- Cathay Pacific Releases Oct Traffic Figures[Nov. 09, 2006]
On 9 November, Cathay Pacific Airways released traffic figures for October 2006 that show the airline enjoying healthy growth in passenger numbers, buoyed by the National Day holiday in Hong Kong and China. The amount of freight carried grew, but lagged behind capacity growth.
- CA & CX Named CAPA Airline of the Year[Nov. 09, 2006]
Air China and Cathay Pacific were named joint winners of the prestigious CAPA Airline of the Year Award for 2006 at a gala reception in Singapore on 9 November.
- Hong Kong Express to Fly to Chengdu[Nov. 02, 2006]
On November 2, Hong Kong Express Airways announced that it will commence services between its home in Hong Kong and its newest destination the capital of Mainland China's Sichuan province - Chengdu, in mid-November. The new destination will be the airline's seventh since initiating its inaugural service just 14 months ago.
- Shanghai Airlines to Fly to Hong Kong[Nov. 08, 2006]
- Asiana Cargo's 1st Arrival in Guangzhou[Nov. 01, 2006]
A Boeing 767-300 aircraft of Asiana Cargo, the cargo unit of Asiana Airlines, landed in Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (as "Baiyun Airport" below) at 19:40 on November 1, 2006 (local time). It marks the success of Asiana Cargo's Seoul-Guangzhou launch flight. The Seoul-Guangzhou-Seoul cargo service is one flight per week initially with the airline looks at increasing the frequency from next year due to the importance of Guangzhou's location in China-South Korea air transportation as well as the booming air cargo market resulted by the growing economy of the Pearl River Delta region.
- Thales Wins 4 Airline Orders in China[Nov. 01, 2006]
Thales SA said it has won contracts from four Chinese airlines to supply passenger entertainment systems worth a total of 160 mln euro.
- Shanghai Airline Signs Deal with Airbus[Oct. 31, 2006]
On October 31, Shanghai Airline signed a contract with aircraft giant Airbus on the purchase of five Airbus A321 planes at Air show China 2006 in Zhuhai, in Guangdong Province, south China.
- Russia Seeks Major Contracts at Air Show[Oct. 31, 2006]
On October 31, top officials of Russia's aircraft industry announced plans at Airshow China 2006, the country's largest air show, to secure major contracts to sell cargo planes to Chinese companies.
- In November, A380 to Make Debut in China[Oct. 30, 2006]
Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger plane, will land in Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai in November on its maiden flight to China.
- Chinese Aircraft Fly High in Africa[Oct. 31, 2006]
"I like this plane, it's comfortable and safe," Pride Malandra said when he got off a China-made MA60 plane at the Harare International Airport. The newly imported plane travels almost every day between Zimbabwe's capital Harare and Victoria Falls, one of Africa's best-known natural wonders.