The first Chinese-born female pilot to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engine airplane received a check for 1 million yuan ($150,000) from AOPA China on Nov 1, the opening day of Airshow China 2016.
A wide-body commercial jet being developed by China and Russia is expected to be delivered in 10 years, as early as three years after its first test flight.
Many nations have reached out to China, seeking to play a part in the country's future manned space station, a senior space industry official said Wednesday.
Eighteen projects valued at 5.28 billion yuan ($779 million) were signed during the Zhuhai General Aviation Investment Environment Promotion at the Airshow China Exhibition Hall on Nov 1.
Officials said the country is about to make a giant step forward in civil aviation with the first test flight of the C919 later this year or in early 2017.
The 11th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China 2016, opened at the Zhuhai Airshow Center on Nov 1 to much hoopla.
Zhuhai Aviation Industrial Park will host a series of business activities at Airshow China 2016 to promote its investment environment and industrial prospects.
The world’s largest amphibious aircraft, the AG600, made its debut on Oct 30 in the static display area of Airshow China 2016, which opened for six days on Nov 1.
Day one of China’s showcase aviation and aerospace show, Airshow China 2016, got off to a flying start in Zhuhai, southern Guangdong Province, on Nov 1.