- Plane Sickness Leaves Bad Taste[Jan. 12, 2007]
A Shanghai-based local couple are suing a Middle Eastern airline for humiliating them after they were forced to get off a plane last fall because the husband felt a bit queasy.
- Hong Kong's 3rd Air Cargo Terminal to Operate in 2011[Jan. 10, 2007]
On January 10, the Economic Development and Labor Bureau of Hong Kong announced that the third air cargo terminal at the Hong Kong International Airport was expected to be completed by 2011.
- 'Big Three' Airlines in for Windfall[Jan. 11, 2007]
The central government is likely to inject at least 10 billion yuan (HK$9.99 billion) into the "Big Three" mainland airlines to lower their gearing and improve their profitability, according to a senior official of Air China.
- Dragonair: Passenger Numbers, Cargo Set Records in 2006[Jan. 11, 2007]
Dragonair flew a record number of passengers and carried a record amount of freight in 2006.
- New United Route to Link Capitals[Jan. 11, 2007]
On January 10, United Airlines won tentative approval from the US government for the first daily nonstop flight between Washington and Beijing.
- JAL to Increase Flight Frequency on Nagoya-Tianjin Route[Jan. 11, 2007]
JAL has decided to increase flight frequency on the Nagoya - Tianjin route from March 1, 2007, subject to government approval.
- Cathay Pacific Releases December 2006 Traffic Figures[Jan. 10, 2007]
On January 10, Cathay Pacific Airways released traffic figures for December 2006 that show continued growth in the number of passengers and amount of cargo carried. Figures for 2006 as a whole show both passenger growth and cargo growth keeping above the airline's rise in capacity.
- UA Flies Ahead of Rivals on China-US Services[Jan. 11, 2007]
UAL Corp's United Airlines has won tentative approval to fly the first nonstop daily service between Washington D.C. and Beijing, helping it gain the upper hand as it competes against other US carriers on the lucrative Sino-US route.
- Carrier's Low HK Fare Sees Rival Joining in[Jan. 11, 2007]
China Eastern Airlines is offering a 600 yuan (US$76.90) round trip ticket from Shanghai to Hong Kong as it joins a price war with Shanghai Airlines on the sector.
- China's "Big Three" to Become "Even Bigger Two"?[Jan. 11, 2007]
Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation notes that reports are circulating in China that the government is considering a new round of airline consolidation, with an intention to consolidate the big three airlines (Air China, China Southern and China Eastern) into two mega carriers.