Transport


China and Europe move closer on aviation

The fast-growing market demand for civil aircraft and the rapid development of the aviation industry offer unprecedented opportunities for cooperation between China and Europe, which has seen remarkable...

July 19, 2018, Thursday


Air China crew punished, flights slashed

CHINESE authorities have cut flag carrier Air China’s Boeing 737 flights and revoked the flying licences of the cockpit crew involved in a mid-air emergency sparked by a co-pilot’s vape smoke. An Air ...

July 19, 2018, Thursday


Jetmakers kick off air show with rich sales

Planemakers racked up more than US$20 billion of deals on the opening day of the Farnborough Airshow yesterday, suggesting demand for new passenger jets remains in good health despite worries over trade...

July 17, 2018, Tuesday


Planemakers plotting course through trade, Brexit worries

Aerospace firms are setting out products from luxury jets to lethal drones at back-to-back British air shows this week, hoping trade tensions will not deter airlines from buying jetliners even as geopolitical...

July 16, 2018, Monday


Flying taxis getting set for takeoff

BRITISH jet engine maker Rolls-Royce has designed a propulsion system for a flying taxi and is starting a search for partners to help develop a project it hopes could take to the skies as soon as early ...

July 16, 2018, Monday


Second C919 begins intensive flying tests

THE second prototype of China’s domestically made narrow-body passenger aircraft, the C919, completed its first long-distance flight yesterday. The single-aisle aircraft, labeled No. 102, took off from ...

July 13, 2018, Friday


Airbus renames Canadian jet as A220

Airbus unveiled a new identity for the 110-130-seat CSeries passenger plane yesterday as it prepares to broaden its battle with Boeing to small passenger jets....

July 11, 2018, Wednesday


COSCO’s bid approved

CHINA’S COSCO Shipping Holdings said yesterday a key US review body has cleared its planned US$6.3 billion acquisition of shipping firm Orient Overseas International. COSCO said on June 30 that all pre-conditions ...

July 9, 2018, Monday


ANA set to cancel 133 domestic flights

Japanese airline ANA Holdings Inc said it will cancel 113 domestic flights from July 6 through July 12 to inspect Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc engines for compressor issues that have led to service interruptions...

July 5, 2018, Thursday


Shanghai-made light aircraft takes to skies

THE Oxai Aircraft M2 Skywave, a Shanghai-made two-seater amphibious light sport aircraft, successfully took off and landed on the Dishui Lake in Shanghai on its maiden test flight yesterday. The single-piston ...

July 5, 2018, Thursday




 

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