China

By Sean Broderick
As demand for safety improvements and answers grow, investigators face mounting pressure to keep pace while remaining diligent.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
Readers write about commercial space stations, China’s JY-27 radar, and X-plane development. Plus: Behind the scenes at the ILA Berlin Air Show.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris
In an in-depth interview, a confident Kelly Ortberg sees the company’s financial and cultural turnaround gaining steam.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
Commercial space tracker LeoLabs says that China’s reusable spaceplane has released a new object on orbit.
Commercial Space

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

By Vivienne Machi
LeoLabs has deployed its new Scout-S transportable radar to the Indo-Pacific that has already tracked multiple Chinese spacecraft, the space domain awareness company announced June 10.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
China’s Aerofugia has developed a mobile charging station to support its AE200 eVTOL air taxi at remote sites.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
IATA warns that the commercial aircraft fleet in China will continue to age in spite of recent large commitments for new aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
South Korea and China have agreed to their first expansion of bilateral air traffic rights since 2019, paving the way for additional passenger and cargo services as travel demand between the countries surpasses pre-pandemic levels.
Airports & Networks

By Robert Wall
China completed the first flight of its Long March 12B launch vehicle, which aims to rival SpaceX’s Falcon 9.
Operations & Safety

JENNIFER MESZAROS
Chinese eVTOL maker DreamFly Aerotech is betting on hybrid propulsion and a cargo-first, passenger-second strategy as its path to market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Alex Derber
GA Telesis secures $650M to fund acquisitions and expand MRO operations while targeting China's growing USM market.
Marketplace

By Steve Trimble
Teaser: A USAF official argues that China has learned the wrong lessons from U.S. successes and failures in applying stealth technology over the last three decades.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Guy Norris
China’s promise to buy 200 Boeing aircraft at the recent diplomatic summit meeting in Beijing was “a major accomplishment” and will lead to larger orders in future says Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maksim Pyadushkin
Five companies from four countries have submitted bids to develop the new KazSat-3R communication satellite.
Satellites

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
China Aircraft Services Limited hopes to begin its first dismantling projects in Hong Kong by August, the company's CEO tells Aviation Week at MRO Greater China.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
Hong Kong International Airport's Terminal 2 is set to increase the airport’s annual passenger handling capacity from 70 million to 100 million.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
China has launched three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou-23 mission to the Tiangong space station in what is expected to become the country’s longest planned human spaceflight mission to date.
Space Exploration

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Scott Mikus
Editors are joined by analyst Scott Mikus joins to discuss Boeing's strategic position in China following a 200-aircraft order from Beijing that disappointed Wall Street.
Check 6

By Garrett Reim
China is likely to send taikonauts on a mission around the Moon in 2027, says NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.
Space Exploration

By Kurt Hofmann
Located in northwest China, Xi’an Xianyang International Airport plans to transform further into a major international hub serving western China and beyond.
Airports & Networks

By Thierry Dubois
The proportion of connected aircraft in China’s commercial fleet will increase briskly from 2030, an analyst at UK-based Valour Consultancy said.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Chen Chuanren, Sean Broderick
Chinese officials have agreed to a sizable Boeing aircraft purchase, including a 200-aircraft deal the company suggested will be expanded.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
European manufacturers continue to strengthen their presence in China.
Aircraft & Propulsion