martes, 16 de junio de 2026
MA700 Re-Engine Ends Canadian Blockade
If the AEP400 is indeed in production and the MA700 enters the market as planned in 2027, China could have secured a domestic powerplant solution for its regional airliner and military transport aircraft—potentially ending a decades-long reliance on imported turboprop engines.
https://www.chinaevtolnews.com/p/ma700-re-engine-ends-canadian-blockade
MTU Identifies Two Favored Concepts For Clean Engine Program
MTU Aero Engines says it has identified a Flying Fuel Cell (FFC) and Water Enhanced Turbofan (WET) as “favored” concepts for revolutionary reductions in emissions from aircraft propulsion systems.
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COMAC: China’s Looming Threat to the Global Aviation Industry
- Boeing and Airbus have long dominated the global commercial aircraft industry in production and innovation. But the rise of COMAC—China’s government-created, mercantilist-fueled national champion—threatens the foundations of market-based commercial aviation.
- The aerospace sector represents a critical dual-use industry providing needed capabilities to support national power, both in defense and commercial applications.
- The industry generates over $300 billion in impact, produces an over $80 billion trade surplus, and posts the strongest location quotient (1.52) of any U.S. advanced industry.
- The PRC’s COMAC seeks to eliminate commercial aircraft imports and take large shares of the international market.
- COMAC is an illegitimate company that has risen on the back of a vast litany of mercantilist practices including aggressive subsidization, IP theft, forced tech transfer, below-market financing, and an increasingly closed national market.
- COMAC has received at least $72 billion in subsidies from Chinese federal and provincial governments, an amount that does not include a range of other supports such as tax benefits and free or low-cost land and utilities.
- America needs to develop a comprehensive strategy to support the competitiveness of the U.S. aerospace industry, including addressing technology/innovation, R&D investment, workforce shortages, and regulatory and trade policy considerations.
- The United States, the EU, and other allies should make a pact that their airlines will not purchase COMAC aircraft. Further, the United States and key allies, such as the UK, should reimpose export controls on jet engine sales to COMAC.
Full text and report download: https://itif.org/publications/2026/06/15/comac-chinas-looming-threat-to-global-aviation-industry/
The Airbus U850 SiRTAP has successfully completed its first taxi at the EjercitoAire Getafe Air Base runway
New milestone achieved! The #Airbus U850 #SIRTAP has successfully completed its first taxi at the @EjercitoAire Getafe Air Base runway, right next to our facilities.
— Airbus Defence (@AirbusDefence) June 15, 2026
During this taxi test, the aircraft is fully controlled from the ground control station. The test verifies the… pic.twitter.com/l7JYfxnXBG
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