- FedEx to Open New Center in Guangzhou[Jan. 08, 2007]
The FedEx Asia-Pacific Transshipment Center, an international air express hub located in the east of the Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, is scheduled to be put into operation in 2008.
- Shanghai Pudong International Airport Tops in International Passenger Traffic in 2006[Jan. 08, 2007]
Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China's leading metropolis, handled 17.15 million passengers from overseas last year, up 9.4 percent year-on-year and besting other Chinese airports.
- Six-month Trial for Simplifying Passenger Travel Starts at Hong Kong International Airport[Jan. 05, 2007]
Hong Kong permanent identity card holders, who are frequent flyers between Hong Kong and London, will be invited to participate in "SPEED", a Simplifying Passenger Travel (SPT) trial jointly conducted by Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), Hong Kong Immigration Department and Cathay Pacific Airways from January to June, 2007.
- Hong Kong Airlines Eyes Services to Major Mainland Cities[Jan. 08, 2007]
Hong Kong Airlines, formerly called CR Airways, is mulling the launch of passenger flights to Beijing and Shanghai after Cathay Pacific Airways started a service to Shanghai last month.
- China Southern Airlines May Face Trading Curbs[Jan. 05, 2007]
On January 4, China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. said that government ownership rules and insufficient cash would force it to delay its conversion of State-owned shares.
- Airlines Need Clear Rules on Discount Fares[Jan. 05, 2007]
Should airlines lower their fares to fill seats or keep prices fixed and fly half-empty planes?
- Airline Competition Hots Up in China[Jan. 03, 2007]
Tough competition in the air travel market in 2006 meant the lowest air ticket prices for passengers in three years.
- Air China Increases Beijing-San Francisco Route to Daily Service[Jan. 05, 2007]
Air China will increase its current frequency on the Beijing-to-San Francisco route to daily service, starting April 1, 2007. The airline, which is the only China's flag carrier, announced that demand for its service on the route has prompted the increase in capacity.
- China Signed 106 Aviation Bilateral Deals by 2006 End[Jan. 02, 2007]
China has signed 106 bilateral agreements on aviation transportation by the end of 2006, 13 of which were initial agreements, according to latest statistics released by the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC).
- China's Regional Airlines Set to Take Off in 2007[Jan. 04, 2007]
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