We examined fleet data from 2003 and 2016 to examine trends over the last 13 years in market share by manufacturer, fleet age, and seat counts for aircraft under 120 seats. This market, with smaller mainline aircraft and regional jets,…
Air China is the flag carrier of the People’s Republic of China. The airline brand is one of six created from the 1988 breakup of what was CAAC. Air China took over CAAC’s international routes and also its long-haul fleet. …
According to the official Xinhua news agency, the domestically developed AG600, the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, took its first glide test. We have not seen any video coverage of this, and there surely is somewhere. Below is a video of…
[UPDATED] One of the primary reasons the Russia state decided to merge its various aerospace companies was to ensure they did not spread national resources too thin. After the fall of the Soviet Union, money became real and budgets became…
China’s Civil Aviation Administration re;eased its latest (13th) five year plan on February 3. In this plan there are five areas of focus: sustained safety of civil aviation, building a national integrated airport system, comprehensively improving aviation service capability, strengthening…
China’s AG600 is the world’s largest amphibian aircraft and has passed its first engine tests. First flight is planned for later this year. The engine test ran the four WJ-6 turboprops. Next comes a comprehensive ground test program which leading…