- Aussie Facing Charge Over Plane Bomb Hoax[Sep. 04, 2006]
A Hong Kong-born Australian businessman is set to be prosecuted over a bomb hoax that forced a Chinese airliner to make an emergency landing, it was reported today.
- Shandong Air Launches Qingdao-Seoul Route[Sep. 02, 2006]
On 2nd Sep., Shandong Airlines has officially launched a new international route between Qingdao and Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
- Cathay Pacific Welcomes its 100th Aircraft[Aug. 30, 2006]
On 30th August, Cathay Pacific Airways welcomed its 100th aircraft, an Airbus A330-300, into the fleet this morning with a ceremony at Hong Kong International Airport to mark its arrival. On board the delivery flight from the Airbus facility in France were The Honourable Rafael Hui, Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong SAR Government, and Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Philip Chen.
- Tibet's Third Civil Airport Operational[Sep. 02, 2006]
Nyingchi Airport, the third civil airport in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, began operations when a Boeing 757 landed on Friday.
- Hainan Air to Launch Beijing-Macau Service[Aug. 31, 2006]
On 30th August, Hainan Airlines announced the airline sets to launch Beijing-Macau service starting from 29th October this year. (Translation: CARNOC - Simon Li)
- CA Gets Cabinet Approval for CX Stake Deal[Sep. 01, 2006]
Air China Ltd has received approval from the central government for its stake deal with Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways, state media reported.
- Air China: Net Profits of 147 Mln in H1[Aug. 31, 2006]
Air China, the national carrier, reported on Thursday a net profit of 147 million yuan (18 million U.S. dollars) in the first six months of this year ending on June 30.
- Embraer Sells 100 Jets to Hainan Airlines[Aug. 31, 2006]
Shares of Brazil's Embraer soared Wednesday after the world's fourth-largest aircraft maker announced a deal to sell 100 regional jets to China's Hainan Airlines Co. for US$2.7 billion (euro2.1 billion).
- China Airlines Eyes Mainland Business[Aug. 30, 2006]
Taiwan carrier China Airlines will rev up efforts to explore the mainland's booming cargo and passenger aviation businesses, the company's general manager (Hong Kong branch) Michael Wu said yesterday.
- Dragonair Staff Facing Lay-off[Aug. 30, 2006]
Hong Kong Dragon Airlines is planning to lay off a significant number of its support staff when its ownership passes to Cathay Pacific Airways, said a source close to the situation.