- China Will Lift Jet Fuel Surcharges[Aug. 28, 2006]
China will lift jet fuel surcharges for the second time in a year on domestic flights to help air carriers cope with the impact of soaring oil prices.
- Air Marshals to Get US Training[Aug. 30, 2006]
The first batch of Chinese air marshal forces are expected to fly to the United States next month for a two-week anti-terror training programme, the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) said on its website yesterday.
- CES Reports Losses of RMB1.46b in H1[Aug. 29, 2006]
China Eastern Airlines, one of the country's three major airlines, reported losses of 1.46 billion yuan (US$182.5 million) in the first six months of this year, China Business News said Tuesday.
- China Eastern Sees Wider Loss[Aug. 29, 2006]
China Eastern Airlines Corp. said its first-half net loss nearly tripled over a year earlier, as the carrier grappled with rising fuel prices.
- China Eastern Ensures Food Safety[Aug. 24, 2006]
In order to improve the service quality further and ensure airline food safety, China Eastern Jiangxi Branch Company is presently in the authentication process of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) quality management system centered around inflight catering's key control points of imperiling analysis. On 22th August, the company held a mobilisation meeting on the authentication process of HACCP quality management system. (Translation: CARNOC - Tao Mengping)
- CR Airways Launches Hong Kong-Changsha Route[Aug. 21, 2006]
WD Ren, the new chairman of Hong Kong-based CR Airways, released that: "The scale of CR Airways fleet will increase to 50 aircrafts within the next five years." (Picture: Takungpao)
- Two Aircrafts Scratched Each Other at PEK[Aug. 27, 2006]
Two passenger airplanes of Airbus 320 and Boeing 777 scratched each other when sliding at Beijing Capital Airport Sunday noon. No casualties were caused.
- Xiamen Airlines Defers 3 B787 Purchases[Aug. 24, 2006]
China Southern Airlines said late Thursday that Xiamen Airlines, its unit, has changed a purchase agreement with Boeing.
- 6 Taiwan Airlines Plan Mid-Autumn Charters[Aug. 21, 2006]
Six Taiwan-based airlines have completed their plans for cross-strait mid-Autumn charter flights, there will be a total of 24 flights to be operated by Taiwan-based airline carriers between 29th September and 8th October, 16 flights will be between Shanghai and Taiwan with the remaining eight flights split between Beijing and Xiamen equally.
- CZ Xinjiang Branch's July Pax No.: 0.46Mln[Aug. 17, 2006]
According to the latest statistics, China Southern Airlines Xinjiang Branch transported over 0.46 million passengers in July, up 20% over the same period in 2005. Of the 0.46 million passengers, 0.39 million flew through of Xinjiang Urumqi Di Wo Pu Airport, a 25.8% increase over the same period last year. The total passenger number in and out of Xinjiang Urumqi Di Wo Pu Airport reached 625,000 in July. China Southern Airlines Xinjiang Branch operated 3923 flights in total during the month of July, a 12.57% increase compared to the same period last year. Based on current data, China Southern Airlines Xinjiang Branch's August passenger number will be highly likely greater than July. For instance, China Southern Airlines Xinjiang Branch already transported 20,053 passengers in a day alone on 5th August. (Translation: CARNOC - Tao Mengping)