- Hong Kong Airlines to Launch Direct Flights to Taipei, Kaohsiung[Jan. 20, 2012]
According to a Chinese news report by Xinhua news agency, Hong Kong Airlines will be launching direct flight services between Hong Kong and two major cities in the island of Taiwan, namely Taipei and Kaohsiung, from March 1, 2012.
- Airnorth to Fly Between Darwin and Townsville[Jan. 17, 2012]
Airnorth says it will rely heavily on Australian travellers and the business sector to fill seats on a new route between the Northern Territory and north Queensland.
- Air China Expands Its Network in Japan[Jan. 18, 2012]
Air China launched services to the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, turning Naha (OKA) into its sixth Japanese destination served out of the airline's base at Beijing (PEK).
- Saga Gets China Budget Airline Route[Jan. 19, 2012]
Chinese budget carrier Spring Airlines launched a regular chartered passenger service between Shanghai and Saga on Wednesday, its third route connecting Shanghai and a Japanese airport.
- Singapore Airlines A380 Now Serving Frankfurt and New York[Jan. 16, 2012]
The Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 is now flying to Frankfurt and New York, with the inaugural Singapore-Frankfurt-New York service having departed Singapore shortly after midnight.
- Air China to Add Chengdu-Bangda-Lhasa Round-Trip Flights[Jan. 17, 2012]
From Jan. 18, 2012, Air China Limited will merge its two original Tibet routes into one linking Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, and Lhasa, the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region with a short stop in Bangda.
- Myanmar Domestic Airline to Launch New Routes Soon[Jan. 16, 2012]
Myanmar Airways (MA), the state-run domestic airline, will launch new domestic air routes on Thursday in cooperation with a leading private tourism company- Sun Far, the airline sources said on Monday.
- China Eastern Airlines Gets the Nod to Fly to Sabah[Jan. 10, 2012]
Sabah is taking measures to safeguard its tourism industry - it is getting China Eastern Airlines to fly again to the state following the cancellation of several Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flights.
- Peach Aviation Announces New Domestic, Int'l Flights[Jan. 13, 2012]
Japanese budget airline Peach Aviation Ltd., which will launch services in March, unveiled Thursday five new domestic and international routes.
- 1st Commercially Operated Boeing 787 Arrives at Beijing Capital Airport[Jan. 16, 2012]
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, the first Dreamliner delivered to the airline in the world, arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport on Jan. 14.