- Hainan Airlines Launches Beijing-St Petersburg Service[Jul. 11, 2007]
The first Beijing-St Petersburg flight operated by Hainan Airlines kicked off on July 8.
- Mainland Calls for Weekend, Regular Cross-Strait Flights[Jun. 27, 2007]
The Chinese mainland hopes to establish weekend and regular charter flights between the mainland and Taiwan as soon as possible, in addition to the charter flights offered during major festivals, a mainland official said.
- Guangzhou Baiyun to Have LCC Terminal?[Jul. 05, 2007]
Airport competition in the Pearl River Delta region is set become even more intense. As a consequence of the imminent surge of LCC traffic into the Chinese market, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (GBIA) confirmed that it has launched a study to evaluate the possibility of constructing a LCC terminal. This would be China's first dedicated LCC facility.
- China-Japan Air Link to Expand[Jun. 26, 2007]
Additional daily passenger charter flights between China and Japan will commence in October, civil aviation officials announced on June 25.
- China's Aviation Industry Praised for Sparkling Performance[Jun. 20, 2007]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has praised China's aviation industry's sparkling performance over the past year.
- Chongqing: Sniffer Dogs From Abroad to Aid Airport Quarantine Staff[Jun. 26, 2007]
Since June 21, two dogs have been helping quarantine staff at the Jiangbei Airport in Chongqing to sniff out suspicious items. This is the first time dogs are being used for this role at the airport.
- Hong Kong: Dramatic Landing at Reservoir for Aircraft[Jul. 09, 2007]
A flight scare ended with a light aircraft making an emergency landing at Plover Cove Reservoir on July 8.
- Korean Air/Sinotrans Cargo Airline Gains CAAC Approval[Jul. 03, 2007]
The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) officially approved the launch of the Tianjin-based joint venture cargo airline to be owned and operated by Chinese logistics firm Sinotrans and Korean Air.
- China's Carriers Set to Pilot Dreamliner[Jul. 10, 2007]
Chinese airlines and aeronautic equipment makers are among the global business partners betting big on the new Boeing 787.
- Air China to Buy 23 A320 Jets[Jul. 10, 2007]
Air China will buy 23 Airbus A320 jets, with a list price of US$1.4 billion, the airline said in a statement released to the Shanghai Stock Exchange.