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10th China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 12, 2024 - Visitors visit China's first tilting rotary-wing manned electric aircraft at The 10th China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair in Shanghai, China, June 12, 2024.

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Homegrown Chinese ARJ21 jetliner launches first air route to Central Asia

STORY: Homegrown Chinese ARJ21 jetliner launches first air route to Central Asia SHOOTING DATE: June 7, 2024 DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:12 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ARJ21 STORYLINE: China's homegrown regional jetliner, the ARJ21, launched its first air route to Central Asia on Friday, according to Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), its developer. The aircraft was operated by Chengdu Airlines. It took off from Kashgar Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 10:38 a.m. on Friday and arrived in Khujand in Tajikistan more than two hours later, COMAC said. The opening of the air route will further promote exchanges between Kashgar and Khujand in fields including economy, culture and tourism, contributing to the development of the "Air Silk Road," according to COMAC. As a pioneer of Chinese commercial airplanes, the ARJ21 was put into commercial service by Chengdu Airlines in June 2016. Xinhua News

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China Eastern Airlines gets another C919 aircraft

STORY: China Eastern Airlines gets another C919 aircraft SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. various of C919 aircraft STORYLINE: The sixth C919 jetliner joined the China Eastern Airlines fleet on Tuesday, indicating the acceleration of commercial operation of China's homegrown large passenger aircraft. This came one year after the first commercial flight of C919 was made. The aircraft, delivered to China Eastern on Monday, landed at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Tuesday morning after a short flight from Shanghai Pudong International Airport. C919 was developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC). Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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MEXICO-CHINA-DIRECT FLIGHT-LANDING

(240512) -- MEXICO CITY, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A China Southern Airlines Airbus A350 aircraft serving the direct air route linking south China's Shenzhen with Mexico City lands at the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 11, 2024. The first direct passenger flight between China and Mexico after the COVID-19 pandemic landed here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)

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MEXICO-CHINA-DIRECT FLIGHT-LANDING

(240512) -- MEXICO CITY, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A China Southern Airlines Airbus A350 aircraft serving the direct air route linking south China's Shenzhen with Mexico City lands at the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 11, 2024. The first direct passenger flight between China and Mexico after the COVID-19 pandemic landed here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo shows an Airbus A350 aircraft serving the direct air route linking south China's Shenzhen with Mexico City at Shenzhen Baoan International Airport in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. A direct air route linking south China's Shenzhen with Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, was launched on Saturday. The first flight on the route took off from Shenzhen Baoan International Airport at 9 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Saturday, and the flight time will be approximately 16 hours, the airline said. The flight, covering over 14,000 kilometers and running twice weekly, is currently the only direct passenger route from China to Mexico, and from China to Latin America. (Xinhua)

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President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic Welcomes Rafale Aircraft - Croatia

Rafale aircraft is seen at the Colonel Marko Zivkovic barracks during the welcome ceremony for the first six of the 12 Rafale aircraft in Velika Gorica, Croatia, on April 25, 2024. The first six of a total of twelve Dassault Rafale multi-role combat aircraft arrive in Croatia, two years and five months after the signing of a contract with France worth over one billion euros. Photo by Igor Kralj/PIXSELL/ABACAPRESSS.COM

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President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic Welcomes Rafale Aircraft - Croatia

Minister of Defence of Croatia Ivan Anusic looks into a cocpit of Rafale aircraft during the welcome ceremony for the first six of the 12 Rafale aircraft at the Colonel Marko Zivkovic barracks in Velika Gorica, Croatia, on April 25, 2024. The first six of a total of twelve Dassault Rafale multi-role combat aircraft arrive in Croatia, two years and five months after the signing of a contract with France worth over one billion euros. Photo by Igor Kralj/PIXSELL/ABACAPRESSS.COM

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President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic Welcomes Rafale Aircraft - Croatia

Rafale aircraft is seen at the Colonel Marko Zivkovic barracks during the welcome ceremony for the first six of the 12 Rafale aircraft in Velika Gorica, Croatia, on April 25, 2024. The first six of a total of twelve Dassault Rafale multi-role combat aircraft arrive in Croatia, two years and five months after the signing of a contract with France worth over one billion euros. Photo by Igor Kralj/PIXSELL/ABACAPRESSS.COM

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President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic Welcomes Rafale Aircraft - Croatia

