China’s second COMAC C919 to enter service flies first passengers
The second Chinese COMAC C919 has begun its first commercial operations with a flight from Shanghai Hongqiao International…
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COMAC delivers the second C919 to China Eastern Airlines
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has delivered the second C919 to China Eastern Airlines. The manufacturer delivered the aircraft,…
New flights by Chinese airlines to US avoid Russian airspace
Following a decision by the United States (US) Department of Transportation (DOT) to allow Chinese airlines to increase…
COMAC’s C919 completes first commercial flight
May 28, 2023, saw the first commercial service ever of a COMAC C919 airliner, with a China Eastern…
China Eastern Airlines tentatively files schedule for first COMAC C919 flight
China Eastern Airlines has tentatively scheduled the first COMAC C919 flight. The aircraft, registered appropriately as B-919A, is scheduled…
China Eastern COMAC C919 back flying after months-long hiatus
China Eastern Airlines COMAC C919 has returned to the skies to conduct test flights after months spent on…
Airbus to open another Chinese FAL, secures aircraft order from Chinese airlines
Airbus announced that it will open another Final Assembly Line (FAL) in China, while also securing an aircraft…
How the Boeing 737 MAX was quietly ungrounded in China
On March 10, 2019, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, registered as ET-AVJ, plunged to the ground shortly…
Investigation into China Eastern Airlines 737 crash continues: CAAC
The Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) shared an update on the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 crash,…
China Eastern changes first C919 flight schedule
China Eastern Airlines, the first airline to receive a C919 from the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC),…
China certifies home-grown COMAC C919 narrowbody jet
China has certified the COMAC C919, China’s home-grown passenger jet to compete with the Airbus A320 and Boeing…
China Eastern expects fewer C919 deliveries this year than previously planned
China Eastern Airlines (CIAH) (CEA) is expecting fewer COMAC C919 narrow-body aircraft deliveries than previously planned. The carrier now…
China Eastern Airlines places order for 100 Airbus A320neos
China Eastern Airlines (CIAH) (CEA) has signed a contract for 100 Airbus A320neo aircraft worth $13 billion, according…
Airbus racks up orders for almost 300 A320neo aircraft from China’s top airlines
Three of China’s top airlines have placed orders for almost 300 new Airbus aircraft, a big boost for…
China’s Big Three carriers see modest increase in May 2022 traffic
China’s Big Three airlines – China Southern Airlines (ZNH), China Eastern Airlines (CIAH) (CEA), and Air China –…
China Eastern plane crash that killed 132 may have been deliberate: WSJ
Data recovered from the black box of China Eastern Airlines (CIAH) (CEA) flight MU5735 indicates that someone in…
COMAC C919 jet bound for China Eastern performs first test flight
China’s COMAC C919 aircraft, that is bound to be delivered to China Eastern Airlines (CIAH) (CEA), has carried…
Zero-COVID policy dents China’s Big Three airlines recovery
China’s Big Three airlines – Air China, China Southern Airlines (ZNH), and China Eastern Airlines (CIAH) (CEA) –…