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How Airbus bet on China and won

​Chen Juming says his "secret joy" is to sit and count Airbus aircraft as they take off, land and taxi at Beijing International Airport.

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Thailand pledges harsh penalty on aviation violation

​Thailand's transport officials have been urged to stringently enforce aviation laws with harsh penalties to curb safety-threatening acts, after a lantern sucked into a plane engine caused flight cancellation.

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Indonesian president asks ministry to review aviation procedures after plane misses

​Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday asked the transport ministry to check whether all procedures and process in aviation are in line with those requested by the international civil aviation organization following the loss of an AirAsia plane with 162 people on board.

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Drone shot down in Beijing suburb, operators charged

Three people have been charged with involuntarily endangering public security by flying drones for surveying and mapping, according to a recent report in People's Liberation Army Daily.

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BP expands aviation fuel business in Scandinavia

​British Petroleum (BP), one of the largest energy companies in the world, announced on Wednesday to purchase jet fuel business Statoil Fuel & Retail (SFR), in a bid to expand in Scandinavia.

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Recent plane crash raises air safety concerns in Nepal

The crash of a government-owned plane on Sunday that killed all 18 aboard is another dark chapter in Nepal's notorious aviation history prompting some well-meaning Nepalis to call for more rigid regulations to ensure air safety in the Himalayan country.

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China's aviation biofuel goes into commercial use

China started commercial use of aviation biofuel on Wednesday, in a bid to ease fuel pressure and cut carbon emissions.

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China's civil aviation industry growing with global integration

The year 2013 for China's civil aviation industry was characterized by increasing global integration, and hopes are high that more such international cooperation can cement the sector's emergence on the world stage this year.

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China's civil aviation industry growing with global integration

The year 2013 for China's civil aviation industry was characterized by increasing global integration, and hopes are high that more such international cooperation can cement the sector's emergence on the world stage this year.

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China's general aviation market not yet soaring

China's general aviation industry has rosy prospects but its development remains slow.