China

By Chen Chuanren
China appears to be changing its aerial operations tactics around the Taiwanese air defense identification zone, ramping up its sending of balloons.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Cathay Pacific is axing on average 12 flights daily for the rest of January and February to avoid cancellations during the busy Chinese New Year period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Garrett Reim
The Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility is particularly of interest to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The Pakistan Air Force is planning to acquire the Chinese J-31/FC-31 combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
EHang has conducted its first commercial flight demonstrations by a passenger-carrying electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
AVIC is in the process of certifying the firefighting variant of the MA60 turboprop.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The uncrewed vehicle, which Xinhua described as a test platform, was launched by the two-stage Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
A Comac C919 is participating in a five-day exhibition flight to Hong Kong, marking the airliner’s first time flying outside of mainland China.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Space launch activity reached an all-time high in 2023, but public new-space company valuations remain pressured.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Chinese commercial aircraft manufacturer Comac has displayed a model of a 19-seat all-electric regional aircraft, the CE-25A.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
PT Dirgantara Indonesia is considering setting up a final assembly line in China after agreeing on sales of 25 N219 turboprop aircraft to the country.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Aaron Karp, David Casey
AirAsia is adding service China and India after Malaysia’s decision to introduce visa-free entry, while AirAsia X is opening a Central Asia route.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
The unnamed tandem flying-wing UAS was unveiled at the China Hi-Tech Fair, where it was flying with four electric-powered motors, two on each wing.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
The resumption of military-to-military talks between the U.S. and China will start with theater commanders.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Dubbed the AR-2000, the new RWUAS at Dubai Airshow is the latest in an evolving line of more capable, Chinese-developed unmanned rotary-wing vehicles.
Dubai Airshow

By Chen Chuanren
Thai Airways is now focusing on adding capacity to India while awaiting the delivery of new aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The U.S. Transportation Department is allowing Chinese carriers to operate 35 roundtrips per week, up from 24 previously.
Airports & Networks

By Matthew Fulco
Geopolitical tensions, particularly Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are driving the strongest defense market demand since 2008-09.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
The panelists spoke Nov. 7 during a discussion on the first day of Aviation Week’s A&D Programs event in Washington.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
China’s iSpace has completed the country’s first test of a reusable rocket, performing a 50-sec. "hop" with the first stage of its Hyperbola-2 launch vehicle.
Commercial Space

By Adrian Schofield
Paul Carroll, AirAsia Group’s chief revenue and network officer, says demand levels “fell off aggressively” after the peak holiday period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Air Serbia CEO Jiri Marek speaks with Routes about the carrier’s long-haul network plans.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Set to be completed in 2026, the new hub will replace Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport, which currently serves the port city of Dalian on the Liaodong Peninsula.
Airports & Networks

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon wants to build a new nuclear gravity bomb, aiming to modernize part of its strategic stockpile by replacing one of the most potent variants of its B61.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Matthew Fulco, Kevin Michaels
As U.S. companies rethink their presence amid heightened political tensions, some in Europe are doubling down on the market.
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