The first batch of charter flights sent by the Chinese government Friday evening brought back 199 stranded Hubei residents from overseas following the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province.

China Southern Airlines has acted to meet the needs of passengers in wake of the 2020 Spring Festival travel rush, which began on Jan 10 and will end on Feb 18, lasting 40 days, according to airline officials.

China's domestically-developed ARJ21 regional aircraft is undergoing its commercial operation phase by linking 38 cities from home and abroad, according to its developer Thursday.

China's domestically developed MA60 "Modern Ark" regional turboprop airplane family will see its third member MA700 in 2020, according to its developer Friday.

China's Xiamen Airlines, a long-time Boeing operator, is looking to bring 10 Airbus A321neo aircraft to its fleet, as the carrier grapples with the financial impact from the 737 MAX grounding and persistent trade uncertainties.

Air Macao, the only base carrier of the Macao Special Administrative Region, launched its first flight between Macao and Beijing Daxing International Airport on Monday, and now the airline operates five daily flights between the two cities.

A new direct air route is set to be launched later Tuesday between Haikou, capital of South China's Hainan province, and Myanmar's Rangoon.

More than 6.7 million passengers are expected to be transported via two major airports in southern China's island province of Hainan during the Spring Festival travel rush which starts on Friday.

Yantai Penglai International Airport opened its first direct flight to Tokyo on Jan 2. It is the city's fifth flight to Japan after lines to Osaka, Nagoya, Shizuoka, and Fukuoka.

Spring Airlines and Shanghai Open University on Monday announced that they will be launching an education and skills training program to help combat poverty in Honghe Hani and the Yi autonomous prefecture of Yunnan province.