First COMAC ARJ21 Freighter To Be Delivered This Year
The first Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) ARJ21 freighter will be delivered in the middle of this year with the first operator being an airline in China, a booming air cargo market. Norbert Marx, CEO of Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance…
China’s YTO Cargo Airlines To Be First Operator Of ARJ21 Freighters
Hangzhou-based YTO Cargo Airlines plans to add Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) ARJ21 freighters that are being converted from passenger aircraft by Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO). YTO Cargo Airlines says in a statement that it and COMAC…
Taiwan’s Mandarin Airlines Phasing Out Embraer Fleet Early
China Airlines’ regional subsidiary Mandarin Airlines is ending its Embraer passenger operations at the end of the year and instead relying on Airbus A320s and ATR 72s to serve smaller markets. United Daily News says the airline has accelerated the…
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 AVIC Establishes Lab To Research Noise Reduction Technologies For Turboprop Aircraft
State-owned aerospace and defence conglomerate Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) plans to collaborate with aviation industry stakeholders to research noise and vibration reduction technologies catered for turboprop aircraft. AVIC says in a statement that a joint laboratory will be…
Airlines In China To Receive $239 Million Subsidies For Domestic Regional Operations
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has published its 2022 budget for domestic regional flight routes, with 54 airlines to receive more than 1.5 billion yuan (US $239 million) in subsidies. CAAC says in a statement the proposed budget…
