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COMAC’s state advantages aren’t fixing slow production; airlines left waiting

Despite state ownership and captive customers, COMAC continues to struggle with slow industrial execution that delays deliveries, frustrates airline customers and constrains the planemaker’s ability to scale and win export business. Operational bottlenecks remain the primary limiter, not demand.

2026-01-08T06:49:09.533083-08:00

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AVIC releases video of J-35 prototype in green primer after Shenyang test flight, suggesting start of production

2026-01-08T02:31:52.616967-08:00

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Experts: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top U.S. priority

2026-01-07T03:10:48.369878-08:00

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Shanghai Airlines sells Hongqiao base to sister carrier within China Eastern Group

2026-01-07T17:12:19.394389-08:00

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China's Aviation Industry in September 2024: Key Developments and Trends

October 3, 2024 - China's aviation industry in September 2024 expanded international routes, advanced the COMAC C919, and navigated competitive pressures. Read More.

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COMAC’s state advantages aren’t fixing slow production; airlines left waiting Despite state ownership and captive customers, COMAC continues to struggle with slow industrial execution that delays deliveries, frustrates airline customers and constrains the planemaker’s ability to scale and win export business. Operational bottlenecks remain the primary limiter, not demand.

2026-01-08T06:49:09.533083-08:00

COMAC’s state advantages aren’t fixing slow production; airlines left waiting

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AVIC releases video of J-35 prototype in green primer after Shenyang test flight, suggesting start of production AVIC released images and video of a J-35 stealth fighter prototype in green primer completing a test flight at its Shenyang facility. The footage — showing production-style finishing rather than early gray prototypes — signals the type may be transitioning from flight-test to initial production.

2026-01-08T02:31:52.616967-08:00

AVIC releases video of J-35 prototype in green primer after Shenyang test flight, suggesting start of production

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Shanghai Airlines sells Hongqiao base to sister carrier within China Eastern Group Shanghai Airlines has sold its Hongqiao base to a sister carrier within the China Eastern Group, transferring its local operational assets and responsibilities to another group unit. The intra‑group transfer reassigns base operations at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and shifts control of the airline's local assets.

2026-01-07T17:12:19.394389-08:00

Shanghai Airlines sells Hongqiao base to sister carrier within China Eastern Group

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Experts: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top U.S. priority Experts warn that Beijing could "well beat the U.S. with a grab sample," and say returning Mars samples should be a top U.S. priority to protect scientific lead, secure uncontested provenance of materials, strengthen international partnerships, and avoid rushed, reactionary policy responses.

2026-01-07T03:10:48.369878-08:00

Experts: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top U.S. priority

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EHang EH216 Pilotless eVTOL Completes 22 km Point-to-Point Crossing of China’s Qiongzhou Strait EHang's EH216-series pilotless eVTOL completed a point-to-point flight across China’s Qiongzhou Strait, covering the 22 km route and marking what the company described as the first pilotless eVTOL crossing of the strait. The flight demonstrates EH216’s capability for short over-water routing in an operational context.

2026-01-06T22:09:43.310355-08:00

EHang EH216 Pilotless eVTOL Completes 22 km Point-to-Point Crossing of China’s Qiongzhou Strait

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China’s drone carriers concealed among merchant ships could militarize trade routes Reports suggest China is exploring merchant vessels modified to carry and deploy unmanned aircraft, a tactic that could mask military capability within commercial fleets and extend PLA reach along key sea lanes. The approach would blur civilian‑military lines, complicating surveillance, attribution and rules of engagement.

2026-01-06T11:37:46.405489-08:00

China’s drone carriers concealed among merchant ships could militarize trade routes

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Air China sells 1.61% stake in Cathay Pacific for HK$1.32bn, trimming holding to ~27.11% Air China has sold 108.1 million Cathay Pacific shares—about 1.61%—for HK$1.32 billion (~US$170m), reducing its holding to roughly 27.11%. The carrier said its support for Cathay "remains unchanged" and Cathay expects the stake to rise to about 29.98% after a planned repurchase.

2026-01-05T20:02:41.752941-08:00

Air China sells 1.61% stake in Cathay Pacific for HK$1.32bn, trimming holding to ~27.11%

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COMAC’s state advantages aren’t fixing slow production; airlines left waiting

AVIC releases video of J-35 prototype in green primer after Shenyang test flight, suggesting start of production

Experts: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top U.S. priority

Shanghai Airlines sells Hongqiao base to sister carrier within China Eastern Group

Hype Analysis

China's Aviation Industry in September 2024: Key Developments and Trends

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