China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Air show |
Dates | November |
Frequency | Biennial: Even years |
Venue | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport |
Location(s) | Zhuhai, Guangdong |
Coordinates | 22°00′25″N113°22′34″E / 22.00694°N 113.37611°E |
Country | China |
Established | 1996 |
Most recent | 2024 |
Next event | 2026 |
Activity | Aerobatic displays |
Organized by | Zhuhai Airshow Co., Ltd. |
Website | airshow.com.cn |
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Simplified Chinese | 中国国际航空航天博览会 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中國國際航空航天博覽會 | ||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 中国航展 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中國航展 | ||||||||||
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Chinese | 珠海航展 | ||||||||||
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China International Aviation &Aerospace Exhibition (中国国际航空航天博览会),also known as the Airshow China (中国航展) and Zhuhai Airshow (珠海航展),is a once-two-year international aerospace trade expo held in Zhuhai,Guangdong,since 1996. It is the largest airshow in China. [1]
The first Airshow China was held from 5 to 10 November 1996. Performances included:
The second Airshow China was held from 15 to 22 November 1998. Performances included:
The third Airshow China was held from 6 to 12 November 2000. Performances included:
The fourth Airshow China was held from 3 to 7 November 2002. [5]
The fifth Airshow China was held from 1 to 7 November 2004. Yang Liwei was present. Performances included:
The sixth Airshow China was held from 31 October to 5 November 2006. The first three days were corporate days and not open to public. The remaining three days were public days. Over 30 countries and 600 aviation companies took part. Performances included:
The seventh Airshow China was held from 4 to 9 November 2008. Some 4 billion U.S. dollars worth of deals were signed at the six-day event,including one involving Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) selling 25 ARJ21-700 regional jets to GE Commercial Aviation Services of the United States (first delivery by 2013). Additionally,the Chengdu J-10 and Xi'an JH-7A both made their first public appearances. [8] Other performances included:
The eighth Airshow China was held in Zhuhai from 16 to 21 November 2010. [8] It included:
The ninth Airshow China was held from 13 to 18 November 2012 and included:
The tenth Airshow China was held from 11 to 16 November 2014.
The eleventh Airshow China was held from 1 to 6 November 2016 and included:
The twelfth Airshow China was held from 6 to 11 November 2018 and included presentation of:
Originally scheduled to happen in 2020,it was postponed to the following year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The thirteenth Airshow China was held from 28 September to 3 October 2021. [9] A total of 700 companies have participated in the event online and offline,with more than 100 aircraft exhibited: [10]
The fourteenth Airshow China was held from 8 November to 13 November 2022.
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