China will raise fuel surcharges for domestic flights by half from April 10, the country's top economic planner said on Thursday, moving to help struggling airlines after Beijing raised fuel prices this week.

HSBC yesterday (29) announced that they have received the sole authorization and will provide the leasing financing with a total amount US$881 million to Air China LTD, which makes it the largest amount of plane financing deal in China's history.

Between March 17 and March 29 2006, CARNOC surveyed its users on whether they think the so-called Airport Construction Fee (ACF) in China should be abolished or not, each unique IP could only vote once. The survey results indicate that those support such ACF suspension account for 85.99% votes, 9.94% opposed whilst the remaining 4.06% were unsure at the time of voting.

As business and tourist travel grows between Japan and China, the largest Chinese airline has launched its 21st service to Japan.

Shares in revamped China Aviation Oil soared to a high of S$1.85 on Wednesday, more than triple their S$0.515 placement price, as trading resumed after a 16-month suspension from Singapore's stock market.

Two of China's newest airlines, private carriers Okay Airways and the Junyao Group, say they have agreed to share personnel, routes, marketing and management expertise as they struggle for footing in the intensely competitive, fast-growing market.

At 13:20 in the noon of March 25th, the first new aircraft of Boeing 737-800 introduced by Shanghai Airlines in this year rached Shanghai from Seattle where American Boeing was located, and joined the fleet of Shanghai Airlines formally, which made the fleet of Shanghai Airlines increasing to 43 aircrafts.

Two Chinese private airlines announced yesterday they would unite as strategic partners to seek better development in the civil aviation sector.

Air routes between China and South America are expected to become the next battlefield for airlines trying to cash in on the growing trade between the two sides of the Pacific Ocean.

Southwest China's Yunnan Province is to invest more than 20 billion yuan (2.5 billion US dollars) in airport construction projects in the next five years.