President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic looks into a cocpit of Rafale aircraft during the welcome ceremony for the first six of the 12 Rafale aircraft at the Colonel Marko Zivkovic barracks in Velika Gorica, Croatia, on April 25, 2024. The first six of a total of twelve Dassault Rafale multi-role combat aircraft arrive in Croatia, two years and five months after the signing of a contract with France worth over one billion euros. Photo by Igor Kralj/PIXSELL/ABACAPRESSS.COM

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President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic Welcomes Rafale Aircraft - Croatia

Rafale aircraft is seen at the Colonel Marko Zivkovic barracks during the welcome ceremony for the first six of the 12 Rafale aircraft in Velika Gorica, Croatia, on April 25, 2024. The first six of a total of twelve Dassault Rafale multi-role combat aircraft arrive in Croatia, two years and five months after the signing of a contract with France worth over one billion euros. Photo by Igor Kralj/PIXSELL/ABACAPRESSS.COM

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President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic Welcomes Rafale Aircraft - Croatia

Rafale aircraft is seen at the Colonel Marko Zivkovic barracks during the welcome ceremony for the first six of the 12 Rafale aircraft in Velika Gorica, Croatia, on April 25, 2024. The first six of a total of twelve Dassault Rafale multi-role combat aircraft arrive in Croatia, two years and five months after the signing of a contract with France worth over one billion euros. Photo by Igor Kralj/PIXSELL/ABACAPRESSS.COM

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President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic Welcomes Rafale Aircraft - Croatia

President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic looks into a cocpit of Rafale aircraft during the welcome ceremony for the first six of the 12 Rafale aircraft at the Colonel Marko Zivkovic barracks in Velika Gorica, Croatia, on April 25, 2024. The first six of a total of twelve Dassault Rafale multi-role combat aircraft arrive in Croatia, two years and five months after the signing of a contract with France worth over one billion euros. Photo by Igor Kralj/PIXSELL/ABACAPRESSS.COM

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President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic Welcomes Rafale Aircraft - Croatia

Rafale aircraft is seen at the Colonel Marko Zivkovic barracks during the welcome ceremony for the first six of the 12 Rafale aircraft in Velika Gorica, Croatia, on April 25, 2024. The first six of a total of twelve Dassault Rafale multi-role combat aircraft arrive in Croatia, two years and five months after the signing of a contract with France worth over one billion euros. Photo by Igor Kralj/PIXSELL/ABACAPRESSS.COM

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President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic Welcomes Rafale Aircraft - Croatia

Rafale aircraft is seen at the Colonel Marko Zivkovic barracks during the welcome ceremony for the first six of the 12 Rafale aircraft in Velika Gorica, Croatia, on April 25, 2024. The first six of a total of twelve Dassault Rafale multi-role combat aircraft arrive in Croatia, two years and five months after the signing of a contract with France worth over one billion euros. Photo by Igor Kralj/PIXSELL/ABACAPRESSS.COM

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President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic Welcomes Rafale Aircraft - Croatia

Rafale aircraft is seen at the Colonel Marko Zivkovic barracks during the welcome ceremony for the first six of the 12 Rafale aircraft in Velika Gorica, Croatia, on April 25, 2024. The first six of a total of twelve Dassault Rafale multi-role combat aircraft arrive in Croatia, two years and five months after the signing of a contract with France worth over one billion euros. Photo by Igor Kralj/PIXSELL/ABACAPRESSS.COM

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SINGAPORE-SCOOT-EMBRAER-JETLINER-CEREMONY

(240416) -- SINGAPORE, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An Embraer E190-E2 passenger aircraft of Singaproe's budget airline Scoot is pictured at Singapore's Changi Airport in Singapore on April 15, 2024. Singapore's low-cost airline Scoot held a ceremony at the Changi Airport to receive its first Embraer E 190-E2 jetliner Monday, according to the airline. Named Explorer 3.0, the aircraft departed from Brazil on April 12 and made several fuel stops before receiving water cannon greetings in Singapore. Scoot ordered nine E 190-E2 jetliners, and all the planes will be delivered by the end of 2025. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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SINGAPORE-SCOOT-EMBRAER-JETLINER-CEREMONY

