China's Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC)

By Chen Chuanren, Sean Broderick
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
CAAC Director Liang Nan said these flights are scheduled to resume operations from late January to February.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Fifteen pilots have received their Comac C919 type certification following a two-month evaluation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
The recent China Air Show in Zhuhai was used as the platform for the certification announcements, giving them the visibility the Chinese administration intended
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Thierry Dubois
The validation of the ATR 42-600's type certificate opens up a vast market for the regional turboprop.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
No Chinese major has returned to profitability after a short “honeymoon period” in late 2020.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren, Sean Broderick
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
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren, Sean Broderick
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren, Sean Broderick
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
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
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
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.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Chen Chuanren
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.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
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.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Hong Kong-based China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) announced March 25 that it had agreed with Boeing to trim its order for 737 MAX family aircraft from 92 aircraft to 66.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A day after Singapore Airlines announced that it will trial the IATA Travel Pass mobile application, China announced its own version of a digital health certificate.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is still yet to begin recertifying the Boeing 737 MAX, saying that major safety concerns raised have “not been fully met.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Hopes for Chinese carriers to return a profit in the first quarter have been dealt a blow after the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued an order for flights tickets to be refunded or rescheduled for free.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Despite the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, China ended 2020 with 420 million passenger movements, making it the world’s second-largest aviation market for the fifteenth consecutive year.
Airports & Networks