- Spring Airlines to Launch Shenyang-Changbaishan Route[Jul. 14, 2020]
Spring Airlines, a popular Chinese low cost carrier headquartered in Shanghai, will launch a new direct service between Shenyang and Changbaishan (close to the tourist destination of Changbai Mountain) this week, according to information gathered by ChinaAviationDaily.com.
- China United to Introduce China's 1st Piece-Based Domestic Baggage Policy[Jul. 06, 2020]
Beginning July 3rd, China United Airlines (CUA) has implemented a brand-new baggage policy, which claims to be a first in China. The new policy uses a piece-based measurement instead of weight-based for checked baggage across its domestic network while the standard weight limit of single checked baggage has also been relaxed from 20kg to 23kg.
- Chinese People Make over 78m Trips During Dragon Boat Festival Holiday[Jun. 28, 2020]
China saw around 78.79 million passenger trips during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday that ends Saturday, according to an estimation of the Ministry of Transport (MOT).
- Three Major Airlines in China Receive First ARJ21 Planes[Jun. 28, 2020]
Three major Chinese airlines received their first ARJ21 planes on Sunday in Shanghai, marking the acceptance of the Chinese jet by mainstream international airlines.
- Trip.com Group to Revitalize Travel with "Travel On" Initiative[Jun. 22, 2020]
Leading international travel services provider Trip.com Group today introduced a range of new initiatives to reinvigorate travel, as part of its online "Travel On" launch event. Trip.com Group was joined by more than 70 representatives from over 200 industry partners for the launch of the industry-wide initiative, which attracted an audience of over 1 million viewers worldwide.
- China Focus: New Infrastructure to Boost Smart Aviation[Jun. 23, 2020]
China's pledge to develop new infrastructure is adding momentum to the civil aviation industry, and the adoption of smart technologies and digitalization.
- Transport Curbed in Bid to Control Virus[Jun. 18, 2020]
Hundreds of flights to and from Beijing, as well as numerous interprovincial bus services, were canceled on Wednesday as the authorities ramped up restrictions on people leaving the capital to contain the recent flare-up of local COVID-19 infections.
- Notice on Diverting International Flights Bound for Beijing to Designated First Points of Entry into China (No. 3)[Jun. 05, 2020]
In accordance with relevant provisions of the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of the People's Republic of China, Emergency Response Law of the People's Republic of China and the Civil Aviation Law of the People's Republic of China, and based on the epidemic development, it is decided to adjust designated first points of entry into China for international passenger flights bound for Beijing. It is hereby announced as follows:
- CAAC Issues Operation Safety Bulletin on Transport of Cargo in the Passenger Cabin[May 29, 2020]
On April 21, CAAC issued the Operation Safety Bulletin on transport of cargo in the passenger cabin (hereinafter referred to as the Bulletin) to assess the risk of transporting cargo in the passenger cabin from the aspects of cargo, ground handling and operation and put forward specific recommended measures. The Bulletin serves to provide guidance for air carriers on the conduct of a full assessment before carrying cargo in the cabin so as to ensure that such operations are conducted in accordance with the laws and regulations at the highest level of safety and in the public interest.
- Guidance of CAAC on Strengthening the Overall Planning of Civil Transport Airports Officially Published[May 29, 2020]
Recently the Guidance of CAAC on Strengthening the Overall Planning of Civil Transport Airports (hereinafter referred to as the Guidance) was officially published. The Guidance specifies that the overall planning of any future civil transport airport shall, in principle, include a short-term (15 years) plan and a long-term (30 years) plan, and shall align with territorial and spatial planning, comprehensive transportation planning, and urbanization development. According to the overall goal, by 2035, the airport overall plan will become important guide for the sustainable development of each airport, and the "four-type airports" will become a universal form, laying a solid foundation for building China into a civil aviation power in 2050.