Australia still expects to get the full radar performance required under its contract for six Boeing 737 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, whose program is more than three years behind schedule. “The system has the potential to continue to grow into a world-class AEW&C capability,” the Defense Department manager for the project, Air Vice Marshal Chris Deeble, has told an Australian parliamentary committee.

A major shareholder of Shanghai Airlines will recapitalize the company by paying it ¥1 billion ($150 million) for new stock. The shareholder, Shanghai-based tourism conglomerate Jinjiang International Holdings Co., will own 23.6% of the company after buying the shares, up from 7.9% now. Shanghai Airlines said earlier this month it needed up to ¥3 billion in new capital. The Shanghai city government is the leading shareholder in the carrier, a possible merger partner for ailing hometown rival China Eastern.

China has imposed tight limits on carriers setting up branch airlines and on the rights of airports to host branches, limiting competition. The limits will particularly affect any small carrier hoping to spread out by setting up a branch, a major organizational structure within the industry. China Southern Airlines, for example, has 13 branches across China.