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Boeing taps Mandarin‑speaking ex‑White House aide Landon Loomis to lead Boeing China amid export‑control tensions

Boeing named Landon Loomis president of Boeing China, betting his fluent Mandarin and background as a former White House adviser can steady the company’s relationships in China as the U.S. threatens stricter export controls on aircraft parts to Chinese airlines.

2025-10-23T01:18:56.945221-07:00

Reuters

Brunei approves Chinese-built COMAC jets, giving the planemaker another regulatory foothold

2025-10-23T03:04:38.037242-07:00

Leeham News

Leeham: Trump’s 100% China tariff unlikely to stop Boeing deliveries to China

2025-10-22T22:24:45.045343-07:00

Reuters

Airbus opens second A320 final assembly line in Tianjin, operations due early 2026

2025-10-21T19:56:19.189827-07:00

Hype Analysis

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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Chang’e‑7 Targeted for August 2026 Launch as China Advances Lunar Water Prospecting China’s National Space Administration confirmed Chang’e‑7 is expected to launch in August 2026. The mission is tasked with prospecting and extracting lunar water, a milestone that would accelerate Beijing’s lunar exploration timeline and support future crewed and logistical activity on the Moon.

2025-10-24T05:37:09.953713-07:00

Chang’e‑7 Targeted for August 2026 Launch as China Advances Lunar Water Prospecting

SpaceNews.com

Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy move toward IPOs as investor interest surges Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy, two Chinese commercial launch firms, have moved toward initial public offerings amid a sharp rise in investor interest. They are the latest companies in China’s commercial space sector seeking public-market financing as capital flows into the industry.

2025-10-24T02:36:57.890278-07:00

Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy move toward IPOs as investor interest surges

South China Morning Post

COMAC to court Middle Eastern carriers for C919 sales at Dubai Airshow COMAC will use the Dubai Airshow to court Middle Eastern airlines for C919 sales, aiming to convert recent domestic order momentum into export customers. The outreach comes after growth in Chinese orders and signals Beijing's push to expand the jet's international footprint.

2025-10-24T00:12:28.493150-07:00

COMAC to court Middle Eastern carriers for C919 sales at Dubai Airshow

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Global titanium squeeze threatens aerospace production as China and Russia dominate market A global squeeze on titanium — driven by surging demand and a market concentrated in China and Russia — is threatening aerospace production lines, raising supply risk for OEMs, engine makers and defense programmes as firms compete for limited high‑grade metal and components for space systems.

2025-10-23T20:09:37.772906-07:00

Global titanium squeeze threatens aerospace production as China and Russia dominate market

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China's Central Airlines launches cargo services to Katowice, Poland China's Central Airlines has inaugurated scheduled cargo services to Katowice, Poland, marking a direct China–Poland freighter link focused on goods traffic between central China and Central Europe. The route adds capacity on China–Europe lanes and signals carriers' continued push to diversify European gateways.

2025-10-23T16:25:54.204767-07:00

China's Central Airlines launches cargo services to Katowice, Poland

Airways Magazine

COMAC advances C919-600 'Plateau' high‑altitude variant for China's elevated routes COMAC is developing a 'Plateau' high‑altitude variant of the C919‑600, a shortened version of the C919 single‑aisle jet, aimed at operating China's elevated routes. The programme has made measurable progress toward certification and performance targets tailored to plateau airports' altitude and environmental challenges.

2025-10-23T13:17:07.408426-07:00

COMAC advances C919-600 'Plateau' high‑altitude variant for China's elevated routes

SpaceNews.com

China launches TJSW‑20 on Long March‑5, expands classified GEO communications series China on Oct. 23 launched TJSW‑20, a communications‑technology test satellite, aboard a Long March‑5 from Wenchang, placing the payload into geostationary transfer orbit using the country’s most powerful launcher. The flight — the sixth in the TJSW series — expands Beijing’s classified geostationary communications capability.

2025-10-23T11:56:51.196462-07:00

China launches TJSW‑20 on Long March‑5, expands classified GEO communications series

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Brunei approves Chinese-built COMAC jets, giving the planemaker another regulatory foothold Brunei has become the latest country to allow its airlines to operate Chinese-made aircraft, according to new rules published Thursday by Brunei’s aviation regulator. The decision is a regulatory boost for Shanghai-based planemaker COMAC as it presses to expand its international presence.

2025-10-23T03:04:38.037242-07:00

Brunei approves Chinese-built COMAC jets, giving the planemaker another regulatory foothold

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