China's AG600 Seaplane Enters Initial Production

AG600 forward fuselage section in a hangar

AVIC has delivered the AG600's forward fuselage section to the General Huanan Aircraft Industry Co. facility in Zhuhai, the Chinese state-owned OEM says.

Credit: State Media CCTV
SINGAPORE—China’s AVIC AG600 Kunlong seaplane has entered initial production, ahead of its type certification planned for the end of 2024. The production phase kicked off with the delivery of the forward fuselage section to the AVIC General Huanan Aircraft Industry Co. facility in Zhuhai, south...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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