Since Beijing Capital International Airport is overloaded with commercial flights, there is not much doubt that a business aviation facility in the vicinity would be beneficial. And if all goes well, by year-end China’s first bizav airfield should be under construction at Sanhe, to the east of Beijing. But whether many—or indeed any—other Chinese cities need such airfields yet is questionable. Some in the industry even reject the common complaint that business aviation in China is constrained by a lack of fixed base operators (FBO).

BEIJING — South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) will ask Lockheed Martin to invest up to 20% in the development of the proposed indigenous KF-X fighter, local media report. DAPA, which approved purchase of the Lockheed Martin F-35 on March 23, will begin negotiations next week with the U.S. Air Force on prices of the aircraft, to be supplied under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process, and with the manufacturer on offsets.

BEIJING — Full-scale development of Japan’s next major space launcher will begin on April 1, following the formal, and expected, selection of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) as prime contractor.