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Focuses on the development of the Chek Lap Kok airport in Hong Kong, China. Consideration of the services at the old Kai Tak airport; date for opening ceremonies; Hong Kong being one of the busiest international airports; Number of people to be employed at the airport; How the Chek Lap Kok Island was enlarged to become an airport; Computer resources; Growth potential.

The article reports that as China-based aviation manufacturing company AVIC I prepare to begin making A320 airbuses, it is looking for transformational deals. With the A320, Liu Zuoming, new AVIC I president is looking for the amount of work packages it will bring to Chinese manufacturing. Airbus has talked of building four aircraft a month. Production is to begin in 2008, assuming an agreement is signed in September 2006. Under another foreign contract worth $600 million, AVIC I and its sister organization, AVIC II, will be sole suppliers of composite structures for the Boeing 787.

This article reports that as passenger and cargo traffic continues what has been the airline industry's greatest sustained boom, the Asia-Pacific region's major hubs are restructuring in response to new competitive pressures. Markets are shifting for long-standing hubs such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok. But it's the continuing expansion of China's economy, now 30% of Asia's total output that remains the big news, as it has for a decade. Long the provenance of United Airlines and Northwest Airlines, China trade is now being sought by Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Continental Airlines. Safety concerns caused China to curtail airline expansion a decade ago while it focused on crew training and regional and international airport growth. Until recently, Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific left the China market to Dragonair, an affiliated regional carrier that has grown more independent since Hong Kong became part of China.

Reports on the impact of growth in Chinese industries on the demand for domestically manufactured aircrafts in its aircraft industry. Focus of state-owned factories on licensed production and upgrades of foreign aircrafts; Preference of Chinese carriers to directly buy crafts from European and U.S. manufacturers; Objective of the massive restructuring of the country's state-owned Aviation Industries of China.

Looks at the performance of the airline industry in Hong Kong, China. Expansion of the passenger terminal at the Chek Lap Kok International Airport; Description of the airport; Growth in aircraft movements; Plan by airport clients to expand their business operations.

Looks at what the handover of Hong Kong to China will mean for Hong Kong aviation. The investment in Hong Kong aviation as representative of confidence that the island will prosper under Chinese rule; Uncertainty over whether Cathay Pacific will continue under British rule; Figures on Cathay Pacific's fleet; Source of Hong Kong's strength as an aviation center.

Presents an essay on the collaboration of China with the U.S. government on establishing a regulatory system to provide a sound basis for safer air flights. Statistics of air traffic growth in China; Account of air crashes and aircraft hijackings in China; Comments by Frederick Lee, senior representative for Federal Aviation Administration; List of hurdles in improving safety standards; Details of steps taken and exchange programs. INSET: Key cities for Chinese air safety..

The article deals with the plan of Chinese commercial aircraft builder Comac to freeze the preliminary design of its 156-seat C919 airliner by the end of 2010. The aircraft builder will work with suppliers and aiming at a first flight in 2014. The aircraft, which will be fitted with CFM International Leap-X engines, is a prospective challenger to Airbus and Boeing. It is noted that Comac is still studying the amount of composite material to use in the airliner's structure.

The article discusses the business services of the company Hong Kong Express Airways with Embraer 170. The carrier was quick to recognize that business travel would be enhanced by the 2004 Closer Economic Partnership Agreement that liberalized air services between China and Hong Kong. Although Hong Kong is part of China, the former British colony continues to run its own economic affairs, including its air service agreements. Hong Kong has become one of Asia's most competitive markets, with three carriers Cathay Pacific, Dragonair and Hong Kong Express serving the mainland.

This article reports that both Airbus Industrie SA and Boeing Commercial Airplanes have made market breakthroughs in China, but it's the Boeing sales team that gets the biggest bragging rights. Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Alan Mulally and China's ambassador to the U.S., Yang Jiechi, were set to sign a preliminary agreement in Washington on January 28, 2005, for the sale of 60 7E7-8 mid-sized jets to six Chinese carriers. At list prices, the deal would be worth $7.2 billion and is believed to be the single largest order placed by China.

