China

By Chen Chuanren
The Tianlong-3 rocket unexpectedly lifted off during a test of Chinese company Space Pioneer's Tianhuo-12 (TH-12) engines, landing nearby in a fiery explosion.
Space

By Graham Warwick
China’s CATL says its power-dense condensed battery technology has flown in an aircraft with a takeoff weight of 4 metric tons.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
CASC says it has completed China's most complex reusable rocket test yet, launching a demonstration rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Space

By Ben Goldstein
EHang has announced a firm order for 30 aircraft with plans to sell an additional 270 to China's Wencheng County in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air plans to make significant progress toward the full restoration of capacity in mainland China by resuming multiple routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Hong Kong, Seoul and Shanghai are among the top transit points for international travelers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The Aviation Industry Corp. of China has conducted the first test flight of the HH-100 cargo uncrewed aircraft system.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Chen Chuanren
China's new Type 076 amphibious assault ship will be equipped with an Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), newly released imagery suggests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The total area will span 110,000 m² (1.2 million ft.²) with three hangars and supporting buildings; the largest hangar will accommodate nine widebody aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Since its founding in 2019, Space Pioneer has raised more than $552.1 million over 15 financing rounds.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Slingshot Aerospace has developed an artificial intelligence program to find adversary spacecraft hiding among satellite constellations.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The bulletin names the Test Flying Academy of South Africa, Beijing China Aviation Technology Co. and Stratos.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Chen Chuanren
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has claimed its Chengdu J-20 fighter can reach supercruise.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Strength in the domestic market is boosting financial performance for Chinese airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
While China’s international travel recovery remains slow to gain momentum, its domestic airline capacity is surging well beyond pre-pandemic levels.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Staff
Russian Helicopters is working on major subsystems for China’s new Advanced Heavy Lifter (AHL) helicopter, Russian First Vice Premier Denis Manturov confirmed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
EHang continued to grow its orders and sales numbers in the first quarter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Another Chinese startup has emerged with ambitions to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese commercial space company CAS Space plans to introduce suborbital space tourism, unveiling a "space traveler" capsule that will seat seven passengers.
Commercial Space

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas has suspended its route to Shanghai as part of numerous changes to its Asia network—another sign of the slow rebound in the China international market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
All Chinese provincial capitals are now under the plan, bringing the total number of cities to 59.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
In the past year, China has steadily reestablished most of the international air links severed at the pandemic’s onset in early 2020.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China has completed the first launch of the Long March 6C rocket, a new variant of the Long March 6A rocket.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
China’s week-long labor day holiday has exceeded both pre-pandemic levels and 2023 levels, as the momentum of recovery in the country continues into Q2.
Airlines & Lessors