On June 4, the UK Flag carrier British Airways (BA) marked a significant milestone as its inaugural flight from London to Beijing arrived at Beijing Daxing Airport.
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On Sunday, China Eastern Airlines (MU) made history by launching the first commercial flight of China’s domestically produced narrow-body jet, the C919.
On the same day, two separate incidents of ground collision occurred in China. One of the incidents involved a passenger shuttle bus that crashed into a glass wall at Xiamen Airport.
The rise of China and its aircraft manufacturing unit COMAC have questioned the Dupoly of Airbus and Boeing.
A US Air Force F-22 fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina on February 4, 2023.
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The US government is suspending 26 flights by Chinese airlines from the United States to China in a dispute over anti-virus controls after Beijing suspended flights by American carriers.
Boeing China President Sherry Carbary told the Zhoushan plant is “ready for the resumption of the 737 MAX delivery in China”, according to a statement published on Boeing China’s WeChat page earlier this week.
The direct passenger flights between China and the UK will be restarted after 2 years after an agreement made by both governments.
Taiwan stated it was closely watching the Chinese drills and that it was prepared for conflict, but would not seek it.