China Pilot Training
- All
- News
-
China To Train 5,000 Soldiers From Developing Countries Over Next 5 Years: Report
The move comes as the country plans to create more international platforms for exchange and cooperation to address security challenges.
-
Former US Marine Arrested In Australia For Training Chinese Pilots
Former U.S. Marine pilot Daniel Edmund Duggan faces charges of conspiracy to unlawfully export defence services to China and violating the U.S. Arms Export Control Act, according to a 2017 indictment unsealed by a U.S. District Court in Washington.
-
After UK, Australia To Investigate Reports Of Its Pilots Training China's Military
Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said he had asked the defence department to investigate claims that former Australian military pilots had been recruited to join a flight school that operated in China.
-
China's Hiring Ex British Fighter Pilots. Here's What UK's Doing About It
The UK government said on Tuesday that it is taking "decisive steps" to stop lucrative Chinese recruitment schemes attempting to headhunt serving and former British military pilots to train the People's Liberation Army personnel in China.
-
UK Working To Stop China From Recruiting Its Ex-Air Force Pilots
While British military personnel frequently take part in training exercises with foreign armies, any collusion by ex-pilots with China -- which London has dubbed the "number one threat" to domestic and global security -- poses a serious concern.
-
China Struggling To Find Fighter Pilots For Its Aircraft Carriers: Report
China is struggling to find enough trained pilots to operate fighter jets from aircraft carriers, prompting its navy with two aircraft carriers commissioned and another launched in June, to speed up the pilot training programme, a media report said.
-
Two Pilots Die After Chinese Fighter Jet Crashes During Training
A Chinese navy fighter jet crashed during training on the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday, killing two pilots, the defence ministry said.
-
Female Pilots In China Strain To Hold Up Half The Sky
When Han Siyuan first decided to apply for a job as a pilot cadet in 2008, she was up against 400 female classmates in China on tests measuring everything from their command of English to the length of their legs. Eventually, she became the only woman from her university that Shanghai-based Spring Airlines picked for training that year. She is now ...
-
Pilot Kidnapped Student To Deport Him Back To China, Police Say
California police say they thwarted a vigilante deportation attempt last week - in which a pilot allegedly kidnapped a foreign student, took him to an airport and tried to send him "back to China." Jonathan McConkey, a pilot and certified flight instructor, is accused of orchestrating the kidnapping with his assistant, Kelsi Hoser, a ground instruc...
-
Call The Air Ambulance: Medical Helicopters Tipped For Future China Boom
As China opens up its low-level airspace to civilian aircraft, the global aviation industry is laying the groundwork for a boom beyond private business jets and pilot training schools - with the purchase of fleets of air ambulance helicopters.
-
China Navy Plane Hits Buildings, No Casualties Reported
A Chinese navy fighter jet on a night time training mission crashed into buildings in an eastern city, but the pilot ejected safely and there were no reports of casualties, the Defence Ministry reported today.
-
China Deploys Supersonic Trainer Aircraft for Pilot Training
Modernising its airforce at a rapid pace, China has introduced a third-generation supersonic trainer aircraft to its military flight schools to shorten pilots' training time and prepare them for advanced fighter jets.
-
China Launches World's First Electric Plane
China has made the world's first electric passenger aircraft that could be used in pilot training, tourism, meteorology and rescue operations, state media reported today.
-
Chinese air force trains 300 women pilots
A total of 328 women pilots have been trained by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force over the past six decades, according to government figures.
-
China To Train 5,000 Soldiers From Developing Countries Over Next 5 Years: Report
The move comes as the country plans to create more international platforms for exchange and cooperation to address security challenges.
-
Former US Marine Arrested In Australia For Training Chinese Pilots
Former U.S. Marine pilot Daniel Edmund Duggan faces charges of conspiracy to unlawfully export defence services to China and violating the U.S. Arms Export Control Act, according to a 2017 indictment unsealed by a U.S. District Court in Washington.
-
After UK, Australia To Investigate Reports Of Its Pilots Training China's Military
Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said he had asked the defence department to investigate claims that former Australian military pilots had been recruited to join a flight school that operated in China.
-
China's Hiring Ex British Fighter Pilots. Here's What UK's Doing About It
The UK government said on Tuesday that it is taking "decisive steps" to stop lucrative Chinese recruitment schemes attempting to headhunt serving and former British military pilots to train the People's Liberation Army personnel in China.
-
UK Working To Stop China From Recruiting Its Ex-Air Force Pilots
While British military personnel frequently take part in training exercises with foreign armies, any collusion by ex-pilots with China -- which London has dubbed the "number one threat" to domestic and global security -- poses a serious concern.
-
China Struggling To Find Fighter Pilots For Its Aircraft Carriers: Report
China is struggling to find enough trained pilots to operate fighter jets from aircraft carriers, prompting its navy with two aircraft carriers commissioned and another launched in June, to speed up the pilot training programme, a media report said.
-
Two Pilots Die After Chinese Fighter Jet Crashes During Training
A Chinese navy fighter jet crashed during training on the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday, killing two pilots, the defence ministry said.
-
Female Pilots In China Strain To Hold Up Half The Sky
When Han Siyuan first decided to apply for a job as a pilot cadet in 2008, she was up against 400 female classmates in China on tests measuring everything from their command of English to the length of their legs. Eventually, she became the only woman from her university that Shanghai-based Spring Airlines picked for training that year. She is now ...
-
Pilot Kidnapped Student To Deport Him Back To China, Police Say
California police say they thwarted a vigilante deportation attempt last week - in which a pilot allegedly kidnapped a foreign student, took him to an airport and tried to send him "back to China." Jonathan McConkey, a pilot and certified flight instructor, is accused of orchestrating the kidnapping with his assistant, Kelsi Hoser, a ground instruc...
-
Call The Air Ambulance: Medical Helicopters Tipped For Future China Boom
As China opens up its low-level airspace to civilian aircraft, the global aviation industry is laying the groundwork for a boom beyond private business jets and pilot training schools - with the purchase of fleets of air ambulance helicopters.
-
China Navy Plane Hits Buildings, No Casualties Reported
A Chinese navy fighter jet on a night time training mission crashed into buildings in an eastern city, but the pilot ejected safely and there were no reports of casualties, the Defence Ministry reported today.
-
China Deploys Supersonic Trainer Aircraft for Pilot Training
Modernising its airforce at a rapid pace, China has introduced a third-generation supersonic trainer aircraft to its military flight schools to shorten pilots' training time and prepare them for advanced fighter jets.
-
China Launches World's First Electric Plane
China has made the world's first electric passenger aircraft that could be used in pilot training, tourism, meteorology and rescue operations, state media reported today.
-
Chinese air force trains 300 women pilots
A total of 328 women pilots have been trained by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force over the past six decades, according to government figures.
