- Li Jiaxiang: China Becomes World's 2nd Largest Jet Fuel Consumer[Apr. 06, 2012]
China has become the second largest fuel consumer in the world, head of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Li Jiaxiang said at the 2012 International Aviation Fuel Conference and Exhibition in Beijing on Apr. 5.
- Embraer Presents AHEAD-PRO at MRO Event in the U.S.[Apr. 03, 2012]
Embraer will present its new AHEAD-PRO at MRO Americas 2012, April 3 to 5, in Dallas, Texas. This is an evolution of the system developed by Embraer to continuously monitor the status of the E-Jets aircraft, in real time. The Company has booth 919, where it will demonstrate products and support services for commercial aviation operations.
- 2nd Invest and Manage Airports Event Launched[Apr. 04, 2012]
- Aviation Industry to Take off in China[Apr. 02, 2012]
As the aviation industry in China is set to take off, Chinese and foreign companies are banking on the business of corporate aircraft.
- Airports Push United Brand in Bid for Asian Flights[Mar. 30, 2012]
Australian airports will present a united front as they seek to compete with other countries for flights from lucrative high-growth Asian countries.
- Engine Smoke Cancels LA-Shanghai Flight[Mar. 31, 2012]
Passengers were forced to deplane from a China Eastern Airlines that was preparing to fly from Los Angeles to Shanghai after smoke was detected in an airplane engine.
- China's C919 to Make Maiden Flight in 2014 as Planned[Mar. 30, 2012]
There has been lots of controversy over whether China could conduct the first flight of the C919 -- China's homebred large aircraft -- in 2014. On Mar. 28, Honeywell, a main provider of spare parts for the C919, relieved the worries with disclosure that the C919 will be launched as scheduled, while the first prototype aircraft will be made this year and the first flight will be conducted in Shanghai in the middle of 2014.
- China Prepares for Take-Off of Business Aviation Market[Mar. 29, 2012]
Attendees at an ongoing business aviation exhibition are keenly eyeing China's lucrative private aviation market despite major obstacles in the way of realizing the market's potential.
- Bombardier Claims One-Third Share of Booming China Market[Mar. 26, 2012]
Bombardier has brought just over one third of the business aircraft on display here at the ABACE show. Appropriately enough, that's just about the share of the market in China claimed by the Canadian airframer, according to Christophe Degoumois, Bombardier's vice president of business aircraft sales for Russia, CIS, Asia Pacific, China and Australia.
- VistaJet and Beijing Airlines Partner for Charter in China[Mar. 27, 2012]
VistaJet is expanding its program-based charter network through an alliance with Beijing Airlines, Air China's private aviation subsidiary. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed here at the ABACE show yesterday sets the stage for VistaJet to establish a base in Beijing and eventually provide point-to-point service within China.