Aviation and space news
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August 19, 2026
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China Southern Airlines launched a new direct cargo service between Oslo Airport and Shanghai on 19 August. The route operates twice weekly with Boeing 777 freighters, offering approximately 100…
"We will put the booster back into service for another flight as soon as possible."
China Southern has launched a new cargo route between Oslo and Shanghai. Since 19 August, the airline has flown twice weekly with a Boeing 777F between the two cities. Per…
China's new space sector has achieved a milestone it had spent years trying to reach: LandSpace has successfully landed the first stage of the Zhuque 3 launcher […] The…
Magma Aviation has appointed CF Greater China as its General Sales and Service Agent (GSSA) for the Greater China market, strengthening its commercial presence in one of the world’s largest and…
China's Navy Task Force 83 returned to Dalian, in Liaoning province, after completing a 64-day deployment and sailing more than 11,000 nautical miles. The formation carried out…
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies recently upended the space policy community with a stark warning: the U.S. Space Force must prepare for an “in-person” lunar conflict with China. The […]…
JAS 39 Gripen fighters from the Royal Thai Air Force and Chengdu J-10C jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force of China are conducting air combat exercises during the Falcon…
A new industry report finds that a surge in deliveries of COMAC narrowbody jets is imminent as the Chinese aircraft manufacturer converts its substantial order book into deliveries The post COMAC’s…
Colombo to take part in effort to cut certification and adoption timeline for Chinese eVTOL platform from years to months. Chinese electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer EHang has…
Magma Aviation has appointed sister company Chapman Freeborn Greater China as its General Sales and Service Agent (GSSA) across the country. This follows the signing of an agreement on 25 June, said…
China launched the reusable Zhuque-3 Y2 rocket on Wednesday morning, achieving its first recovery of a rocket’s first stage on land. The rocket blasted off from the Dongfeng commercial space…
Japan scrambled fighters to monitor Chinese surveillance aircraft near the prefectures of Nagasaki and Okinawa.
Under the partnership, Topcast can now offer AmSafe’s aircraft restraint solutions, spare parts and support to customers in the APAC region.
China tests a blended-wing-body aircraft concept with an 85-metre wingspan, Mach 0.8, and a scale model evaluated in a transonic wind tunnel
The Chinese-developed J-35 naval stealth fighter has drawn attention again after images released in August showed an aircraft with a highly reflective, mirror-like surface…
The White House is claiming more than 40 countries, including Singapore and Vietnam, have been complicit in transhipping Chinese-manufactured goods to evade tariffs. In a report, The Great…
EcoCeres has expanded its efforts to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in China through a new partnership that will see SF Airlines use the fuel for its outbound freighter flights from Ezhou…
A Chinese national has been sentenced to six months in federal custody for photographing Whiteman Air Force Base,… The post Chinese national jailed for filming B-2 base under 1950 Truman order…
China has successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket on land for the first time, state media reported Wednesday, as the country seeks to advance its space program.
For more than a decade, Washington sought to concentrate its military presence on the Pacific to keep China in check. The ongoing war with Iran now ties up so many resources…
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Turkish Airlines (TK) will expand its China network with the launch of scheduled flights between Istanbul Airport (IST) and Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) from November 11, 2026. The…
The U.S. Air Force is planning to buy Chinese-made DJI drones for training purposes at a Wyoming air base that houses Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles. The 90th Missile Security…
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The aircraft carrier Liaoning (CV-16) of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) was detected sailing in the Yellow Sea in recent days, in what appeared to be a brief…
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has underway the acquisition of CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters in a long-range version resembling the…
After completing the orbital phase of the mission, the rocket's first stage returned to Earth and performed a controlled vertical landing The post VIDEO: China performs unprecedented…
The Beijing-based company LandSpace landed its Zhuque-3 rocket this evening (Aug. 18), notching a huge milestone for commercial Chinese spaceflight.
HELSINKI — Landspace successfully landed the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket Tuesday following the second launch of the rocket from the Gobi Desert. The second Zhuque-3 rocket lifted off […] The…
According to information available so far, no victims were reported as a result of the earthquake The post Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes region in China appeared first on Olhar…
AmSafe and Topcast Aviation Supplies announced an exclusive distribution agreement for the commercial aviation market across Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Under the agreement…
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