The Chinese government is considering asking Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) to assist in delivering CFM International LEAP engines for the C919 aircraft, Bloomberg has reported citing internal sources. This could help COMAC (Shanghai Pudong) bypass the retaliatory tariffs imposed on US imports into China. Under the proposal, any Airbus aircraft delivered to China could be [...]
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has declined a request by Nepal Airlines (RA, Kathmandu) to take back five disused Chinese-manufactured aircraft. The Kathmandu Post reports the request was made at a December 2024 meeting, but state-owned AVIC demurred, suggesting that the airline instead explore alternatives. Nepal Airlines acquired four Y12Es and two MA-60s [...]
Malaysia Airlines, Firefly, Amal by Malaysia Airlines, and MASwings parent Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) is holding talks with Boeing about taking aircraft no longer required by Chinese customers. Malaysia's Bernama news agency cites MAG Managing Director Izham Ismail as saying he has been talking to the manufacturer, but competition for any available aircraft is intense. [...]
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Boeing has ferried two B737-8s due for Xiamen Airlines (MF, Xiamen) out of China to the United States in what appears to be a reaction to President Donald Trump's trade war and bilateral tariffs between his government and China, and the Chinese government's decision to refuse any upcoming Boeing deliveries. The two B737-8s, N230BE and [...]
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The managing director of Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) says the state-owned company does not require any fresh capital injections and is always canvassing new aircraft options, including from manufacturers such as COMAC. Izham Ismail also said rising costs, including those resulting from ongoing trade disputes, would have some impact on the group. Ismail was speaking [...]