- Tianjin Will Be Site of Assembly Line[Jun. 09, 2006]
Airbus and the National Development & Reform Commission of China announced the selection of the Tianjin Binhai New Coastal District as the site for a potential A320 final assembly line should Airbus decide to move forward with the project.The selection follows the signing of an MOU between Airbus and NDRC last December. In a statement, Airbus said that Tianjin, which has a population of more than 10 million, was one of four cities considered and was chosen "after a thorough evaluation including multiple criteria such as, facility site and land, seaport proximity, airport characteristics, labor and industrial capability."
- Cathay Buying Out Dragonair in $1.75bn[Jun. 08, 2006]
HONG Kong-based Cathay Pacific should have been the international airline that gained most from China's relentless economic rise. Instead, it has been limited to two flights a day to Beijing and three a week to Xiamen.
- InterConti Plans Aggressive China Move[Jun. 07, 2006]
Intercontinental Hotels Group is to expand aggressively in China on the back of an infrastructure boom similar to President Eisenhower's road-building programme that opened up America's Midwest, its chief executive said in a Financial Times interview.
- Transport Amount Contradicts Profitability[Jun. 06, 2006]
In the first quarter, the total aviation transport turnover amount actualized by China is 6.58 billion ton km, the passenger turnover amount is 52.11 billion person km, freight mails turnover amount is 1.93 billion ton km, increases 17.0%, 18.8% & 12.4% respectively comparing to the same period last year, especially the increase of domestic passenger transportation reaches 21.1%. The average passenger load factor reaches 72.4%, improves 3.8%, which shows the strong increasing trend.
- China Eastern Will Expand Fleet Size[Jun. 07, 2006]
China Eastern Airlines is going to increase its fleet size to 322 by 2010.
- Drama Raises Question Over Flight Safety[Jun. 07, 2006]
A near 2-hour standoff at Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport ended peacefully yesterday afternoon after a plane crew refused to take off with an armed passenger on board
- Cathay Seen Deal for Rest of Dragonair[Jun. 05, 2006]
After two years of talks that have been dogged by complex regulatory and financial issues, Cathay Pacific Airways is on the verge of taking full ownership of Hong Kong Dragon Airlines to become the primary carrier outside the mainland serving China, people close to the talks said Monday.
- Govt Unlikely to Allow Fuel Surcharge Soon[Jun. 05, 2006]
With the declaration of National Development and Reform Commission that the aviation oil price of leaving the factory increased 500 yuan each ton on 24th May, the ever-rising fuel cost problem of airlines has became the hot spot again. Moreover, the voice that the airlines wanted to increase aviation fuel surcharge became higher and higher.
- Aviation Accident Insurance May Become Part of Flight Ticket[May 30, 2006]
The Aviation Accident Insurance may be included in the flight tickets in China, while the commission of authorised AAI Agents may face serious reduction if plan goes ahead.
- China Eastern Stresses Flight Safety[May 31, 2006]