- Cross-Strait Spring Festival Charter Flights Scheduled[Jan. 25, 2007]
The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) has set the schedule for charter flights between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland for the coming Lunar New Year, the Spring Festival.
- Indonesia Stops Searching for Missing Plane[Jan. 27, 2007]
Indonesia's Search and Rescue (SAR) mission Coordinator Air Commodore Eddy Suyanto said efforts to find the wreckage of the Adam Air plane that went missing during a flight from Java to North Sulawesi on January 1 had been stopped because the plane's black box had been located.
- Etihad Airways Flies into Kuala Lumpur[Jan. 16, 2007]
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), began its six times per week service to Malaysia on 16 January 2007 between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian capital is Etihad's 37th destination and the fourth in the Far East. It currently operates twice-daily services to Bangkok and the non-stop operations to Jakarta and Manila.
- Airbus A320 Family Passes The 5,000th Order Mark[Jan. 25, 2007]
With the 5,000th order for A320 Family aircraft, Airbus has reached a significant landmark, highlighting the Family's position as the benchmark for single-aisle airliners. In the last two years alone, the A320 Family has received orders for around 1,600 aircraft, making it not only the best-selling but also the fastest-selling jet airliner of all time. The 5,000th order was reached with the sale of 30 A319 aircraft to U.S.-based customer Spirit Airlines. This new order confirms the A320 Family aircraft as the undoubted reference for the low-cost carrier market.
- MNG Airlines Commits for A330 Freighter[Jan. 23, 2007]
Following the industrial launch of the A330 Freighter on January 17, 2007, MNG Airlines, a Turkish cargo operator, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for two A330-200F plus one option. The Istanbul-based carrier herewith becomes a launch customer for the new Airbus freighter.
- DHL Launches Domestic Air Express Operation in China[Jan. 26, 2007]
On January 26, Germany's DHL became the first foreign express company to launch a domestic air-express operation in China.
- Shanghai Airlines Plans to Establish Its 2nd Base in Hainan[Jan. 27, 2007]
Shanghai Airlines, the nation's fifth-biggest air carrier, said it plans to establish a second base in Hainan Province, a destination that enjoys freer aviation rights.
- Cargo Boom Sees China Southern Put Faith in More Aircraft[Jan. 27, 2007]
China Southern Airlines Co may order as many as 12 Boeing Co 777 freighters, costing as much as US$2.88 billion, to tap into the country's growing air cargo demand, said Deputy General Manager Liu Xiaoxiao.
- China Southern Airlines May Buy 12 More Boeing Jets[Jan. 26, 2007]
China Southern Airlines Co may order as many as 12 more Boeing 777 freighters, said Liu Xiaoxiao, the airline's deputy general manager for cargo.
- Spring Airlines Achieves RMB 540m in Revenues in 2006[Jan. 27, 2007]
Spring Airlines, a Chinese budget airline based in Shanghai, said here on January 26 that its sales revenues for last year reached 540 million yuan.