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Startups look to larger vehicles as eVTOL leaders move into the all-important certification testing phase.

Chinese startup AutoFlight is debuting its fourth full-scale proof-of-concept electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi at the Paris Air Show.

Chinese air taxi startup EHang has reiterated its confidence in receiving type certification in the “near future.”

Despite bullish forecasts, China's international passenger flights were at just 30% of pre-pandemic levels as of April.

China will abolish the requirement for inbound travelers to present negative PCR tests for COVID beginning April 29.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) data shows that China has reinstated flights to 59 countries, or 82% of 2019 levels.

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EHang says that more than 70% of compliance testing required by the CAAC has been or will be completed soon.

Speaking in Singapore, a CAAC representative said safety data remains fragmented and isolated because of data ownership and protection issues.

The fallout of China’s movement control and border restrictions in 2022 were evident in CAAC's annual airport operating statistics.

AutoFlight, a startup with operations in China and Europe, has completed the longest flight to date by an eVTOL aircraft.

Daily domestic flights within China averaged almost 12,000 during the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday which saw 9 million passengers fly.

Jason Dickstein, president of Washington Aviation Group, gives insights into AFRA and CAAC's collaboration program.

China Southern Airlines brought the Boeing 737-8 back into commercial service, the first Chinese carrier to do so since Beijing grounded the MAX in 2019.

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CAAC Director Liang Nan said these flights are scheduled to resume operations from late January to February.

With a carrying payload of 10 tonnes, the ARJ21 converted freighter variant is designed to fill the last-mile gap not served by larger aircraft.

Fifteen pilots have received their Comac C919 type certification following a two-month evaluation.

The recent China Air Show in Zhuhai was used as the platform for the certification announcements, giving them the visibility the Chinese administration intended

The announcement was made at China’s Zhuhai Airshow, which Embraer has brought its E195-E2 “Tech Lion” aircraft to.

The validation of the ATR 42-600's type certificate opens up a vast market for the regional turboprop.

No Chinese major has returned to profitability after a short “honeymoon period” in late 2020.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China insists the investigation into the March crash of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 is still in its early stage

Rising fuel costs and closed borders are keeping China’s national carriers—Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines—under pressure and, despite increases in passenger revenue, all three saw their losses widen in 2021.

Rescuers recovered China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735’s flight data recorder March 27, and investigators are encouraged that damage to the unit will not prevent it from yielding valuable clues that will help explain what brought the aircraft down.