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Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
China planemaker COMAC starts commercial operation in Vietnam
SHANGHAI ((Reuters)) - Two Chinese-made COMAC aircraft, branded as C909, started flying routes in Vietnam on Saturday, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), the Chinese planemaker said. The planes were leased by China's Chengdu Airlines to Vietnamese budget airline VietJet, and the route opening marks the start of COMAC's commercial operation in Vietnam, according it said in a statement. The airline operates flights between the capital Hanoi and Con Dao Island off southern Vietnam, as well as between business hub Ho Chi Minh City and Con Dao. Sign in to access your portfolio
Reuters
19-04-2025
- Business
- Reuters
China planemaker COMAC starts commercial operation in Vietnam
SHANGHAI, April 19 ((Reuters)) - Two Chinese-made COMAC aircraft, branded as C909, started flying routes in Vietnam on Saturday, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), the Chinese planemaker said. The planes were leased by China's Chengdu Airlines to Vietnamese budget airline VietJet, and the route opening marks the start of COMAC's commercial operation in Vietnam, according it said in a statement. The Reuters Tariff Watch newsletter is your daily guide to the latest global trade and tariff news. Sign up here. The airline operates flights between the capital Hanoi and Con Dao Island off southern Vietnam, as well as between business hub Ho Chi Minh City and Con Dao.
New York Times
09-04-2025
- Business
- New York Times
China Condemns American ‘Protectionism'
The Chinese government on Wednesday issued a lengthy denunciation of American trade policies, accusing the United States of years of protectionism and of violating the trade agreement the two sides had negotiated late in President Trump's first term. The document was issued by Beijing's cabinet information office several hours after Mr. Trump raised to 104 percent the extra tariffs on Chinese goods that he has imposed in his second term. The missive assailed the United States for preparing to impose additional 90 percent tariffs on May 2 on low-value parcels from China, which enter the United States with no customs inspection and no duties paid. The value of these so-called de minimis shipments has soared more than tenfold in recent years, exceeding $60 billion last year. There were a few unexpected conciliatory notes in the Chinese statement. 'As two major countries at different stages of development with distinct economic systems, it is natural for China and the U.S. to have differences and frictions in their economic and trade cooperation,' it said. The report, issued by the State Council Information Office, criticized the United States for having considerably tightened export controls on the transfer to China of technologies with both civilian and military applications. The office suggested that this was a violation of the spirit of the so-called Phase One agreement reached in 2020. It said that China had abided by the pact, which also called for China to increase its purchases of American energy, agricultural products and manufactured goods, such as aircraft from Boeing, the American aerospace giant. 'The Chinese side upheld the spirit of contract and endeavored to overcome multiple adverse factors, including the unexpected impact of the pandemic, subsequent supply chain disruptions, and global economic recession, to ensure implementation of the agreement,' the report said. China cited production delays by Boeing during the pandemic as reasons for not fulfilling that part of the pact. While Boeing has had delays, Chinese government-controlled airlines have refused to accept delivery of dozens of previously ordered planes for six years. At the same time, a heavily subsidized state-owned manufacturer, the Shanghai-based Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, is racing to make its own single-aisle passenger planes. The commentary praised de minimis shipments as giving greater choice to consumers and helping small businesses to compete. Large Chinese e-commerce sites like Shein and Temu have expanded their shipments from factories in China straight to American households. The document noted that China allows de minimis shipments of parcels through delivery services. But in practice, China allows a far narrower exemption from tariffs than the $800 under the U.S. de minimis rules, limiting the value of many exempted parcels to $27. The document also did not mention that Congress raised the American de minimis limit to $800 in 2016, from $200 previously, kicking off a huge surge in such shipments across the Pacific from China and fueling a boom for Chinese e-commerce companies.
Al Bawaba
03-04-2025
- Business
- Al Bawaba
China develops first silent supersonic passenger plane
Published April 3rd, 2025 - 06:47 GMT ALBAWABA – The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), a Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturing company, is developing the first silent supersonic passenger plane. Also Read China successfully launches new data transmission satellite New C949 supersonic passenger plane According to Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica, a Chinese monthly journal, COMAC, a Chinese state-owned company, is currently developing a supersonic passenger aircraft with low noise levels. The company is working on its new C949 supersonic passenger plane, which will be slower than the legendary Concorde, but it will be 20 times quieter, allowing it to fly over populated areas with minimal disturbance. C949 aircraft will be equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to help maintain stability during flight. (Comac) Other sources revealed that the new C949 aircraft could be launched by 2049. The new supersonic passenger plane will feature an elongated nose and a specially designed midsection to absorb shock waves. As a result, the aircraft will emit less noise when flying at high the C949 aircraft will be equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to help maintain stability during flight. The aircraft will also feature approximately seven fuel tanks with a total capacity of 42 tons. According to the company, the C949 will be able to fly at speeds of up to Mach 1.7 (1,805 km/h), slower than the Concorde, which previously flew at approximately Mach 2. However, the new aircraft will have a 50% greater range—capable of flying from Shanghai to Los Angeles in just five hours. Also Read China's Manus AI can generate a 'Zelensky-White House Debate' game © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
South China Morning Post
31-03-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Lao Airlines cruising to first C909 – a milestone for the China-made aircraft
Southeast Asia's only landlocked country, sharing a border with China and four other nations, expects to see its flagship airline add a China-made C909 aircraft to its fleet, joining a growing group of regional clients with access to Chinese passenger aircraft. Advertisement Lao Airlines, which operates routes around Asia, is completing a series of tasks with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) in preparation for the lease, Comac said via its news channel on Sunday. Lao Airlines' plan also serves to elevate the Chinese manufacturer as it seeks to spread its wings abroad – starting with Southeast Asian countries, as most others have not certified Comac's planes – according to analysts. 'Some of these are to countries that have ties with China. And more importantly, Comac, over time, will demonstrate its capabilities as a major aircraft manufacturer,' said Mayur Patel, Asia head with British aviation intelligence firm OAG. The C909, formerly the ARJ21 , is built for 78 to 97 seats and relatively short flights of 2,225 to 3,700km (1,382-2,299 miles). Comac began developing the planes in 2002, and Chengdu Airlines began operating them in 2015. Advertisement The plane that is due to operate in Laos will have 90 seats, Comac said. It posted photos of the jet parked in Shanghai with the airlines' branding on the cabin exterior.
