China Civil Aviation Industry, Technology, Infrastructure: News & Discussions

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China's Comac lands US$2.3b order for homegrown ARJ21 jet
Tuesday, July 12, 2016, 15:40
By Associated Press

In this June 28, 2016, file photo, people wave Chinese flags and take photos as a Chengdu Airlines ARJ21-700 regional jet is taxied after landing at the Hongqiao Airport in Shanghai. (Photo / AP)​

HONG KONG - China's state-owned aircraft maker has signed a deal to sell up to 60 of its new regional jets to a leasing company in a deal worth up to US$2.3 billion.

In a joint statement late Monday, Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd., or COMAC, said the agreement signed with China Aircraft Leasing Group, a Hong Kong-listed company, includes a confirmed order for 30 ARJ21-700 jets and an option to buy 30 more.

The companies said the aircraft will be leased to an unidentified Indonesian airline that one of China Aircraft Leasing's shareholders, Friedmann Pacific Asset Management Ltd., plans to invest in.

The ARJ21-700 is part of efforts by China, one of the world's biggest and fastest-growing air travel markets, to develop a homegrown aviation industry. It's a rival to aircraft made by Bombardier Inc. of Canada and Brazil's Embraer SA.

The ARJ21 took its maiden commercial flight last month, which came a decade behind schedule because of technical problems. The deal, which was signed at Britain's Farnborough International Airshow, is the biggest single commercial order for the jet since its debut, the companies said.

The aircraft will be delivered over the next five years and the deal's value is based on the plane's list price. Hong Kong-based Friedmann Pacific, an investment firm specializing in aviation, plans to operate the Indonesian airline solely using ARJ21 planes.

In 2012, China Aircraft Leasing placed an order for another jet COMAC is developing, the C919, a long-range airliner aimed at competing with planes from Boeing and Airbus. The C919, which has also been beset by delays, is due to enter service in 2019.

 

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Comac eyes ARJ21 production certification this year
12 JULY, 2016 | BY: MAVIS TOH | Farnborough

Comac is confident it will be able to secure production certification for the ARJ21 in the second half of the year, which will allow it to speed up the assembly of the regional jet.

The ARJ21 entered service last year with Chengdu Airlines.

Speaking to Flightglobal at the Farnborough air show, Comac’s deputy general manager for sales and marketing Dang Tiehong said that with the certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the manufacturer will produce 30 ARJ21s annually by 2020.

"If the market demand requires it, we can still raise it further," he adds.

Comac has yet to receive the production certification for the ARJ21 despite the programme getting type certificated in December 2014. This means it has had to get individual certifications for production of the regional jets.

The Chinese manufacturer has so far delivered one aircraft to Chengdu, with the second scheduled for delivery in August.

Dang adds that the manufacturer is still working to optimise the regional jet, in a bid to improve its performance and economics as well as maintenance.

On the first day of Farnborough, Comac disclosed commitments for 90 ARJ21s from two Chinese leasing companies.

 

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China's Comac lands US$2.3b order for homegrown ARJ21 jet
Tuesday, July 12, 2016, 15:40
By Associated Press

In this June 28, 2016, file photo, people wave Chinese flags and take photos as a Chengdu Airlines ARJ21-700 regional jet is taxied after landing at the Hongqiao Airport in Shanghai. (Photo / AP)​

HONG KONG - China's state-owned aircraft maker has signed a deal to sell up to 60 of its new regional jets to a leasing company in a deal worth up to US$2.3 billion.

In a joint statement late Monday, Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd., or COMAC, said the agreement signed with China Aircraft Leasing Group, a Hong Kong-listed company, includes a confirmed order for 30 ARJ21-700 jets and an option to buy 30 more.

The companies said the aircraft will be leased to an unidentified Indonesian airline that one of China Aircraft Leasing's shareholders, Friedmann Pacific Asset Management Ltd., plans to invest in.

The ARJ21-700 is part of efforts by China, one of the world's biggest and fastest-growing air travel markets, to develop a homegrown aviation industry. It's a rival to aircraft made by Bombardier Inc. of Canada and Brazil's Embraer SA.

The ARJ21 took its maiden commercial flight last month, which came a decade behind schedule because of technical problems. The deal, which was signed at Britain's Farnborough International Airshow, is the biggest single commercial order for the jet since its debut, the companies said.

The aircraft will be delivered over the next five years and the deal's value is based on the plane's list price. Hong Kong-based Friedmann Pacific, an investment firm specializing in aviation, plans to operate the Indonesian airline solely using ARJ21 planes.

In 2012, China Aircraft Leasing placed an order for another jet COMAC is developing, the C919, a long-range airliner aimed at competing with planes from Boeing and Airbus. The C919, which has also been beset by delays, is due to enter service in 2019.

Make it 90

http://china.org.cn/business/2016-07/13/content_38868655.htm

 

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Feature: Air superiority - China's express war takes off
Source: Xinhua 2016-07-20 11:10:27
by Xinhua writer Hu Tao

BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Global logistics companies are battling in China's skies, alongside the booming air express industries.