(240416) -- SINGAPORE, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An Embraer E190-E2 passenger aircraft of Singaproe's budget airline Scoot receives water cannon greetings at Singapore's Changi Airport in Singapore on April 15, 2024. Singapore's low-cost airline Scoot held a ceremony at the Changi Airport to receive its first Embraer E 190-E2 jetliner Monday, according to the airline. Named Explorer 3.0, the aircraft departed from Brazil on April 12 and made several fuel stops before receiving water cannon greetings in Singapore. Scoot ordered nine E 190-E2 jetliners, and all the planes will be delivered by the end of 2025. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An aircraft takes off from Lhasa Konggar International Airport in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Dec. 26, 2023. This airport became the first "high plateau" airport with double runways in the country as its second runway passed appraisal on Dec. 12. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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A U.S. family's bond with Wushu

STORY: A U.S. family's bond with Wushu SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 8-18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:50 LOCATION: FORT WORTH, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Skye taking a Wushu class 2. various of the Saucedo family 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID SAUCEDO, Wushu enthusiast 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANGELA SAUCEDO, Wushu enthusiast 5. various of Angela Saucedo and David Saucedo practicing Wushu in China 6. various of the Saucedo family practicing Wushu in their yard 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANGELA SAUCEDO, Wushu enthusiast STORYLINE: Every week, six-year-old American boy Skye takes a one-hour trip to attend the Kung Fu class at a Wushu school in Plano, about 50 miles away from Fort Worth, Texas. Skye and his little brother River's passion for martial arts was inspired by their parents, Angela Saucedo and David Saucedo. Now working in the aircraft industry, David started learning Wushu when he was under 12 years old. He went to China for the first time in his early 20s and studied Sh

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China's C919 jetliner goes into commercial operation

STORY: China's C919 jetliner goes into commercial operation DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:01 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the plane arriving at Beijing Capital International Airport 2. various of the plane being greeted with a water salute 3. various of the plane STORYLINE: The C919, China's self-developed large passenger aircraft, completed its first commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing on Sunday, marking its official entry into the civil aviation market. The flight, operated by China Eastern Airlines, took off as MU9191 at 10:32 a.m. from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport with 128 passengers on board. The plane was greeted with a water salute after touching down at Beijing Capital International Airport at 12:31 p.m. on Sunday. The C919 is China's first self-developed trunk jetliner in accordance with international airworthiness standards and owns independent intellectual property rights. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beiji

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Xinhua Headlines: "Two sessions" muster consensus, strength for China's modernization drive

(230312) -- BEIJING, March 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 9, 2022 shows the delivery ceremony of the first C919 large passenger aircraft in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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Japan's Honda Motor begins jet engine output

BURLINGTON, United States - A man stands by an HF120 turbofan engine for the small aircraft HondaJet at a factory in Burlington, North Carolina, on Nov. 12, 2014, as Japan's Honda Motor Co. began manufacturing the engines there. Honda aims to start delivering the HondaJet after receiving certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in the first quarter of next year.

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Taiwanese President Ma

PINGTUNG, Taiwan - Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou poses on a P-3C Orion submarine-hunting aircraft at the Pingtung Air Force Base in southern Taiwan on Oct. 31, 2013, at a welcoming ceremony just over a month after the plane, the first of a batch of 12, was delivered by the United States.

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Taiwanese President Ma

PINGTUNG, Taiwan - Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou speaks at a welcoming ceremony for P-3C Orion submarine-hunting aircraft at the Pingtung Air Force Base in southern Taiwan on Oct. 31, 2013, just over a month after the first of a batch of 12 was delivered by the United States.

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Osprey deployment in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Senior Vice Defense Minister Shu Watanabe (2nd from front) meets with U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter at the ministry in Tokyo on July 20, 2012. The two discussed a U.S. military plan to deploy MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft to bases in Japan, with the first 12 aircraft set to arrive at a base in Yamaguchi Prefecture on July 23.

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Osprey deployment in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter meets with Japanese Senior Vice Defense Minister Shu Watanabe at the ministry in Tokyo on July 20, 2012. The two discussed a U.S. military plan to deploy MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft to bases in Japan, with the first 12 aircraft set to arrive at a base in Yamaguchi Prefecture on July 23.