Reports on the expansion plans of Star Alliance airline company in South Korea and China airline markets with high growth rates despite the treat of a war on Iraq and the Middle East crisis. Establishment of the Alliance in 1997; Number of passengers boarding the Alliance airplanes per day; Benefits obtained by the Alliance after the inclusion of South Korea-based Asiana airline company as a member of the Alliance; Plans of the Alliance regarding the design of a network for the two countries. INSET: Flying Into Uncertainty.

Reports that China Southern Airlines has begun installing its Sabre AirOps fleet management software system at the operating bases of China Xingjiang Airlines which it has taken over as part of an airline consolidation ordered by Beijing's top political leaders. Other tasks that China Southern is scheduled to undertake over the next two years; Reason for the industry-wide consolidation by Chinese aviation authority.

Reports on the construction of Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, China. Features of the airport; Plans to open direct flights between China and Taiwan; Description of the industrial city, Guangzhou; Details on cargo terminals in China.

Reports that regional airline Dragon Airlines Ltd. of Hong Kong, China has posted double-digit growth despite the economic recession in Asia. Takeover of the airline by Cathay Pacific and its parent company Swire Pacific; Conversion of regular charter flights to tourist cities in China.

Reports on the support for China's entrance into the World Trade Organization. Effects on the aerospace industries; Need for China to gain congressional approval.

Reports on China's commitment to firm buys and options for Europe's Airbus Industrie aircraft. China's anti-United States trade sentiment; Description of airplanes to be leased from Airbus; Air China's commitment for eight A318 airplanes with two options; Air China's efforts to shed capacity in its larger aircraft types; Chinese carriers' recovery from 1998 losses.

Reports that Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co.'s (Gameco) revenue and customer base is growing despite the economic recession in Asia. Increase in revenue in 1998; Focus of operations; Main customers; Company history; Goal of building the third-party airframe accounts to about a third of its total revenues.

Focuses on Airbus Industries' Managing Director Noel Forgeard's expected visit to China as part of a worldwide tour to discuss joint manufacturing initiatives in light of the cancellation of the AE31X program. Forgeard's visit as the European consortium's attempt to strengthen business links with China; Additional A3XX sales potential for service to secondary cities; Comments of Airbus China President Rolf Rue.

Reports that Hong Kong ranked as the world's busiest international air freight center in 1997. Speculation that the impact of the Asian financial crisis will reduce overall passenger traffic in 1998; Expectations for the Chek Lap Kok airport; Estimates by the Airports Council International; Concerns of the Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminal Ltd.; Features, including warehouse and storage sites, at the airport; Potential capacity.

Informs that China may reduce orders to Boeing Co. How the decision comes on the eve of President Bill Clinton's planned visit to China in June 1998; Boeing's prior expectations of record deliveries; Why the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) lags behind forecasts given in the country's five-year economic plan; China's position as the region's largest market; Skeptimism over the country's future economic outlook.

Focuses on possible reforms of aviation industries in China. Possible impact of the Asian financial crisis; Events at the Asian Aerospace air exhibition; Expected President Zhu Rongji's efforts in reform; Planned supervision by an additional Chinese ministry of electronics and aviation industries; Modernization of factories.

Looks at Airbus Industrie's efforts to create a partnership with Italy's Alenia to build China's Air Express regional jet. The Future Large Aircraft project expected to be used as the model for the partnership; Airbus wanting Alenia's help in developing the A340-600 and the A3XX; The AE-100 being the breakthrough project in the Aviation Industries of China's (AVIC) efforts to establish China as a major aerospace manufacturing power.

Looks at aircraft orders placed at the 1996 Air Show China in Zhuhai. China Northwest and Zhejiang Airlines to buy A320s from Airbus Industrie; International Aero Engines winning the most powerplant orders; CFM International winning an order to power China Northwest and Zhejiang aircraft; Singapore Aircraft Lease Enterprise (SALE) to use IAE to power its A320s; Other aircraft orders placed at Air Show China.

Looks at China's first air show, the 1996 China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition. The show to be held November 5-10, 1996 at Zhuhai Airport; Focus of the show likely to be Aviation Industries of China, which wants to produce the Asian Express (AE-100); Why the show is being viewed cautiously by international exhibitors; Highlights of the exhibition; Why United States defense firms will be prevented from attending.

Informs that a coalition of business leaders in Hong Kong is proposing that the city not close Kai Tak airport completely when it opens Chek Lap Kok airport in 1998. Coalition's desire to preserve runway 31 for a commuter airport; Plan to be called Kai Tak 2; Obstacles facing Kai Tak 2; Comments of Martin Craigs and William Charnock; Hong Kong's emphasis on large aircraft services; Reluctance of Hong Kong to further upset Sino-British relations.

Discusses how Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok airport must plan to accommodate the new 500-600-seat aircraft envisioned by Airbus and Boeing. British and Chinese agreement to authorize a second runway; Airport's capabilities; Comments of Airport Authority Executive Director Henry Townsend; Other concerns for airport.

Informs that European airplane manufacturers are leading the race to build a regional jet for China. Assertion by backers that the partnership choice by Aviation Industries of China will be made for business and technical reasons, not political ones; The political and trade tension between the United States and China; Choice between AIR/Airbus and Boeing.

Reports on Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. (HACTL) new cargo terminal at Chek Lap Kok airport. Terminal's capacity; Construction of rival Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) led by Singapore's leading cargo handlers; Development of skills to suit Hong Kong's culture.

Focuses on the implications of the successful November 28 launch of AsiaSat-2 in China for the return of the Long March program to commercial service. Successful demonstration of the first use of Chinese-made perigee kick motor; Entry of the Lockheed Martin Astro Space Commercial into China; Shut off of the program due to the Apstar-2/AsiaSat-2 recovery effort; Background on the Apstar-2 failure; Issues addressed.

Reports on the installation of a terminal Doppler weather radar and other instruments for the detection of wind shear at Hong Kong's new Chek Lap Kok airport which is to open in 1998. Weather radar as Asia's first; Operation of the radar by the Royal Observatory on behalf of Hong Kong's Civil Aviation Department.

Reports on the penalty set by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on air carriers with poor safety records and business management. Pending deals on airlines purchase; Criteria for the issuance of aircraft purchase or lease rights; Contentions over the rules imposed by the CAAC.

Reports on the efforts of China's senior political and manufacturing leaders to build their aviation industry with the help of Western technology. Agreement between AlliedSignal and the Chinese Research Institute of Aero Accessories (CRIAA) to establish a factory in Nanjing; CRIAA AlliedSignal Aero Accessories Ltd. (CASAA) as the name for the partnership; Announcements made at the Aviation Expo/China '95.

Presents an essay on the Civil Aviation Institute of China (CAIC) in Tianjin, China. Background of the Institute; Brief on the curriculum of the center; Comments by CAIC President Liu Deyi.

Talks about the Civil Aviation Flying College in Sichuan Province city of Guanghan, China. Comments college's growth by President Li Mao You; Account of the facilities available in the college; Details of the simulator training program; Aviation Week & Space Technology's report of the visit to the college in September'95.

Discusses the prospects of Vietnam and China in the world air transport market. China's ranking in the Asian region; Statistics on growth of various countries in the international passenger services arena; Data by International Air Transport Association; Projections by various airlines.

Reports on the Civil Aviation Authority of China's plans to improve China's airports over the next decade. China's attitude toward foreign investors; Airport openings; Passenger traffic in China's airports.

Reports on Federal Express' (FedEx) takeover of Evergreen International's exclusive United States cargo routes to Beijing and Shanghai in China. Agreement made by the two companies; FedEx chief executive Frederick W. Smith's comment about the role of China in the company's strategy in Asia; Implications of the move for FedEx.

Reports on the renewal of the agreement between the United States and China regarding the expansion of China's commercial Long March business for international users. China's launching of up to 11 launches of geosynchronous satellites for international customers until December 31, 2001; Pricing agreement.

Discusses the impact of the explosion in January 1995 of a Chinese Long March 2E booster which carried the Hughes HS 601 Apstar-2 satellite on the insurance industry. Amount of insurance loss due to the explosion; Concerns regarding the reliability of launch providers; Explosion details that affect insurance costs; Insurers' plans regarding premium costs.

Reports on the November 4, 1994 funding agreement signed by Britain and China for Hong Kong's new airport at Chek Lap Kok. Release of HK$1.2 billion in major contracts for construction of its passenger terminal and runway and development of its integrated air traffic control/communications network early 1995.

Reports on China's readiness for greater cooperation with other countries in the design and manufacture of advanced telecommunications satellites. Creation of EurasSpace, a partnership between Deutsche Aerospace (DASA) and China Aerospace Corp. (CASC); Construction of a Sinosat series of telecommunications spacecraft based on German-Chinese DFH-3 satellite technology.

Reports on the involvement of foreign firms in the expansion of Shenzhen, China's Huangtian International Airport. Amount of funds needed for the expansion; Development of a master plan under contract with Netherlands Airport Consultants; Need for international and domestic passenger terminals; Cargo terminal plans.

Reports on Cathay Pacific Airways' strategy for opening up new markets to be based on Airbus products. Delivery of A340-200 airplanes; Use of A340-300 airplanes to provide point-to-point services to Hong Kong; Cathay's British-Chinese cross-ownership plan; Comments of Chairman Peter Sutch on the company's preference for A340-300 for long-haul services rather than 777B airplane.

Features Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport. Maximization of airport capacity as a result of political liberalization in Taiwan; Expansion program at airport; Increase in passengers serviced at the airport; Congestion of roadway approaches; Number of passengers at peak periods; Construction of Chek Lap Kok airport; Average number of flights at Kai Tak; Temporary capacity-building measures.

Reports on the opening of the Aircraft Apprentice Training Center at the Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corp. in Beijing, China. Aircraft overhaul and maintenance; German trade visit to China by Chancellor Helmut Kohl in November 1993; Training of technicians.

Highlights China's effort to upgrade 40 metropolitan airports. Scope and cost of improvements according to the Civil Aviation Authority; Safety concerns; Focus on Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai airports; Joint venture development projects.

Speculates what effects the dispute between China and Britain over Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten's political reform package will have on construction of Hong Kong's new international airport on Chek Lap Kok island. Although Chek Lap Kok site funding is secure, funding mechanisms for other projects have been stymied by China's cutoff of all discussions about the territory's future. Planned construction at Chek Lap Kok; Passenger figures for Kai Tak airport; Current construction.

Examines domestic and international traffic at China's Shenzhen Airport, located at the mouth of the Pearl River about 20 miles from the Hong Kong border. The airport opened in 1991 and is exceeding traffic projections by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Initiation of weekly service by China Southern Airlines to Changi Airport, Singapore; Expectation of reciprocal services by Singapore Airlines; Effects of political evolution of Hong Kong; Key destinations; Potential.

The article focuses on civil aviation company SACC, a commercial spin-off of China's Shenyang Aircraft Corp. It states it has built a factory at the edge of Shenyang's airport in 2009 to build civilian aircraft parts and mentions the factory is fully operational as of 2013. It comments on SACC's efforts to improve productivity and alleviate labor costs through automatic drilling and riveting.

The article provides updates to a previous map in the April 25/May 2, 2011 issue that shows joint ventures used by foreign aviation manufacturers in China.