And as the demand for speedier delivery grows, it is driving development across China to its smaller and more far-flung towns and cities.

READY TO TAKE OFF

China's civil aviation authority has approved the plans of an industry leader to build an airport in Ezhou city, central China' s Hubei province.

S. F. Express, established 23 years ago by Shun Feng Airlines, is planning the airport as the world' s fourth international air logistics hub and the first in Asia.

The firm, which had set up a strong air cargo transport network by 2009, has 30 aircraft, including China's first wide-body Boeing 767 imported last year.

And it has set to expand its fleet as it aims to become a global logistics enterprise.

Both S.F. Express and Yuan Tong, the second Chinese private express firm to acquire an aircraft fleet are also facing competition from global giants such as the U.S.-based FedEx.

According to the China Express Association, business volume last year hit 20.6 billion deliveries and total revenue was 276 billion yuan - year-on-year growth of 48 percent and 35 percent respectively.

Air freight has increased rapidly and now accounts for more than half the total volume - and sometimes up to 70 percent of the total.

"The pursuit of speed is the mission of the express industry. So its development is tied to the development of air transport," says Zhang Yuzhou, director of industry development at the association.

GEARING UP FOR CHINESE MARKET

International giants, domestic enterprises, e-businesses, aviation companies and investors are targeting the China logistics market.

Since 2011, the express sector has grown at an average annual rate of more than 50 percent.

But China' s vast territory requires the industry to build air transport infrastructure to serve the more remote areas of the market.

The government has issued the guidelines on promoting the development of general aviation, which aim to enable the market to guide development.

The guidelines outline how China will build more than 500 airports by 2020 to ensure that all major and prefecture-level cities have general purpose air transport.

"China's central and western regions and considerable second and third-tier cities are a rising market for short and medium-distance air express," says Bill Schultz, senior vice president, business development China, for New York-listed aircraft maker Textron Aviation.

"Small and medium-sized general aircraft, especially multipurpose aircraft, are better for transporting cargo to these cities."

SUCCESSFUL PATH OF INT'L EXPRESS GIANT

The development of FedEx in the United States is often cited as an example for China, as both countries have vast territories.

Zhong Guoyi, vice-president of international express of FedEx China agrees, saying the logistics giant has a 24-hour North American air transport network with a well-serviced fleet of major aircraft and small and medium-sized cargo planes.

"We have fleets of aircraft and cooperate with independent operators to service different markets," says Zhong.

FedEx has shown that success in logistics depends on an airport network among different regions, including different-sized airports for general aviation, says Professor Jeffery Towson, of the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University.

"The one who builds networks of airports and various aircraft matching runways will take the initiative," says Towson.

"As a result, express will drive economic development with the improvement of air transport." (Xinhua intern Jin Yuanjia contributed to the story)

 

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Feature: Air superiority - China's express war takes off
Source: Xinhua 2016-07-20 11:10:27
by Xinhua writer Hu Tao

BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Global logistics companies are battling in China's skies, alongside the booming air express industries.

And as the demand for speedier delivery grows, it is driving development across China to its smaller and more far-flung towns and cities.

READY TO TAKE OFF

China's civil aviation authority has approved the plans of an industry leader to build an airport in Ezhou city, central China' s Hubei province.

S. F. Express, established 23 years ago by Shun Feng Airlines, is planning the airport as the world' s fourth international air logistics hub and the first in Asia.

The firm, which had set up a strong air cargo transport network by 2009, has 30 aircraft, including China's first wide-body Boeing 767 imported last year.

And it has set to expand its fleet as it aims to become a global logistics enterprise.

Both S.F. Express and Yuan Tong, the second Chinese private express firm to acquire an aircraft fleet are also facing competition from global giants such as the U.S.-based FedEx.

According to the China Express Association, business volume last year hit 20.6 billion deliveries and total revenue was 276 billion yuan - year-on-year growth of 48 percent and 35 percent respectively.

Air freight has increased rapidly and now accounts for more than half the total volume - and sometimes up to 70 percent of the total.

"The pursuit of speed is the mission of the express industry. So its development is tied to the development of air transport," says Zhang Yuzhou, director of industry development at the association.

GEARING UP FOR CHINESE MARKET

International giants, domestic enterprises, e-businesses, aviation companies and investors are targeting the China logistics market.

Since 2011, the express sector has grown at an average annual rate of more than 50 percent.

But China' s vast territory requires the industry to build air transport infrastructure to serve the more remote areas of the market.

The government has issued the guidelines on promoting the development of general aviation, which aim to enable the market to guide development.

The guidelines outline how China will build more than 500 airports by 2020 to ensure that all major and prefecture-level cities have general purpose air transport.

"China's central and western regions and considerable second and third-tier cities are a rising market for short and medium-distance air express," says Bill Schultz, senior vice president, business development China, for New York-listed aircraft maker Textron Aviation.

"Small and medium-sized general aircraft, especially multipurpose aircraft, are better for transporting cargo to these cities."

SUCCESSFUL PATH OF INT'L EXPRESS GIANT

The development of FedEx in the United States is often cited as an example for China, as both countries have vast territories.

