20 Aug 2018

China Aviation Industry Newsletter 20 August

AVIC Harbin Sees Big Market for Y-12 in Brazil AVIC Harbin representative JCranes’s Jorge Theodoro dos Santos has high hopes for the Y-12E and Y-12F utility twin-turboprops manufactured in China. He sees a Brazilian potential of 220 aircraft, split between passenger and cargo uses, and he is resolved to supply those markets. “It’s one thing sell an aircraft," he said. "It’s another to sell the aircraft, supply technical support, and to build it here.” AVIC, he says, has decided to invest here, “with an investment the size of the Chinese government.” Chinese Aviation Industry Tests Waters in Brazilian Markets for First Time The Chinese are preparing to enter the Brazilian aviation industry with its famed twin-engine planes and manufacture them locally, a business executive said on Tuesday. Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) representative Jose Santos told Xinhua news that his company plans to commercialize the first Chinese plane and set up a plant in Brazil. China sees 93 new general aviation airports in first half of year China is embracing a burgeoning general aviation industry with 93 newly-licensed general aviation airports and an expanding fleet of aircraft in the first half of the year, according to civil aviation authorities. The number of general aviation airports more than doubled from 80 by the end of 2017 to 173 by June, according to statistics from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). China signs aviation pacts with 62 Belt and Road countries China has, to date, signed bilateral intergovernmental air transportation agreements with 125 countries and regions, with 62 of them along the Belt and Road trade initiative, according to the country’s aviation authority. The CAAC will continue to support connectivity and facilitate trade and cultural exchanges among countries along the Belt and Road initiative. THAI Smile Airways extends its presence in China by appointing CITS as its General Sales Agent in China THAI Smile Airways, a subsidiary airline of THAI Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) and a regional airline operator for short and medium range flights, appoints The CITS (Beijing) Air Travel Service Co.,LTD as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in China. The move ensures easy access for Chinese customers to THAI Smile products and services as it offers full services with affordable prices. The appointment through the recent signing ceremony demonstrates THAI Smile's commitment to extending its presence in the mainland China and positioning China as a vital point of sale for its regional network. Xiamen Airlines Uses SITA Technology to Set Competitive Fares Xiamen Airlines, which is experiencing major growth across its domestic and international network, is using sophisticated software from SITA to set its fares competitively in all markets. The airline, which handled 32.7 million passengers in 2017, is highly profitable. It has achieved profits 31 years in a row and is now using SITA Airfare Insight to optimize its fares-related decision making Acumen Aviation © 20 August All Rights Reserved.