China's Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC)

Speaking in Singapore, a CAAC representative said safety data remains fragmented and isolated because of data ownership and protection issues.

The fallout of China’s movement control and border restrictions in 2022 were evident in CAAC's annual airport operating statistics.

AutoFlight, a startup with operations in China and Europe, has completed the longest flight to date by an eVTOL aircraft.

Daily domestic flights within China averaged almost 12,000 during the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday which saw 9 million passengers fly.

Jason Dickstein, president of Washington Aviation Group, gives insights into AFRA and CAAC's collaboration program.

China Southern Airlines brought the Boeing 737-8 back into commercial service, the first Chinese carrier to do so since Beijing grounded the MAX in 2019.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

CAAC Director Liang Nan said these flights are scheduled to resume operations from late January to February.

With a carrying payload of 10 tonnes, the ARJ21 converted freighter variant is designed to fill the last-mile gap not served by larger aircraft.

Fifteen pilots have received their Comac C919 type certification following a two-month evaluation.

The recent China Air Show in Zhuhai was used as the platform for the certification announcements, giving them the visibility the Chinese administration intended

The announcement was made at China’s Zhuhai Airshow, which Embraer has brought its E195-E2 “Tech Lion” aircraft to.

The validation of the ATR 42-600's type certificate opens up a vast market for the regional turboprop.

No Chinese major has returned to profitability after a short “honeymoon period” in late 2020.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China insists the investigation into the March crash of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 is still in its early stage

Rising fuel costs and closed borders are keeping China’s national carriers—Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines—under pressure and, despite increases in passenger revenue, all three saw their losses widen in 2021.

Rescuers recovered China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735’s flight data recorder March 27, and investigators are encouraged that damage to the unit will not prevent it from yielding valuable clues that will help explain what brought the aircraft down.

Rescue personnel have recovered one of two flight recorders belonging to the ill-fated China Eastern flight MU5735, two days after the Boeing 737-800 crashed into mountains in southern China.

A senior U.S. NTSB investigator and technical advisors from three key stakeholders will be among the U.S. representatives supporting the probe into the March 21

The move by the U.S. Transportation Department is a direct response to the Civil Aviation Administration of China forcing the temporary suspension of a number of routes to China operated by U.S. airlines.

Delta Air Lines has been forced by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to temporarily suspend its two routes to Shanghai after falling foul of the regulator’s COVID-19 rule.

The U.S. Transportation Department will limit capacity on some flights to the U.S. operated by Chinese airlines in retaliation to a similar move by authorities in China.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the establishment of e-commerce giant JD.com’s own cargo airline.

The CAAC's aim is to fulfill goods deliveries in China within one day, neighboring countries by two days, and to major international cities within three days—hence “123.”

Harmonization of the differing European and U.S. approaches to regulating electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft is advancing somewhat, but there are concerns over the lack of information on China’s approach to approving the new class of aircraft.