Chinese Aviation Industry

Big news coming recently

ARJ21 recently Urumqi took delivery of its 2nd unit

C919 3rd prototype has done taxi tests

CR929 has had its forward test fuselage built

MA700 has started construction

The 10th ARJ21 is handed over to Chengdu Airlines on December 29, 2018.

asif iqbal said:

ARJ-21 delivery timeline

Since production certification in June 2017

All 8 to Chengdu airlines

3rd in 10/2017
4th in 12/2017
5th in 5/2018
6th in 08/2018
7th in 9/2018
8th in 10/2018

so overall 2 in 2017
and 6 so far in 2018

Genghis Khan airline due to get one before end of this year

Not exactly break neck speed

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anyone know when the 9th was handed over?

AVIC Aviation High-Technology, a subsidiary of Chinese manufacturer AVIC, inaugurated on Friday a new production line of composite materials in Nantong. It is mainly used to produce prepreg in the civil field, the capacity is 500k m² per year.

Hi guys,
I read on the news that China is now able to manufacture T1000 grade Carbon fibre.
Is that true?
If true, would the newly acquired technology help hasten the production rate of advanced fighter jets like the J20 ?
thanks.

Jono said:

Hi guys,
I read on the news that China is now able to manufacture T1000 grade Carbon fibre.
Is that true?
If true, would the newly acquired technology help hasten the production rate of advanced fighter jets like the J20 ?
thanks.

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Don't know about T1000 grade but recently they put in a carbon composite factory into operation
AVIC Aviation High-Technology, a subsidiary of Chinese manufacturer AVIC, inaugurated on Friday a new production line of composite materials in Nantong. It is mainly used to produce prepreg in the civil field, the capacity is 500k m² per year.

Interesting article on PRC's civilian airliner / aircraft manufacturers. Particularly interesting for me:
"The International Civil Aviation Organization has forecast that China will be the world's largest civil aviation market by mid-2020.

In 2018, China's civil aviation industry hit a new record with more than 100,000 flights. Passenger numbers were up 11.4 percent year on year to 610 million and cargo was up 6.3 percent to 7.5 million tonnes, according to the CAAC."

ARJ-21's nose radar...

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URUMQI, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will start preliminary work on nine new airports this year as part of the efforts to improve connectivity and transform itself into a transportation hub along the Road and Belt.

Preliminary work will begin this year for new airports in Taxkorgan, Zhaosu, Yutian, Bayanbulak, Hoboksar, Usu, Qitai, Barkol and Alaer in Xinjiang. Airports in Kashgar, Yining, Aksu, Tacheng, Altay Prefecture and Turpan will be expanded to handle more passengers, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Xinjiang Regional Administration said.

In 2018, Xinjiang's accumulated investment in airport construction was 3.15 billion yuan (465 million U.S. dollars). Currently, Xinjiang has 21 airports.

These airports handled 30 million passengers in 2018. So far, 49 airline companies operate in the region. They operate 257 air routes and enable Urumqi's connection with 73 cities in China and 17 countries worldwide.

they do the same with these Urumqi airports

make them buy domestic aircraft like with Ghangis Khan airlines

MA700, ARJ21 and C919