aviation   MRO   Airports   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Boeing  
ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

Boeing Shanghai JV adds 48,000-sq-m hangar at Shanghai Pudong to boost aircraft servicing capacity

Boeing Shanghai, the joint venture backed by Shanghai Airport Authorities and China Eastern, has added a new 48,000-square-metre hangar at Pudong. The facility can accommodate up to six aircraft simultaneously—four widebodies and two narrowbodies—expanding the JV’s maintenance capacity for the regional fleet.

2026-06-23T22:56:20.069147-07:00
defense   North America   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Edwards Air Force Base resumes flight operations one week after fatal B-52 crash

By Air Data News: Airfield in California reopens as investigation into the loss of eight crew Flight operations have resumed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, one week after a B-52H Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff during a test mission, killing all eight people on board.

2026-06-23T22:40:57.910161-07:00
space   China   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

Launch Preview: Pegasus XL to launch amongst Falcon 9 and Chinese missions

By NASA Spaceflight: This week’s launch manifest includes six orbital launches worldwide, including the first Pegasus XL launch since 2021. SpaceX dominates the schedule with three Starlink missions, the Starfall demonstration mission, and the SXM-11 mission — all of which are to fly on Falcon 9.

2026-06-23T15:56:16.748582-07:00
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ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

Airbus, Air Astana mull joint MRO project in Kazakhstan

By ch-aviation: Airbus and Air Astana (KC, Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev) are in negotiations over a joint maintenance project that would provide services to third parties, Airbus Europe president, Johan Pélissier said.

2026-06-24T00:27:19.658439-07:00