AsBAA, the Asian region's non-for-profit representative trade body for business aviation today met under the mainland China committee to discuss relevant local issues. At the top of the agenda was a discussion relating to the media and public's understanding of business and general aviation as it becomes more visible under the government's 12th and 13th five-year plans.

Emirates has launched a two-week offer of featured fares on all its flights departing from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou in a bid to give more people the enjoyment and comfort of flying with Emirates. Thanks to the A380 service upgrade on the airline's second daily services to Beijing and Shanghai, effective from 1st July 2017, Emirates will operate five daily A380 flights in mainland China. This will be a great opportunity for Chinese passengers to enjoy the exclusive A380 services of Emirates, which was named the Best Airline in the World in TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards for Airlines 2017.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) plans to raise the mandatory retirement age for pilots from the current 60 as part of a strategy to ease the shortage faced by Chinese airlines. The agency has yet to arrive at a decision on the exact age, but it plans to implement the change in two or three years.

BOC Aviation Limited ("BOC Aviation" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has ordered four new Airbus A320NEO family aircraft (including A320 and A321 variants) and two new Airbus A330-900 aircraft.

BOC Aviation Limited ("BOC Aviation" or "the Company") is pleased to announce two concurrent milestones. The first of these is a purchase and lease back ("PLB") transaction with Turkish Airlines for a Boeing 777-300ER that takes deliveries scheduled for 2017 to a record 80 aircraft. Secondly, this addition to the Company's portfolio will mean that our owned and managed fleet now exceeds 300 aircraft.

Kerry Logistics Network Limited has won the Quam IR Awards (the 'Awards') 2016 under Main Board Category in recognition of its excellence in investor relations.

CALC, a full value-chain aircraftsolutions provider for global airlines, is pleased to announce that the Group has won the "Quam IR Awards (Main Board Category)" presented by Quam IR.

In the first half of May, Ameco delivered a converted Boeing 757 aircraft to China Postal Airlines that is a new customer for Ameco's conversion business. The aircraft was converted by Ameco's Chengdu Branch.

CALC, a full value-chain aircraft solutions provider for global airlines, is pleased to announce that the Group has delivered the first Airbus A320-200 aircraft to Spring Airlines, with the other three aircraft to be delivered to the airline within the year.

BOC Aviation Limited ("BOC Aviation" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has added its first Airbus A320NEO aircraft to its fleet. The aircraft was delivered on lease to Vistara.