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Osprey deployment in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Senior Vice Defense Minister Shu Watanabe (L) shakes hands with U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter at the ministry in Tokyo on July 20, 2012. The two discussed a U.S. military plan to deploy MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft to bases in Japan, with the first 12 aircraft set to arrive at a base in Yamaguchi Prefecture on July 23.

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Osprey deployment in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the U.S. military's MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft. Local opposition heightened July 20, 2012, to a U.S. plan to deploy the aircraft to bases in Japan, as the first 12 tilt-motor military transports are set to arrive at a base in Yamaguchi Prefecture on July 23.

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1st F-2 support fighter handed over to ASDF

NAGOYA, Japan - The Air Self-Defense Force received its first next-generation F-2 support fighter from its manufacturer, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., in a ceremony on Sept. 25. The aircraft -- considered the most expensive fighter on record at a cost of about 12 billion yen per plane -- was handed over by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at the company's plant in the town of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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China testing three large amphibious aircraft

STORY: China testing three large amphibious aircraft DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: ZHUHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of AG600M aircraft STORYLINE: China has put three AG600M aircraft, a full-configuration firefighting model belonging to the AG600 large amphibious aircraft family, into flight test missions. The third AG600M firefighting aircraft prototype successfully completed its first flight test mission on Friday in Zhuhai. The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the country's leading plane-maker, said that during the 13-minute flight, the aircraft carried out a series of planned flight tests. The AVIC said that the aircraft performed well, and all of its systems were operating stably. The AG600, codenamed Kunlong, is vital aeronautical equipment for China's emergency-rescue system. The AG600M is specifically designed to combat forest fires. Its maximum take-off weight is 60 tonnes, with a water-carrying capacity of up to 12 tonnes and a flight r

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ANA and Airbus A380 Arrive at Narita

The first Airbus A380 aircraft for a Japanese airline arrived at Narita Airport (12:51 p.m.). Airbus Japan President Stefan Ginoux (left) and ANAHD President Shinya Katanosaka (right) wave from the ramp of the arriving aircraft. (March 21, 2019, Narita Airport, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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ANA and Airbus A380 Arrive at Narita

The first Airbus A380 aircraft for a Japanese airline arrived at Narita Airport (12:51 p.m.). Airbus Japan President Stefan Ginoux (right) and ANAHD President Shinya Katanosaka (left) wave from the ramp of the arriving aircraft. (March 21, 2019, Narita Airport, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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1st F-2 support fighter handed over to ASDF+

NAGOYA, Japan - The Air Self-Defense Force received its first next-generation F-2 support fighter from its manufacturer, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., in a ceremony on Sept. 25. The aircraft -- considered the most expensive fighter on record at a cost of about 12 billion yen per plane -- was handed over by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at the company's plant in the town of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Mitsubishi aims to win passenger jet orders from Europe

Masao Yamagami, executive vice president of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., poses for a photo with a model airplane at an aviation fair in the U.S. city of Cleveland on May 12, 2015. He said the company will try to receive orders from Europe for its Mitsubishi Regional Jet, the first Japanese-built passenger jet, by the end of the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Group efforts for lost Malaysian aircraft

A collection of messages on a large sheet of paper is displayed for the crew of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in Petaling Jaya outside Kuala Lumpur on March 7, 2015, on the eve of the first anniversary of the plane's disappearance. The name tags of some crew members are seen below. The aircraft went missing with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board on March 8, 2014, on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Honda Motor begins jet engine output

BURLINGTON, United States - A man stands by an HF120 turbofan engine for the small aircraft HondaJet at a factory in Burlington, North Carolina, on Nov. 12, 2014, as Japan's Honda Motor Co. began manufacturing the engines there. Honda aims to start delivering the HondaJet after receiving certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in the first quarter of next year. (Kyodo)

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Iran's first new plane in 4 decades arrives in Tehran

A new Airbus A321 passenger aircraft, Iran's first direct purchase since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, arrives at Tehran's Mehrabad airport on Jan. 12, 2017. International sanctions imposed on the country restricted its ability to acquire aircraft, with this delivery the first in 37 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iran's first new plane in 4 decades arrives in Tehran

A new Airbus A321 passenger aircraft, Iran's first direct purchase since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, arrives at Tehran's Mehrabad airport on Jan. 12, 2017. International sanctions imposed on the country restricted its ability to acquire aircraft, with this delivery the first in 37 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo