Posts Tagged ‘China’
 

 
An Air China plane prepares to land at the Beijing Capital International Airport. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP/File)

China Approves New $11.2 Billion Beijing Airport

Chinese leaders have given final approval for a long-awaited new $11.2 billion international airport in Beijing to ease congestion at PEK.
by AFP
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A Tianjin Airlines Embraer E190 (B-3156) similar to the hijacked plane. (Photo by Allen Zhao via wikimedia)

Three Chinese Plane Hijackers Sentenced To Death

Three men who attempted to hijack a Tianjin Airlines jet in northwestern China in June were sentenced to death on Tuesday.
by BNO News
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A carrier-borne J-15 fighter jet on China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency)

Chinese Jet Performs First Successful Aircraft Carrier Landings and Takeoffs

A Chinese fighter jet carried out the first successful landing on the country's first aircraft carrier, defense officials announced.
by BNO News
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Hainan Airlines pilots don't want to hear this.

New Chinese Airline Pilots Must Pass The Smell Test – Literally

Managers at Hainan Airlines are sniffing the armpits of pilot candidates to keep bad smells off of their airplanes.
by admin
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Hawker Aircraft Services at Little Rock Airport. (Photo by Hawker Beechcraft)

Turns Out Hawker Beechcraft Won’t Be Sold to China

Bankrupt business jet builder Hawker Beechcraft said Thursday that negotiations to sell its operations to a Chinese firm have collapsed.
by BNO News
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