- Air China is China's Top Airline Brand[Jun. 21, 2006]
On 16th June 2006, World Brand Summit, which jointly hosted by World Brand Laboratory and World Executive Weekly, was officially held in Beijing, China. The official ranking list for China's 500 Most Valuable Brands in 2005 was announced during the Summit.
- 7 China Eastern Pilots Protest Over Dispute[Jun. 20, 2006]
Graph1: Seven pilots anxiously staged protest at China Eastern's headquarter aiming to see company's president over their disputes with the compnay over the their resgination requests that have been long delayed for months. Picture: Sun Tingting
- AirNZ Announces Details for Shanghai Flt[Jun. 21, 2006]
Air New Zealand today announced it will commence non-stop flights to Shanghai on 6 November 2006, with tickets now on sale.
- Shanghai-Macau Flights Frequently Delayed[Jun. 19, 2006]
The round flights between Shanghai and Macau have often been delayed for past two months because of air control-related problems, each flight has almost been delayed for more than one hour in average, moreover, the usable airspace of Macau area is very limited, so that the flights enter Macau International Airport are often forced to be hold under the air traffic control of other neighboring areas, leading to the more severe circumstance of flight delay in recent months, and this circumstance has brought the economical loss and inconvenience for airways and passengers.
- MU Returns Leased Airbus A300-600R[Jun. 18, 2006]
On the morning of 8th, June, China Eastern Airlines Co.,Ltd. let the first Airbus A300-600R passenger plane (Rego: B-2320), which has been terminated in leasing, to fl from Shanghai to Dresden, Germany, for the aircraft return back to its owne - GE Commercial Aviation Services.
- Continental Airlines Strives for NY-Shanghai[Jun. 17, 2006]
- Analyst Applaud Cathay Pacific's Action[Jun. 19, 2006]
Cathay Pacific's recent acquisition of Dragonair and strategic alliance with Air China could put it in a position to eclipse rivals such as Singapore Airlines and Qantas? reports media. (6/19/2006)
- Lukou Airport Attracts Int'l Investors[Jun. 13, 2006]
On 12th June, China-CBN learned that, Nanjing Lukou International Airport (short for "Lukou Airport"), which meant to introduce strategic investors, were partially purchased by Changi Airport in Singapore and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol NV, which both ranked as one of the five largest airports worldwide. Jiangsu Provincial Government and State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council of People's Republic of China, hoped to introduce several airports with foreign capital as strategic investors and speed up the development of Lukou Airport, through sales of 40%-45% total shares in Lukou Airport.
- EVA Invests in Shanghai Airlines' Cargo Unit[Jun. 13, 2006]
Graph: Taiwan investment groups headed by Taipei-based China Airlines signed a contract with Hainan Airlines in Haikou to become a shareholder of Hainan Airlines' Yangtze River Express on 12th September 2005. China Airlines got 25% holdings, three Taiwan transportation enterprises such as Yes Logistics Corp., Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp., Wan Hai Lines Ltd. got an average of 8% holdings. This action was the first example of cross-strait joint investment in airline operations. Photo: Wang Xinli (Xinhua)
- Tibetan Girl as Airplane Security Guard[Jun. 16, 2006]