With the launch of winter 2019/20 season,Xi'an International Airport together with Spring Airlines introduced several international routes yesterday. The new destinations include Ibaraki in Osaka Prefecture (Japan), Saga in Kyushu Island (Japan), Bangkok (Thailand) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia). The service to Bangkok and Phnom Penh will be operated daily while flights to Ibaraki and Saga will be operated four times and three times a week respectively. In addition, Spring Airlines decides to increase the frequency of XIY-KIX from one weekly to one daily. All flights will be operated by A320 aircraft. The new schedule will be in effect from October 27th.

China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and China United Airlines are expected to participate in Beijing Daxing International Airport's third test flight on Sept 17, Beijing Daily reported on Thursday.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China encourages overseas airlines to open international flights to Beijing Daxing International Airport, which will begin operations before Sept 30, whether going all-in or operating in Beijing's two airports, a senior official said.

China's civil aviation authority said airline companies can decide whether to provide passengers in-flight meal services in order to ensure flight safety, Chinanews.com reported.

China's new US$13 billion Beijing Daxing International Airport is expected to become a vital cog in global airport transfer passenger flows and improve Beijing's standing as a major global aviation hub, industry experts said.

State-owned Chinese carriers posted higher revenues in the first half of the year although net profits slipped because of the slower pace of travel demand along with the grounding of nearly 100 troubled B737 MAX aircraft and the postponed delivery of new jets.

The largest joint effort between China and Russia in the aviation industry-building the CR929 long-range wide-body jetliner-has begun looking for suppliers, according to Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC).

Beijing Daxing International Airport will be qualified to handle flights on Sept 15, taking a big step forward toward its official opening before Sept 30, according to the airport authority on Wednesday.

The China Civil Aviation Security Technology Expo 2019 featuring the theme of "New Security, New Technologies" was held in Shenzhen on August 29-30. The Expo was designed to implement the Civil Aviation Administration of China's (CAAC) strategic goal of boosting aviation security through technologies, comprehensively demonstrate the technological innovations and achievements in aviation security area in recent years, and also present itself as a gift to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Nearly 800 professionals from International Air Transport Association, CAAC departments, airports, airlines, aviation and public security research institutes, airport design and construction firms, and technological companies attended the event. Expert seminars and discussion sessions focusing on aviation security technological innovations were also held during the event.

Beijing Daxing International Airport completed its largest official comprehensive test on Friday, marking steady progress toward the start of commercial operations by the end of September.