China’s Comac Opens New Aircraft Maintenance Facility
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has opened an aircraft maintenance facility, equipped to service Comac ARJ21s, in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu. Local media, quoting Comac, say Comac’s facility, at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, launched when it received a…
China’s Chengdu Airlines Launches New Route To Country’s Easternmost Airport
Chengdu Airlines has launched a new route connecting Shandong province’s Weihai city to Fuyuan Dongji Airport in Heilongjiang province, following the resumption of airport operations after nearly a one-month hiatus due to the pandemic. China’s online news website Sina says…
China Express Profits By Focusing On Underserved Domestic Routes
China’s regional airline China Express earned 2.3 billion yuan (US$360 million) revenue in the first half of its 2021 financial year, a year-on-year increase of 17%, through its focus on domestic regional flights. In China Express’ latest financial report, the…
Airbus Steps Up Marketing Of A220 In China
Despite the pandemic and the uncertainty in the aviation industry, European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is stepping up efforts to promote the Airbus A220 in China, arguing it is ideally suited to second and third-tier markets and complements larger aircraft, such…
ANALYSIS: HNA Group Bankruptcy And What It Means For Tianjin Airlines, GX Airlines And Other Regional Airlines In the Group
HNA Group, China’s fourth largest airline group and the country’s largest operator of regional aircraft, faces bankruptcy. HNA Group says in a statement today it has received a notice from the Hainan Provincial Higher People’s Court, outlining that “creditors have…
China Aircraft Leasing Orders 30 ARJ21s, Plans to Lease Aircraft to Indonesian Airline TransNusa
China Aircraft Leasing (CALC) plans to lease 30 Commercial Aircraft Corporation (Comac) ARJ21 regional jets to Indonesian regional carrier TransNusa Aviation Mandiri, representing a renewed push by China aircraft manufacturers to gain traction in the largest aviation market in Southeast…
