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Two Xpeng eVTOLs collide during Changchun airshow rehearsal; one catches fire, pilot injured

Two Xpeng AeroHT eVTOL demonstrators collided during a rehearsal for the 2025 Changchun Air Show in China, with one vehicle catching fire after landing and one pilot injured. Chinese media footage shows black smoke; the incident raises immediate safety and regulatory questions for emerging UAM operations.

2025-09-16T23:32:24.474342-07:00

AeroTime

China Eastern to launch world's longest commercial flight — Shanghai–Buenos Aires via Auckland, 12,000+ miles, 29‑hour return

2025-09-15T12:16:03.168504-07:00

Reuters

Air Cambodia signs MoU with COMAC for up to 20 C909 regional jets

2025-09-10T07:01:28.534528-07:00

USNI News

China's Fujian Transits Taiwan Strait into South China Sea During Sea Trials

2025-09-11T12:34:57.870872-07:00

Hype Analysis

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

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Task & Purpose

US President Trump says U.S. seeks return to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan

2025-09-18T10:49:49.593090-07:00

AINonline

China’s Aero Asia Show Expands Horizons Beyond General Aviation

2025-09-18T08:08:09.668875-07:00

China’s Aero Asia Show Expands

aircargoweek.com

Chapman Freeborn conducts three time-sensitive charters carrying 447 pallets of solar panels from Shanghai (PVG) to Türkiye (IST)

2025-09-18T02:45:53.072662-07:00

The Aviationist

PLA publicly shows conversion of legacy J-6 fighter into UAV/UCAV for Taiwan Strait operations Chinese state media released images of a vintage J-6 fighter converted into an uncrewed aerial vehicle/UCAV, part of a reported program to retrofit older J-6, J-7 and J-8 fighters for operations from airfields along the Taiwan Strait. The conversions expand attritable strike and ISR options using legacy airframes.

2025-09-17T13:50:10.812240-07:00

PLA publicly shows conversion of legacy J-6 fighter into UAV/UCAV for Taiwan Strait operations

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Two Xpeng eVTOLs collide during Changchun airshow rehearsal; one catches fire, pilot injured Two Xpeng AeroHT eVTOL demonstrators collided during a rehearsal for the 2025 Changchun Air Show in China, with one vehicle catching fire after landing and one pilot injured. Chinese media footage shows black smoke; the incident raises immediate safety and regulatory questions for emerging UAM operations.

2025-09-16T23:32:24.474342-07:00

Two Xpeng eVTOLs collide during Changchun airshow rehearsal; one catches fire, pilot injured

Space Daily

China deploys Yaogan 45 satellite on Long March 7A rocket On Sep. 17, 2025, China launched the Yaogan 45 remote-sensing satellite into orbit aboard a Long March 7A, state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. reported. The mission adds another Chinese Earth-observation asset and underscores continued operational use of the Long March 7A.

2025-09-16T22:09:10.041443-07:00

China deploys Yaogan 45 satellite on Long March 7A rocket

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China Eastern to launch world's longest commercial flight — Shanghai–Buenos Aires via Auckland, 12,000+ miles, 29‑hour return China Eastern will operate a twice‑weekly Boeing 777 service linking Shanghai Pudong and Buenos Aires with a brief technical stop in Auckland, creating the world's longest direct commercial flight at more than 12,000 miles. Returns can take about 29 hours and the route is scheduled to begin in December as the carrier's South America debut.

2025-09-15T12:16:03.168504-07:00

China Eastern to launch world's longest commercial flight — Shanghai–Buenos Aires via Auckland, 12,000+ miles, 29‑hour return

Space Explored

Artemis vs China: The strategic stakes of returning humans to the Moon The renewed race to land humans on the Moon pits NASA’s Artemis program against China’s lunar ambitions. The contest is about more than national prestige — it will shape cislunar governance, resource access, scientific leadership and strategic advantage for decades.

2025-09-15T06:59:21.236618-07:00

Artemis vs China: The strategic stakes of returning humans to the Moon

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