Chairman Xi Jinping, visiting France, signed an agreement between the Chinese government and Airbus for 300 new aircraft. The order will include 290 aircraft from the A320neo family, as well as 10 from the A350XWB family, going to 13 airlines.…
A quick Q&A with Will van Zeventer, SVP Portfolio Development at Falko on their China announcement. AirInsight: Please can you explain the selection of China and Tianjin specifically? Falko: The China regional aviation market promises to be a real growth…
On Saturday the AG600 made its first flight from water. The program was approved in 2009 and unveiled in 2016. The plan is for AVIC to start deliveries in 2022. This is typical for Chinese aircraft programs – it…
China is now thought to the biggest commercial aviation market. As of 2Q18 China had 3,776 active commercial aircraft compared to the USA with 7,749, making the USA a comfortably larger market by fleet. Asia as a whole had 8,771…
China imposed counter sanctions on the USA. Boeing is seen a prime target for these. What do we know? China imposing tariffs on 737-800s (and smaller) Boeing aircraft. While the -800 is the current volume program, it is the MAX…
China has new rules that are rigorous with respect to the development of regional airlines. We published an analysis of these regulations later this week. What does the actual regional jet market look like in China? Data is not easy…