China's Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC)

By Chen Chuanren
China's international passenger volume is 20 percentage points below 2019, but its entire international air transport capacity is 3.7% above pre-COVID levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
CAAC and China State Railway Group have signed an agreement that will see the Chinese agencies work together to develop intermodal rail-air travel.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
China's new mechanism is aimed to improve systematic slot allocation transparency and efficiency.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese officials are aiming for an optimistic 2025 certification of the Comac C919 from the European regulator.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
AutoFlight’s V2000CG CarryAll received Chinese type certification on March 22, the first certification of a winged eVTOL aircraft in the world.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The production certificate was the first awarded to a developer of an uncrewed passenger-carrying aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Administration of China is yet to say why a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 nose-dived into the ground two years ago.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
EHang reported improved sales and deliveries alongside its financial results for the fourth quarter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick, Ben Goldstein, Sergio Cecutta
Having seized the pole position in electric vehicles, Chinese industry is racing ahead in advanced air mobility.
Check 6

By Chen Chuanren
China says its air transport industry carried nearly 83.5 million passengers during the 40-day Lunar New Year travel period.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Round the world on hydrogen; first-responder VTOL competition; stop-fold tiltrotor; another Chinese eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
AutoFlight expects certification early this year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
China’s Liaoning General Aviation Academy has completed the first flight of a prototype four-seat light aircraft powered by hydrogen combustion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing has delivered its first Boeing 737-8 to China in nearly five years since the Civil Aviation Administration of China grounded the type in March 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The MOU will see ACI World to collaborate on the CCAA collaborate on initiatives ranging from passenger customer service to decarbonization.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Passenger volume for the Chinese New Year is expected to exceed 2019 levels to reach 80 million, due to relaxed travel restrictions and a longer holiday period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Chinese startup AutoFlight has flown a prototype of a firefighting version of its CarryAll electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed cargo aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

Christian A. Klein
U.S. repair stations seeking to serve Chinese markets face bilateral challenges, but the country’s market growth may drive closer regulatory collaboration.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The news of the capacity boost comes on the heels of China’s “Big Three” carriers all reporting their first quarterly profits since the pandemic started.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein, Graham Warwick
Limited performance and questions of safety could restrict the vehicle to the Chinese market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Stock Composite crashed by more than 11% during the week ending Oct. 20.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The EH216-S is an autonomous, wingless, two-passenger multicopter with a range of 35 km (22 mi.) and top speed of 130 km/h.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Statistics show 17.01 million passengers traveled during China's eight-day holiday.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Major Chinese airports are looking to grow by expanding regional connections.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
To many foreign observers, the fast-growing Chinese advanced air mobility industry is a black box.
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