Zhong Guoyi, vice-president of international express of FedEx China agrees, saying the logistics giant has a 24-hour North American air transport network with a well-serviced fleet of major aircraft and small and medium-sized cargo planes.

"We have fleets of aircraft and cooperate with independent operators to service different markets," says Zhong.

FedEx has shown that success in logistics depends on an airport network among different regions, including different-sized airports for general aviation, says Professor Jeffery Towson, of the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University.

"The one who builds networks of airports and various aircraft matching runways will take the initiative," says Towson.

"As a result, express will drive economic development with the improvement of air transport." (Xinhua intern Jin Yuanjia contributed to the story)

They need to buy Y-20 and stop buying Boeing. I expect Zuhai 2016 airshow to conclude a few civilian or military deal for Y-20.

 

[JSCh]

Live: World's largest amphibious aircraft rolls off assembly line
New China TV

Scheduled for Jul 23, 2016
World's largest amphibious aircraft rolls off the assembly line in Zhuhai, southeast China's Guangdong Province.

The Jiaolong AG600 is powered by four turboprop engines and has an operational range of over 4,000 kilometers. It has a maximum take-off weight of 60 tons and can carry up to 50 people.


China completes massive amphibious aircraft
Source: Xinhua 2016-07-23 14:53:27

GUANGZHOU, July 23 (Xinhua) -- China has completed production of a massive amphibious aircraft that it plans to use to fight forest fires and perform marine rescue missions.

The AG600 rolled off a production line in the southern city of Zhuhai on Saturday, in what aviation observers see as a milestone for the country.

The aircraft has a maximum take-off weight of 53.5 tonnes and a maximum flight range of 4,500 km, according to state aircraft maker Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).

The AG600 is by far the world's largest amphibian aircraft, about the size of a Boeing 737, according to AVIC deputy general manager Geng Ruguang.

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/756745456219148288

 

[JSCh]

 

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Live: World's largest amphibious aircraft rolls off assembly line
New China TV

Scheduled for Jul 23, 2016
World's largest amphibious aircraft rolls off the assembly line in Zhuhai, southeast China's Guangdong Province.

The Jiaolong AG600 is powered by four turboprop engines and has an operational range of over 4,000 kilometers. It has a maximum take-off weight of 60 tons and can carry up to 50 people.


China completes massive amphibious aircraft
Source: Xinhua 2016-07-23 14:53:27

GUANGZHOU, July 23 (Xinhua) -- China has completed production of a massive amphibious aircraft that it plans to use to fight forest fires and perform marine rescue missions.

The AG600 rolled off a production line in the southern city of Zhuhai on Saturday, in what aviation observers see as a milestone for the country.

The aircraft has a maximum take-off weight of 53.5 tonnes and a maximum flight range of 4,500 km, according to state aircraft maker Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).

The AG600 is by far the world's largest amphibian aircraft, about the size of a Boeing 737, according to AVIC deputy general manager Geng Ruguang.

Wow! That is quick.

I just saw it on our Channel News.

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/756752083789881344

 

[Mangus Ortus Novem]

That would be a welcome news for the rest of competition. Iran's decision to place order for 100 planes was surprising. The US Congress' act is equally surprising, after all, they can first sell the plane, get the money, and then put sanctions on spare parts etc. This would cripple Iran even further.

Now, Iran can just go to Europeans, China or Russia.

Let us make it China or Russia. Personally, I believe it should be China, as the Chinese companies were helping Iran all those years of sanctions and never stopped delivering. Russia stopped many times with different projects under US pressure.

Chinese aviation industry must lock on to Iranian market sooner than later. It is huge. They need to practically replace all their jets. Not to mention their airforce needs 100s of fighters. It is time for Iran to show friendship to China.

Live: World's largest amphibious aircraft rolls off assembly line
New China TV

Scheduled for Jul 23, 2016
World's largest amphibious aircraft rolls off the assembly line in Zhuhai, southeast China's Guangdong Province.

The Jiaolong AG600 is powered by four turboprop engines and has an operational range of over 4,000 kilometers. It has a maximum take-off weight of 60 tons and can carry up to 50 people.


China completes massive amphibious aircraft
Source: Xinhua 2016-07-23 14:53:27

GUANGZHOU, July 23 (Xinhua) -- China has completed production of a massive amphibious aircraft that it plans to use to fight forest fires and perform marine rescue missions.

The AG600 rolled off a production line in the southern city of Zhuhai on Saturday, in what aviation observers see as a milestone for the country.

The aircraft has a maximum take-off weight of 53.5 tonnes and a maximum flight range of 4,500 km, according to state aircraft maker Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).

The AG600 is by far the world's largest amphibian aircraft, about the size of a Boeing 737, according to AVIC deputy general manager Geng Ruguang.

Great! Brilliant to see that Chinese aviation industry is growing by leaps and bounds. From military to civilian - in every area we are growing and producing world class aircrafts. Now its time to develop a widebody, larger civilian aircraft.

Great going.

 

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This plane would be ideal for the SCS.

 

[Mangus Ortus Novem]

This plane is made for the ECS & SCS. And of course for disaster relief as well.