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- China's Commercial Drone Market to Top US$9 bln by 2020[Dec. 23, 2017]
China has released new guidelines on the civilian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry, expecting the market value of the industry to rose 40 percent year on year on average to 60 billion yuan (about US$9.1 billion) by 2020.
- China's First Domestic Large Amphibious Aircraft Makes Maiden Flight[Dec. 24, 2017]
China's first large amphibious aircraft AG600 on Sunday completed its maiden flight in south China's Guangdong Province.
- Hong Kong Airlines Flight Forced to Abort Take-off to Avoid Collision with Cathay Pacific Aircraft[Dec. 24, 2017]
A Hong Kong Airlines flight was on Saturday night forced to abort take-off to avoid a collision with a Cathay Pacific aircraft crossing its path on the tarmac.
- Tianjin Airlines to Launch Service to Auckland[Dec. 21, 2017]
Tianjin Airlines Thursday announced that it would open flights to link the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin with Auckland in New Zealand later the month.
- Beijing-Haikou Flight Diverted after Boy, 6, Falls Sick[Dec. 21, 2017]
A flight from Beijing to the southern island of Hainan was diverted to Shijiazhuang on Thursday after a 6-year-old passenger fell ill, people.cn reported.
- 3rd Boeing 747 Freighter Sold on Taobao[Dec. 22, 2017]
A third Boeing 747 freighter finally found a buyer on Taobao, Alibaba's e-commerce platform, Friday, after it was not sold with two other planes in a previous auction.
- China Southern Airlines Launches Website for Visually Impaired[Dec. 19, 2017]
China Southern Airlines launched a website for visually impaired users Tuesday.
- First Chinese B738 Flies over Karakorum[Dec. 20, 2017]
An oxygen-enriched B738 of China Southern Airlines landed successfully in Islamabad International Airport, Pakistan on December 16, which is the first time that China Southern has deployed B738 for Urumqi = Islamabad air route and also the first oxygen-enriched B738 flied over Karakorum Mountain. - Jetliner Engine CJ1000A Passes Concept Design Appraisal[Dec. 20, 2017]
Program of the research and development of Jetliners' engine CJ1000A passed the concept design appraisal organized by departments like Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Civil Aviation Administration of China(CAAC), The National Defense Technology Industry Bureau and so on.
- Second C919 Plane Tests Its Mettle in Maiden Flight[Dec. 18, 2017]
The second test C919 aircraft, China's first domestically developed narrow-body passenger jet, made its debut flight on Sunday, indicating the aircraft model is starting the prelude of large-scale experiments and test flights, its manufacturer said.