- CITIC Plans Air China Cargo Sale[Nov. 22, 2006]
CITIC Pacific plans to sell its 25 percent stake in Air China Cargo, clearing the way for a merger between Air China Cargo and China Cargo Airlines, the biggest such deal in the nation's cargo sector.
- Air China Releases October Traffic Figures[Nov. 13, 2006]
Air China Ltd filled more seats for the 21st straight month in October, boosted by higher demand on international routes, Bloomberg reported on November 13.
- Dragonair Releases October Traffic Figures[Nov. 16, 2006]
Passenger numbers and cargo volumes continued to record year-on-year rises in October. Dragonair flew a total of 498,129 passengers in the month, up 4.9% on last year, while freight volume rose 2.8% compared with the same month in 2006.
- Cathay Pacific Releases Oct Traffic Figures[Nov. 09, 2006]
On 9 November, Cathay Pacific Airways released traffic figures for October 2006 that show the airline enjoying healthy growth in passenger numbers, buoyed by the National Day holiday in Hong Kong and China. The amount of freight carried grew, but lagged behind capacity growth.
- Russia Seeks Major Contracts at Air Show[Oct. 31, 2006]
On October 31, top officials of Russia's aircraft industry announced plans at Airshow China 2006, the country's largest air show, to secure major contracts to sell cargo planes to Chinese companies.
- Air China Limited Announces 3Q Results[Oct. 27, 2006]
Air China Limited ("Air China" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, collectively the "Group") today announced its results for the three months ended September 30, 2006 (the "Review Period" or the "Period"). (Important notice: All figures in this report were not audited and are prepared in accordance with PRC GAAP.)
- Korean Air Sees China as '2nd Home Market'[Oct. 27, 2006]
On October 26, Korean Air Co. said it will increase flight services to China by 40 percent next year and invest more in logistics infrastructure as the Chinese market is expected to boom with the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.
- ANA Exercises Two B763 Freighter Options[Oct. 25, 2006]
On 25 October, ANA decided to exercise two of four options for 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters, bringing the total number of firm orders to five. The freighters will be operated by ANA's cargo arm, ANA&JP Express, for late night domestic cargo services as well as short and medium haul international cargo flights to other countries within Asia.
- Cathay Pacific to Offer Cargo Service to PEK[Oct. 25, 2006]
On 25th October, Cathay Pacific Airways announced that it will add Beijing to its freighter network next month after gaining approval from the Chinese Government to launch a new twice-weekly service. The new service will give a further boost to Hong Kong's position as a leading international freight and logistics hub and gateway to China.
- Dragonair Gets New B744 Converted Freighter[Oct. 26, 2006]
On October 26, Dragonair took delivery of the first of five new 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighters, taking the number of all-cargo aircraft it operates to seven.