- Shandong Airlines Enjoys Big Turnaround[Apr. 04, 2007]
Shandong Airlines posted net income of 44 million yuan (US$5.7 million) in 2006, a reversal from the prior year's loss of 273.6 million yuan, on a 45.2% lift in operating revenue to 4.2 billion yuan.
- Shenzhen Airlines Triples Annual Earnings[Mar. 29, 2007]
Shenzhen Airlines posted a record profit of 360 million yuan (US$46.5 million) in 2006, more than triple the previous year's result, on a 40.1% lift in operating revenue to 6.45 billion yuan.
- United Airlines' Inaugural Flight Between Washington and Beijing Took-off[Mar. 28, 2007]
Following months of intense competition for the new route between the U.S. and China, United Airlines flew the first-ever, non-stop service between Washington, D.C., and Beijing on March 28. The service will enable Washington, D.C., to join 28 other world capitals in offering nonstop service to Beijing.
- Sick Taiwanese Flown Home on Emergency Charter Flight[Apr. 02, 2007]
A 28-year-old Taiwanese computer engineer, who was in critical condition after breaking down with vascular disease, was sent home from mainland's southwestern on a direct charter flight.
- Air China Starts Daily Service Between Beijing and San Francisco[Apr. 01, 2007]
Air China, the nation's largest international carrier, increased the number of flights between Beijing and San Francisco from five times a week to daily from April 1.
- Air Canada to Increase Direct Vancouver-Beijing Service Frequency in July[Apr. 01, 2007]
Air Canada, Canada's flagship airline, will operate a second daily direct flight between Beijing and Vancouver from July 2 to October 1 this year.
- New Chinese Regional Jet Being Assembled in Shanghai[Mar. 30, 2007]
Final assembly of China's innovative new regional jet, the ARJ-21, began in Shanghai on March 30 with the first 90-seater plane expected to roll out of the workshop at the end of the year.
- China Competition Hits Cathay Pacific's Cargo Margins[Mar. 29, 2007]
Cathay Pacific Airways' margins at its cargo business, which accounts for about a quarter of sales, are being squeezed as competition from other carriers depresses rates from China.
- Allies Sought in Bid to Develop Larger Jet[Mar. 30, 2007]
China will likely seek foreign partners in developing a large domestically produced commercial aircraft, an aviation industry executive said.
- Confidence Mounts as ARJ-21 Takes Final Shape[Mar. 31, 2007]
China has begun final assembly of its first home-made commercial jet, which when completed at the end of this year will bring the nation closer to its ambition of becoming an aerospace power.