GKN Aerospace has signed a framework agreement with COMAC subsidiary SAMC (Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Company) and AVIC International (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) to establish a joint venture for aerostructures manufacturing in China.
The agreement, which was signed at the Zhuhai...
AVIC's four-engine AG600 amphibious aircraft is reported to have completed trial ground flights in preparation for a new phase of testing on water.
According to local media, the AG600 completed a trial flight from an airport in the city of Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, to an airport in...
Airbus Beijing Engineering Centre (ABEC), a joint venture between Airbus and China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC), have opened a new lab on nanocomposite materials jointly with the National Centre for Nanoscience and Technology of China. On the same day, the two parties signed a cooperation...
AVIC's AG600 amphibious aircraft completed its maiden flight at Zhuhai in the province of Guangdong on Christmas Eve. The aircraft was rolled out in July 2016.
The four-engine aircraft measures 37m in length and features a wingspan of 38.8m — comparable to, but slightly smaller than, the...
China is steadily raising its profile at major international air shows, and Dubai Airshow 2017 is no exception. AVIC is presenting a range of heavy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), including the Cloud Shadow.
This is a 3.2t, jet-powered design with a claimed top speed of 520km/h for an endurance of...
Dassault Systèmes and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) have signed a contract to establish a Sino-French Industry Joint Innovation Centre that will operate across the complex system lifecycle specific to the aviation industry and its entire industrial chain.
The signing of...
Mapaero, the leading French water-based coatings provider, has signed an MoU with AVIC, the Chinese aerospace R&D and production integrator, as well as with Irkut, the Russian aircraft manufacturer.
With regards to AVIC, the project aims at setting up R&D and painting solutions on the C919...
The ground-breaking ceremony for the Boeing 737 completion and delivery centre in Zhoushan, near Shanghai, took place on 11th May, according to local media reports. The facility is Boeing's first 737 completion facility outside the United States.
The ceremony comes just days after the maiden flight...
PLA Army Aviation Corps test pilots have completed the last airworthiness verification item with the AC313 three-engine civil helicopter in heavy rain in late March, marking the successful completion of the onboard test flight and airworthiness verification of China’s first homemade large civil...
Reuters reports that Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd (COMAC) have signed an agreement to open a Boeing 737 completion facility in the coastal city of Zhoushan. The deal was reportedly signed at a ceremony on 28th October. The signing comes just over one year after an initial...
Chinese media have reported the roll-out on 23rd July of the AVIC AG600 amphibious aircraft. This latest milestone for China’s aviation ambitions follows the rollout of the Comac C919 narrow body airliner in November last year and the recent entry into service of the Y-20 military transport....
Skeleton Technologies, a specialist in ultracapacitors, is joining French firm Flying Whales’ programme to build a 60-ton Large Capacity Airship, designated LCA60T, for the global transport market. The partnership is intended to ensure that graphene ultracapacitor technology powers the next...
Embraer and its Chinese joint venture partners - AVIC subsidiaries Harbin Aviation Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. and Harbin Hafei Aviation Industry Co., Ltd – have confirmed that they are shutting down their joint venture company Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd (HEAI). The establishment...