A report from the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics has revealed that Xian's new regional turboprop, the Modern Ark 700 (MA700) has now entered production trials and the verification stage. The first aircraft, numbered 1001, is due to be rolled out in September and is expected to conduct its maiden flight shortly after.

The aeronautical authorities of the Chinese mainland, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and the Macao SAR signed a cooperation arrangement on aviation security here on Thursday, in a bid to establish long-term collaboration on aviation security policies and technical operations.

In respond to the recently-proposed plan of regional integration of Yangtze River Delta, cities in Yangtze River Delta will work together to build a cosmopolitan airport complex. To enhance competitiveness of the airport complex, how will Jiangsu Province collaborate with its neighbors, namely, Shanghai, Anhui, Zhejiang and so on to adopt synergetic development with benign competition, complementing each other's advantages?

Construction of Beijing Daxing International Airport has been completed after five years of frenzied activity. When the mega-airport begins operation on Sept 30, it will be the world's largest single-terminal airport at 700,000 square meters - the size of 98 soccer fields.

China's popular social media platform WeChat has made in-flight mobile payment possible by post-landing settlement.

In line with the four-party supervision mechanism of CAAC East China and Southwest China Regional Administrations, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) and Chengdu Airlines, Jiang Huaiyu, Director of CAAC East China Regional Administration, accompanied by Liu Jun, Secretory of the Party Committee of CAAC Southwest China Regional Administration, led a team, including his vice directors and personnel from related departments in East China Regional Administration, to hold a symposium and make field investigation and survey on the afternoon of July 19 in Chengdu Airlines.

Beijing Daxing International Airport is about to open, after 4 years' construction. Resembling a flying phoenix with a bird's eye view, the terminal will welcome its first commercial flight 3 months later.

China had a total of 3,722 civil aircraft at the end of June this year, said the latest statistics released by China's civil aviation authorities.

A passenger suddenly fell ill with symptoms of coughing blood and quickening heartbeat on China Eastern Airlines flight MU587 from Shanghai Pudong Airport to New York on July 16. The airline crew found three Chinese and foreign doctors on board who checked the conditions of the patient.

On July 10, China Eastern Airlines launched its first special exercise at Beijing Daxing International Airport. Covering the arrival, departure, connection, and baggage sorting processes for domestic and international passengers, the exercise adopted a preset "special scenario" mode to simulate a number of processes, such as services for premium travelers, travelers with special needs and check-in for oversized baggage.