Assembly of Amphibious Plane AG600 Underway in China

China has begun assembling its self-developed amphibious aircraft—one that might be the world's largest. 

Workers are still busying with the fuselage of the amphibious aircraft-AG600. The manufacturer’s Vice President Hu Zhian said it will take another 4 months to finish the whole assembly. This aircraft will play a key role in forest fire control and maritime search and rescue.

Taiwan's Defense Tech on Display at Exhibition

By Joseph Yeh ,The China Post
August 13, 2015, 12:23 am TWN

AIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's Defense Ministry is once again participating in the biennial Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE), set to kick off today, to showcase top-notch locally developed defense technology and weapon systems, the military said yesterday.

Locally developed Coastal Defense Rocket system is seen on display at the biennial 2015 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE) during a pre-show press conference in Taipei, yesterday. (Photo by Joseph Yeh, The China Post) 

China's Joy Air Orders 20 Cessna Grand Caravan EX Amphibians

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by Charles Alcock - July 20, 2015, 6:16 PM

Zhoushan Avic Joy Air General Air Co. Ltd today signed an agreement to buy 20 Cessna Grand Caravan EX amphibian aircraft.

China's Zhoushan Avic Joy Air General Air Co. Ltd today signed an agreement to buy 20 Cessna Grand Caravan EX Amphibian aircraft. The first of the single turboprops are due to be delivered to the operator later this year through the U.S. airframer's Chinese joint venture company Cessna-Avic Aircraft (Shijiazhuang) Co. Ltd., which assembles Caravans for the Chinese market.

New Airshow To Be Launched in Chengdu, China

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by David Donald

 - June 16, 2015, 12:15 AM

Officials from the Sichuan province in China are announcing plans today for a new international airshow, to be held every two years from September 2017 at Deyang-Guanghan Airport near Chengdu, one of the major hubs of China’s aerospace industry and home to one of China’s fastest-growing economic regions. Working with Sichuan province to make the show a reality are the European Union Project Innovation Centre and Farnborough Airshow organizer Farnborough International Ltd.

China: Wuxi General Aviation Takes Off

By Zhai Song (chinadaily.com.cn)Updated: 2015-05-19 17:01

A PC-12 airplane made by Switzerland Pilatus Aircraft lands in Wuxi, Jiangsu province [Photo/wxrb.com]

Asian Express Aviation Co received its business certificate on April 27, allowing the company to commence flying operations. The certification approval marks the first time for a general aviation company to operate from Wuxi.

China’s “GA Towns” Aim to Jump Start Private Aviation

Superior Aviation Town and Executive Airport is planned as a mix of commercial and residential development, centered on flying.

A dedicated business aviation airport within relatively easy reach of Beijing, China’s financial district, has been a dream of many a high-end businessperson in the region for some time. “It is no secret that Beijing Capital International Airport wants business aviation to go away, and no business aviation travelers want to go there anyhow because of the service they receive at the state-owned FBO there,” Superior Aviation Group CEO Timothy Archer told AIN. His company is building that business aviation airport, and a whole lot more. The project is titled Superior Aviation Town and Executive Airport.

Low-altitude Airspace Trial for General Flying in 3 Cities

Visitors check out the cabin of a business jet at the 2015 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition, which opened at Shanghai's Hongqiao International Airport Monday. [Shanghai Daily]

The Chinese civil aviation regulator has launched a trial operation for low-altitude airspace below 1,000 meters in three cities in China to meet the rising demand for general aviation, a senior official told an airshow in Shanghai yesterday.