- AirAsia X Launches Flight to Hangzhou, China[Feb. 05, 2008]
Malaysia's low-cost carrier, AirAsia X, began operating flights between Kuala Lumpur and Hangzhou in east China, Malaysian media reported on Feb. 5.
- Shandong Airlines to Operate From Beijing Airport's New Terminal 3[Feb. 01, 2008]
Officials from Shandong Airlines told CARNOC.com that the airline will be one of the very first airline users of Beijing Capital International Airport's newly constructed Terminal 3 (T3).
- Hong Kong Airlines Welcomes 8th New Boeing 737-800 Aircraft[Feb. 04, 2008]
On February 4, Hong Kong Airlines has taken delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft, the eighth such aircraft to be added to the airline's fleet.
- Jetstar Asia Links Singapore and Macau[Feb. 04, 2008]
On Feb. 2, Macau's airport received the inaugural Singapore-Macau flight operated by low cost airline Jetstar Asia.
- China's Commercial Aviation in Take-Off Mode[Feb. 05, 2008]
There is a clear understanding in Beijing that the best way for China to achieve its ambition in civil aviation - namely to build its own fleet of commercial craft - is to work in partnership with Airbus and Boeing, rather than flying solo or partnering with Russian companies. Beijing has employed this strategy over the last 20 years or so, working with both Airbus and Boeing to produce components and subassemblies as a first step on the long road to manufacturing its own indigenous aircraft.
- Hong Kong's Aircraft Maintenance Specialist Just About to Take-Off[Feb. 05, 2008]
Many people just do not realize the Hang Seng Index is no longer guided by the fortunes of Wall Street. I mean the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained just 1 percent last year while the HSI advanced more than 20 percent.
- Shanghai Quells Worries over Cancellation of Cross-Strait Charter Flights[Feb. 04, 2008]
A senior Shanghai official has quelled any worries that the pressure-laden Pudong International Airport would cancel some scheduled cross-strait charter flights due to the lingering snow.
- Lufthansa Cargo Participates in Further Handling Joint Venture in China[Jan. 25, 2008]
Lufthansa Cargo has established a further joint venture company for the handling of airfreight in the North Chinese business metropolis of Tianjin with Tianjin Airport Hua Yu Air Cargo Terminal Co. Ltd. (HYACT) and thus strengthened its engagement in China.
- Austrian Negotiating with Saudi Investor[Feb. 01, 2008]
Austrian Airlines Group announced that Saudi investor Mohamed bin Iassa Al-Jaber is in talks with airline management about a plan to invest EUR150 million (US$221.7 million) in the flag carrier, which is intent on protecting its independent status.
- Lufthansa, TUI to Merge Low Cost Subsidiaries[Jan. 30, 2008]
German travel conglomerate TUI announced on Jan. 29 that it signed an MOU with Lufthansa to combine their LCC subsidiaries under one "joint and independent holding company."