China's AS700 airship receives production certificate, readies for flight services


An AS700 airship hovers over the tarmac at an airport in Jingmen, Hubei province, on Tuesday, Dec 30, 2025. - China Daily/ANN

BEIJING: The AS700, the largest airship China has developed, received its production certificate on Tuesday (Dec 30) from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, paving the way for its delivery.

At an issuance ceremony in Jingmen, Hubei province, home to the aircraft's manufacturing complex, a representative from the CAAC Central and Southern Regional Administration conferred the certificate to the AS700 project team, according to the Aviation Industry Corp of China, the developer of the airship and the country's leading aircraft manufacturer.

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