Thales Secures Lion’s Share

Nov 12, 2014
Thales has disclosed that Lion Group, Indonesia’s largest privately-owned airline group, has chosen the Thales avionics system for its Airbus narrowbody aircraft on order.
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China Aircraft Leasing Signs for 100 Airbus

Nov 12, 2014
An intended order for 100 A320-family aircraft by China Aircraft Leasing will likely feed the growth of new Chinese carriers and perhaps cover the shortage of orders placed by the country’s big airlines.
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Cessna Wants Service and Completions in Zhuhai

Nov 12, 2014
Cessna’s joint venture with China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (CAIGA) has delivered two XLS+ aircraft to a Chinese customer, but these were flown into China from the U.S. factory already fully completed.
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Bombardier Aims CSeries at China Express

Nov 12, 2014
Bombardier is trying to sign up Guiyang-based carrier China Express to CSeries, but it is unclear if the Canadian aircraft-maker will succeed.
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Bell Mulls Manufacturing In China

Nov 12, 2014
Bell Helicopter has experienced increasing sales in China, but has yet to do manufacturing in-country.
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AVIC SAE to Provide MA700 Electric Systems

Nov 12, 2014
Two days after the cabin mockup the of MA700 was unveiled at Airshow China, AVIC Shanghai Aviation Electric Co., Ltd. (AVIC SAE) and Avic Aircraft Xi’an Branch signed a Letter of Intent to cooperate on the MA700, for which they will provide a two-level power distribution system，control panel assembly and dimming control system.
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Embraer Pitches E2 for China

Nov 12, 2014
Embraer has unveiled, at the Zhuhai Airshow, a mock-up of its Embraer E-Jet E2 regional airliner, and it has high hopes for the aircraft here.
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Nexcelle Plans More Work for China

Nov 12, 2014
Nexcelle, the joint venture between GE’s Middle River Aircraft Systems and Safran’s Aircelle, plans to give China manufacturing work on the CFM LEAP-1C engine nacelle that it is being developed for the C919.
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Xi’an Finds New Customers For MA60

Nov 12, 2014
Xi’an Aircraft appears to have overcome the setbacks it experienced in Southeast Asia by finding new customers for its MA60 turboprop regional airliner.
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ST Aero Tries to Move Up the Value Chain

Nov 12, 2014
ST Aerospace, in the face of intense price competition from rivals, is trying to differentiate itself and command a better price by bundling services and products.
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AVIAGE Working To Be Global Player

Nov 12, 2014
The boss of AVIAGE, GE and AVIC’s global joint-venture in the avionics market, recognizes that much work needs to be done to earn the confidence and trust of aircraft-makers and other original equipment makers outside (OEMs) of China.
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Russia’s PD-14 Engine Nears First Flight

Nov 12, 2014
Russian manufacturer of aircraft powerplants United Engine Corporation (UEC) is preparing for the first flight test of its new commercial product – the PD-14 engine. This 14-ton-thrust turbofan, designed to power Russia's new MS-21 narrowbody airliner, is expected to take off on the flying laboratory in March 2015. The Ilyushin Il-76 testbed will be ready in December this year.
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Boeing To Deliver Second 1,000th Aircraft To China

Nov 12, 2014
China’s commercial aviation market is growing so fast that the head of Boeing China predicts that deliveries in the next ten years will be about the equivalent of what it has delivered to China in the past 40 years.
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AVIC Sees More Demand for Regional Airliners

Nov 12, 2014
China’s commercial aviation market grew last year by 12.6% to 566 billion revenue passenger kilometers, making China the second-largest commercial aviation market in the world. And it is set to average 7.6% growth over the next 20 years.
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China Express Confirms 16 Bombardiers

Nov 12, 2014
Guiyang-based China Express, one of the country’s few privately-owned domestic regional carriers, has placed an order for 16 additional Bombardier CRJ900s, making it the largest Bombardier operator in China.
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No Plans For Assembly Line In China, Says Boeing

Nov 12, 2014
Boeing has steadfastly resisted the idea that it should assemble aircraft in China, arguing there are other ways to invest significantly in the country.
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CFM Dominates China's Narrowbody Engine Market

Nov 12, 2014
“Every single airline in China operates aircraft with CFM engines,” says CFM International's CEO.
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Bombardier Considering Final Assembly Line In China

Nov 12, 2014
Bombardier is confident the regional airline sector in China is about to take-off, because it can see that the Chinese Government - via the auspices…
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UTC Sees Fast Track in China

Nov 11, 2014
A fast-developing market for its products and a growing raft of joint ventures will lead to rapid growth in China for the aerospace businesses of United Technologies Corp. (UTC), the company believes.
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Rockwell Collins Simulator JV Becomes Reality

Nov 11, 2014
China’s first commercial simulator company is readying itself to enter the global market for airline training dominated by CAE and FlightSafety.
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GE Sells Big Customer on Big Data

Nov 11, 2014
China Eastern last month took delivery of its 1,000th GE engine, cementing its role as the engine manufacturer’s largest customer in China.
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GE: Success Means More Support

Nov 11, 2014
GE is running to keep up with its success in China as growth in the air transport industry continues unabated.
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Liberalization Boosts Airbus Helicopters

Nov 11, 2014
Airbus Helicopters, which has strong links with China’s state-owned aerospace conglomerate Avic, appears to be one of the main beneficiaries of the opening up of China’s low-altitude airspace to general aviation.
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Xi’an’s FACC Grows Composites in China

Nov 11, 2014
Austria-based FACC is delivering its first composite parts for Comac's C919 airliner. This is another important step in expanding FACCs market presence in China as the company is majority owned by Avic’s Xi'an Aircraft Industries Group (XAC) since 2009.
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Pilatus Bets On PC-6 Porter for China

Nov 11, 2014
Pilatus Aircraft is hoping that local manufacture of the PC-6 Porter will assist in its campaign to generate more sales in China.
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