub-tropical Hainan Island in China’s far south.But airport delays seriously...