CommercialFirst Boeing 737 Max Finished in China Facility The first 737 has been finished in China. Boeing's 737 Completion and Delivery Center in Zhoushan, China, a joint venture between the American planemaker and Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), delivered…
UnmannedIntel Drones to Aid in Restoration of Great Wall of China Intel and the China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation have created a partnership to protect and restore the Great Wall of China. Over the next few months, Intel’s Falcon 8+ drones will…
CommercialThe World's First Airline Blockchain is Born Huafu Enterprise Holdings is going to publish the world’s first aerospace blockchain application, the Airline and Life Networking Token (ALLN). Due to a new partnership between Huafu and Far Eastern Air Transport,…
CommercialTrump’s Tariffs on China Spread to Aerospace U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest salvo attempting to punish China for intellectual property theft saw the levying a 25% tariff on some 1,300 items, including a host of aircraft parts. The proposed…
CommercialChina Eastern Airlines to Rely on GE Aviation Digital Solutions GE Aviation will provide a comprehensive digital analytics solution for the China Eastern Airlines (CEA) fleet of more than 700 aircraft over the next three years. GE Aviation and CEA started their…
ConnectivityAir Esurfing Taps Astronics for Chinese Connectivity STC Contract Astronics Corp. will equip up to 300 Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s for Chinese airlines, developing an STC for antennae and a Validation STC for the cabin distribution system as part of…
CommercialAirbus Appoints New Execs in China Succeeding Laurence Barron as chairman of Airbus China is Eric Chen, and George Xu as been appointed its CEO. “It’s my privilege to have been working with Airbus for more than 20…
Embedded AvionicsChina Ready to Boost Funding in AVIC Avionics AviChina Industry & Technology Company Ltd. is hoping to raise funds for AVIC Avionics. “The total amount of proceeds from the Issuance of Convertible Corporate Bonds will be [2.4 billion Yuan],” AviChina…
ATM ModernizationACSS, L3, Thales Perform China's 'First' ADS-B In Jetliner Flight Demo China recently witnessed the country’s “first” successful ADS-B In jetliner flight demonstrations, according to Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems (ACSS). The company, along with owners L3 and Thales, performed the demonstrations on…
ConnectivityChina to Spend Billions on In-Flight Connectivity Initiatives The government of Guangzhou City and Bluefocus IFEC Technology are set to jointly establish the “Belt and Road” in-flight internet fund with a capital injection of 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion). Also…