China's Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC)

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

By Chen Chuanren
China e-commerce giant Jingdong, better known as "JD.com," has taken the first step in setting up its own in-house air freight carrier to support its huge online shopping business.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
China Eastern’s new subsidiary OTT Airlines is planning to launch at least five routes during the first quarter of 2021 as it seeks to gain a foothold in China’s domestic market.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the launch of four new international passenger routes, including services to destinations in Europe, Africa and North America.
Airports & Networks

By Bradley Perrett
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has issued type inspection authorization for the COMAC C919, opening the way for certification flight testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Chinese airlines generally expect the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to withdraw its grounding order on the Boeing 737 MAX no later than March 2021, industry sources said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Closed borders and quarantine requirements abroad have left Chinese vacationers little choice but to travel within the country, boosting domestic traffic in October beyond 2019 levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bradley Perrett
Guangzhou Baiyun International has become the busiest airport in China this year, as COVID-19 outbreaks and the opening of a new Beijing airport have pushed Beijing Capital International down to sixth place.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
China Southern Airlines is the last of the big three state-owned carriers to put its cargo operations into a standalone entity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese airlines carried 13.3 million passengers over the week-long holiday between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8, with the domestic market seeing double-digit growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bradley Perrett
China is increasing capacity limits on flights between major cities while applying other measures to prevent excessively fast growth in supply.
Airports & Networks

By Bradley Perrett
The airport serving the city at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wuhan Tianhe International (WUH), will reintroduce international services on Sept. 16.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Starting Sept. 3, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) will gradually allow international flights from Austria, Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Sweden and Thailand to land at Beijing as its first point of entry.
Airports & Networks

By Bradley Perrett
A court will auction almost all the shares in small private Chinese carrier Longjiang Airlines on Sept. 29-30.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bradley Perrett
A commuter operator of Avic MA60 turboprop aircraft will soon begin flying after receiving approvals from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
Airlines & Lessors

By Bradley Perrett
Chinese airlines on July 23 achieved their highest level of activity since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
Airlines & Lessors

By Bradley Perrett
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has reiterated to Shanghai its general requirement that passenger aircraft arriving from abroad must be no more than 75% full.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) will allow carriers up to seven weekly passenger and cargo flights under the new seventh freedom of the air trial on Hainan Island, a move to spur the growth of air travel and air cargo under the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) initiative.
Airports & Networks

By Bradley Perrett
U.S. airlines have regained access to the international Chinese market in a revision of regulations that China issued a day after its own access to the U.S. market was threatened.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT), accusing Chinese counterparts of dragging their feet on approving U.S. airline requests to resume
Airlines & Lessors

By Bradley Perrett
Damage to a seal probably caused a windscreen burst on a Sichuan Airlines Airbus A319 in 2018, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation