Airbus has officially opened its first final assembly line outside of Europe — in Tianjin.

Naverus, in cooperation with the Civil Aviation Administration of China, opened an office in Beijing and signed a broad Strategic Partnership with the CAAC's Center of Aviation Safety Technology.

A China Eastern Airlines Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 has completed a flight into China's Lijiang Airport to validate the capability and benefits of an advanced navigation method known as required navigation performance.

China's civil aviation industry has taken quick action to ensure smooth traffic in the air after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Wenchuan, Sichuan Province.

With Chinese nationalism rising and anti-French feelings increasing, Airbus has shifted gears and called on its partners, suppliers and other related parties in China to share its vision of building a green, eco-friendly aviation industry.

Cessna announced it had completed a successful visit to both the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition Forum 2008 in Hong Kong and the Singapore Airshow by wrapping up orders for 74 aircraft, with an estimated value of more than US$219 million.

Aerospace Products International announced the launch of a Logistics Services Program to support Dassault Falcon Jet customers operating in China.

A new DuPont fluoropolymer production plant has begun operations in Changshu.

GE Aviation and CFM International, GE's 50/50 joint company with Snecma of France, announced that combined jet engine orders in China in 2007 surpassed more than 420 engines, adding to GE's dramatically growing presence in the country.