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State Aviation Company Set to Launch Finished C919 Passegner Plane Within this Year

State Aviation Company Set to Launch Finished C919 Passegner Plane Within this Year

Several State Owned commercial Aircraft Corporation of China or COMAC for short has successfully completed the basic assembly of Is medium range C919 large passenger planes and is expected to launch test flights within this year. COMAC is China’s answer to passenger planes from Boeing Co. and Airbus Group NV which has already secured 450 [...]

Feb 26 2015, 10:22 am | Posted in Aviation | Read More »

Airport to Add Four New Transcontinental Routes to Meet Demand of Travelers

Airport to Add Four New Transcontinental Routes to Meet Demand of Travelers

For 2015 Shenzhen International Airport will be adding four transcontinental flights to North America and Europe to meet the increase in demand of international travelers. During a meet that marked the first year anniversary of the opening of the new airport terminal, the vice manager for airport aviation department Long Qiang stated that the planned [...]

Dec 2 2014, 7:46 am | Posted in Aviation | Read More »

China to Lift Aviation by Simplifying Approval for Low Altitude Flights

China to Lift Aviation by Simplifying Approval for Low Altitude Flights

As the country aims to lift aviation by streamlining the time it takes for the approval of low altitude flights for private and commercial aircraft. The State Council and Central Military air traffic control commission has already agreed to simplify flight approvals for all general aviation by next year. The new changes applies to all [...]

Nov 25 2014, 7:43 am | Posted in Aviation | Read More »

Province Aims to Become General Aviation Hub in Northeastern China

Province Aims to Become General Aviation Hub in Northeastern China

The country’s private aircraft sector is starting to takeoff as reforms are needed badly. And since 2012 Faku in Liaoning province in the northeastern China gained national attention in becoming a hub for general aviation a term that means all flights other than those operated by commercial airlines and the military such as private, police [...]

Oct 3 2014, 8:33 am | Posted in Aviation | Read More »

Global Flying Hospitals Reinvents the Future

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Neill Newton, CEO of Global Flying Hospitals, recently stated that when he Founded the humanitarian medical charity  in 2001, he was very naive. He thought everyone would fall in love with the plan to fly big jets refurbished as high-tech hospitals to those in need, in developing countries.  He thought it made good sense. But [...]

Sep 27 2014, 5:51 pm | Posted in Aviation,Charity,Featured | Read More »

Defense Identification Zone to be Established Using International Practices

Defense Identification Zone to be Established Using International Practices

China will be establishing the first air defense identification zone that will be based on Chinese law and with international practices to further safeguard its sovereignty. This will allow a early warning time and assist China in protecting its territories and control air security. The air defense identification one is part of the defensive area [...]

Nov 25 2013, 8:32 am | Posted in Aviation | Read More »

China’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle First Flight

China's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle First Flight

China’s unmanned stealth aerial vehicle had it maiden flight on Thursday. The success of the flight only shows that the nation has once again narrowed air power disparity from western nations. Fans of china’s popular military website stated that the aerial vehicle Sharp Sword conducted its maiden flight at a test flight center in Southwest [...]

Nov 22 2013, 7:35 am | Posted in Aviation | Read More »

Star Alliance Adds New Carrier to its Network

Star Alliance Adds New Carrier to its Network

The fifth largest airline in China Shenzhen Airlines is the latest carrier to join the Star Alliance Group thus bringing its 400 daily flights and 70 destinations to the Alliance network and offers more traveling plans with other Star Alliance member carriers. Shenzhen Airlines offers expedited check-in services to passengers with other Star Alliance members. [...]

Nov 30 2012, 8:31 am | Posted in Aviation | Read More »

Heavy Fogs Cause Airports to Divert Flights

Heavy Fogs Cause Airports to Divert Flights

Several flights into Shenzhen were diverted and landed in airports in Zhuhai and Guangzhou because of low visibility that was caused by heavy fog accompanied with rain. According to Shenzhen airport authorities said that flights out of Shenzhen were not affected and flights toGuangzhouwere diverted and landed in Shenzhen from midnight to 2 am as [...]

Nov 27 2012, 7:28 am | Posted in Aviation | Read More »

China’s Aviation Market Grows as Demands Increase

China's Aviation Market Grows as Demands Increase

According to a report released by a airplane manufacturer, Chinese Airlines will be placing an order for more than 4,000 large passenger airplanes in the next twenty years. And according to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, the Chinese aviation market is expected to order around 4,960 aircraft in the span of two decades which [...]

Nov 16 2012, 9:34 am | Posted in Aviation | Read More »

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