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2025.05.01

00:00

Market news: Airbus will not pay aircraft tariffs for US customers.

2025.04.25

01:39

Airbus North America chief: Industry is pushing the U.S. government to ease tariffs

Airbus's head of North American operations said the industry is pushing the U.S. government to ease tariffs.

2025.04.22

07:52

Operating data of the six major airlines in March: Spring Airlines leads in passenger load factor, while China Southern Airlines ranks first in passenger turnover

Recently, six A-share listed airlines have successively disclosed their operating data for the first quarter of 2025. Overall, the passenger load factors of the six airlines in March increased year-on-year, but declined month-on-month. Spring Airlines continued to lead the way, with a passenger load factor of 89.74% in March. China Southern Airlines ranked first in passenger turnover (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, the same below) and passenger capacity investment (measured in available seat kilometers, the same below) in March. The passenger turnover and passenger capacity investment of major airlines in March increased year-on-year. From January to March 2025, Spring Airlines' cumulative passenger load factor also ranked first, reaching 90.6%. The passenger load factors of China Southern Airlines and Juneyao Airlines in the first quarter were 85.39% and 84.06%, respectively, ranking second and third.

00:19

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said an engine on a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 caught fire as it prepared to take off at Orlando International Airport on Monday, forcing passengers to evacuate using slides.

00:16

Delta plane engine catches fire in Orlando, passengers forced to evacuate

An engine on a Delta Air Lines plane caught fire as it prepared to take off at Orlando International Airport on Monday, forcing passengers to evacuate using slides, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The Airbus A330 was bound for Atlanta.

2025.04.19

12:45

Juneyao Airlines becomes the first Chinese airline to open international routes to Kobe, Japan

On April 18, Juneyao Airlines successfully launched its first direct flight from Shanghai Pudong to Kobe, Japan. This is the first time that Kobe Airport has opened international flights, and Juneyao Airlines is also one of the first Chinese airlines to open international routes to Kobe. The newly opened route uses Airbus A320 series aircraft, with one round-trip flight per day. The opening of this direct flight coincides with the grand opening of the 2025 Osaka Kansai World Expo, and the two-way business and tourism passenger flow demand between China and Japan has ushered in a high growth.

2025.04.08

18:32

AVIC Group: Firmly optimistic about China's economy and capital market, and the long-term development prospects of its listed companies

AVIC Group is firmly optimistic about the Chinese economy and capital market, actively fulfills its commitments to the capital market, and strives to build a world-class aviation transportation industry group with international competitiveness. At present, the domestic air passenger market demand continues to be strong, international passenger flights have further recovered, especially the rapid development of the "Belt and Road" routes, air cargo has maintained a rapid growth, and aviation oil prices have fallen to a low level in recent years, which will further promote the improvement of quality and efficiency of listed companies within the group. AVIC Group will continue to enhance its strategic support capabilities, strive to improve the quality of listed companies within the group, effectively safeguard the interests of all shareholders of listed companies, and continue to consolidate the confidence of the market and investors in listed companies.

2025.04.04

22:35

Airbus CEO: (When asked about tariffs) We are analyzing how to respond to this situation.

2025.04.02

10:25

Lanhai Huateng's partner Lanyi Aviation's pure electric vertical take-off drone LEU100 completed the full-process conversion test flight

According to Blue Ocean Huateng, after the full-scale engineering prototype of Lanyi Air's passenger eVTOL LE200 completed its maiden flight, another pure electric vertical take-off and landing UAV LEU100 model developed by Lanyi Air, in which Blue Ocean Huateng participated in the investment and strategic partner, successfully completed the full-process conversion test flight at the Hefei Bailong Airport Test Flight Base on March 28. The LEU100 model is a pure electric composite wing UAV that can take off and land vertically, with a wingspan of 6 meters, a fuselage length of 4 meters, and a maximum load of 55 kilograms.

2025.03.29

17:10

Airbus to design and build landing platform for ESA's ExoMars rover

On March 29, Airbus announced that the European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space (67% owned by Thales Group and 33% by Leonardo), the main contractor of the ExoMars project, have selected Airbus to build key systems for the ExoMars lander, including the mechanical, thermal control and propulsion systems required for the landing platform to ensure the safe delivery of the Rosalind Franklin rover to the surface of Mars.

16:13

Report: Canada-U.S. flight bookings drop by more than 70%

The intensified trade tensions between Canada and the United States have hit the air passenger business between the two countries hard. According to the latest report released by aviation analysis company OAG, air travel between Canada and the United States has "collapsed", and flight bookings in the next six months have dropped by more than 70% compared with the same period last year, especially the sharp drop in demand from Canada. Analysts believe that the main reason why Canadian tourists have postponed or canceled their travel arrangements to the United States may be the continued uncertainty caused by the tariff dispute. In addition, US President Trump's remarks on "making Canada the 51st state of the United States" have also aroused the anger of Canadians.

2025.03.26

10:03

LanYi Aviation's partner LanYi Aviation has made significant progress in the development of the eVTOL LE200 passenger vehicle

The reporter learned from Lanhai Huateng that Lanhai Huateng's investment and strategic partner Lanyi Aviation's eVTOL LE200 research and development has made significant progress. After a large number of professional and system tests, comprehensive test platform tests, on-board ground tests, full-state power tests, and protected takeoff test flights, on March 22, Lanyi Aviation's passenger-grade eVTOL--LE200 full-scale engineering prototype successfully completed its first unprotected takeoff flight test at the Hefei Bailong Airport Test and Flight Base.

2025.03.25

03:22

CEO of Airbus Defense and Space: European countries will face difficult challenges in placing further orders for F-35 fighter jets.

03:21

CEO of Airbus Defence and Space: European countries are considering how to replace US assets in space, such as Starlink and strategic airlift capabilities.

03:19

Airbus Defence and Space CEO: Already in discussions with European governments about increasing spending

Airbus Defence and Space CEO said discussions were underway with European governments about increasing spending.

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