Airbus increases its industrial presence in China.

Airbus increases its industrial presence in China. Borsen-Zeitung reports that Airbus has agreed to form a joint venture with Chinese Harbin Aircraft Industry Group. The plane maker will hold a 20% stake in the joint venture,

Airbus has started shipping A320 fuselage pieces from Hamburg to Tianjin, China

Airbus has started shipping A320 fuselage pieces from Hamburg to Tianjin, China. Assembly of the A320 in the Chinese plant is due to start in August. The first delivery is scheduled for the first half of 2009. Liberation

China has completed the construction of the first unit of its MA 600 turboprop

China has completed the construction of the first unit of its MA 600 turboprop, an improved version of the MA 60, with which it aims to challenge Bombardier or ATR, reported the local media. The ‘Modern Ark 600’ (MA 600) is a 60-seat aircraft, lighter than the 50- to 60-seat MA 60.

China faces problems with its flagship ARJ21 aircraft programme

China faces problems with its flagship ARJ21 aircraft programme, reports Berliner Zeitung. Four years ago, China’s aircraft industry proclaimed that it would carry its Olympics guests in its own

Airbus has kick-started its ‘Made-in-China’ A320 project

Airbus has kick-started its ‘Made-in-China’ A320 project. A320 aircraft sections are being shipped to the group’s new assembly plant in Tianjin, China. The site should start operations on August 18.

Beijing has decided to cut its dependence on foreign technologies

Les Echos investigates China’s ambitions to become a “giant of the skies”. Beijing has decided to cut its dependence on foreign technologies. The authorities set up an aerospace holding –dubbed

Airbus has started shipping the first aircraft sections to its new assembly line in Tianjin, China

Airbus has started shipping the first aircraft sections to its new assembly line in Tianjin, China, which is due to start operations in August. In a statement, the plane maker announced that

The Chinese aviation market shows first signs of a slowdown

The Chinese aviation market shows first signs of a slowdown, but Airbus and Boeing still see buoyant commercial prospects there. For the first time since the SARS epidemics in 2003,

Airbus will start assembly of A320 aircraft at its Chinese plant in August

Airbus will start assembly of A320 aircraft at its Chinese plant in August, said Laurence Barron, head of Airbus’s operations in China. Deliveries of the planes made at the Tianjin factory are on schedule to start in mid-2009, he added. Mr Barron admitted that building the aircraft in China will cost more than in Europe, but the aircraft made there will be sold at the same list prices as the planes assembled elsewhere.

Embraer 190 and embraer 195 jets receive certification in China

First model is delivered to Grand China Express Sao Jose dos Campos, Embraer received certification, on May 12, from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for operating the EMBRAER 190

China seeks greater cooperation with Airbus

China seeks greater cooperation with Airbus, reports Negocio. Chinese Vice-Prime Minister Zhang Dejiang met Thomas Enders yesterday in the hope to extend cooperation between his country and Airbus. During this meeting, said Chinese media reports,

Airbus and Boeing are challenged by a new competitor in China.

China officially set up a new aeronautical manufacturer –called Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China- which ambitions to develop a 150-seat aircraft by 2020. The Chinese State, which thus wants to reduce its dependence on Boeing and Airbus, will be the new group’s main shareholder, with a 30 % stake, and manufacturers Avic I and Avic II are expected to take a stake. Les Echos adds the new entity’s capital could also be opened to foreign investors, within the framework of industrial alliances. Financial Times Deutschland recalls that Thomas Enders recently acknowledged that the Airbus-Boeing duopoly would be challenged.

Airbus calls on Chinese partners to join efforts for a green aviation industry

Airbus called on its partners and suppliers, as well as other key players in the Chinese aviation industry, to share its vision of a green aviation industry and to join in its efforts to make aviation an eco-efficient industry. The appeal was made at a conference on aviation eco-efficiency, which was held yesterday in Beijing.Addressing the China Eco-efficiency Conference, which was attended by Chinese government officials and representatives of airlines, Rainer Ohler, Airbus Senior Vice President Public Affairs and Communications, said that a green industry must be the vision for the future of aviation and joint efforts are needed to make aviation an eco-efficient industry – which means growing and creating value with less environmental impact.

Safran has started streamlining its industrial organisation in France.

The French company last week inaugurated three new facilities in China. In parallel, it focuses on improving its industrial base in France. It will regroup its precision mechanics activities – currently scattered among three sites- within new premises to be built shortly in Mantes-La-Jolie, near Paris. The factory is set to open its doors in 2010. L’Usine Nouvelle

Airbus is preparing to compete with the Chinese aerospace industry.

The Chinese authorities recently announced that the newly-established Import and Export National Corporation would start delivering the new ARJ21 regional jet manufactured by Avic I and Avic II in the first quarter of 2009. In an effort to increase its market share in China, where air traffic surges 7.1 % annually, Airbus prepares an offensive: Marwan Lahoud, head of strategy and marketing at EADS, met Chinese vice-Premier Zhang in Beijing last Friday.