- Invest & Manage Airports Attracts Key Investment Community Speakers[Jul. 25, 2012]
Following on from the success of its inaugural event last December the second Invest & Manage Airports event will take place in London on October 18-19, 2012. Invest & Manage Airports is the meeting place where airports, airlines, airport operators and infrastructure investors meet to discuss new opportunities for investment in and management of airports from across the world.
- Routes Asia Heads to Sarawak in 2014[Jul. 24, 2012]
It was announced today that in 2014 Routes Asia will return to Malaysia when the event takes place in Kuching, the capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, jointly hosted by Sarawak Tourism Board and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad.
- CAS Signs Cooperation Framework Agreement with China's "Big Three" Airlines[Jul. 24, 2012]
China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) signed a cooperation framework agreement on building aviation supplies sharing platform with China National Aviation Corporation, China Eastern Air Holding Company, and China Southern Air Holding Company at the signing ceremony of Resources Integration and Business Cooperation Conference for Central Enterprises, which was organized by State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), on July 21, 2012.
- Work Underway on Construction of 2nd Airport in Beijing[Jul. 20, 2012]
A government official said Friday that preparatory work is currently underway prior to government approval on the construction of a second airport in Beijing.
- China Beefs Up Investment in Aviation Infrastructure[Jul. 20, 2012]
China will build 82 new airports and revamp 101 others during the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015) to meet rising air travel demand, a senior official said Friday.
- HNA Group to Create Africa World Airlines with Partners[Jul. 20, 2012]
A cooperation agreement on the Ghanaian Africa World Airlines (AWA), a joint venture co-financed by HNA Group, China-Africa Development Fund, Ghana Social Security and National Insurance Trust, Ghana Strategic African Securities, was signed at the Fourth Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) on July 19, 2012.
- Limited Slots Hamper Route Applications As PEK Reaches Its Saturation Point[Jul. 21, 2012]
On Jul. 20, 2012, the State Council Information Office (SCIO) held a press conference on "Several Opinions of the State Council on Promoting the Development of the Aviation Industry" in Beijing. Huang Min, director of the Department of Basic Industries, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), commented on the construction of the new Beijing airport.
- Star Alliance Takes Best Alliance Title at Skytrax World Airline Awards for Sixth Time[Jul. 19, 2012]
Star Alliance, the way the Earth connects, has again claimed the Best Airline Alliance title at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards, winning this category for the sixth time in the last seven years. In addition, three Star Alliance member carriers were ranked in the overall top five of the world's best airline category - Asiana Airlines took the runner up spot, with Singapore Airlines coming third and ANA fifth. Air Canada was ranked Best International Airline in North America for the third consecutive year.
- 82 New Airports to Be Built[Jul. 20, 2012]
China will build 82 new airports, most in regional cities, over the next five years to speed up development of the domestic aviation industry, the nation's civil aviation watchdog said on Friday.
- Li Jiaxiang: Airlines Account for 40 Percent Flight Delays[Jul. 20, 2012]
On July 20, the State Council Information Office (SCIO) held a press conference on "Several Opinions of the State Council on Promoting the Development of the Aviation Industry" in Beijing. Li Jiaxiang, chief of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) pointed out that last year the on-time performance rate of China civil aviation was 77.4 percent, citing that air traffic accounts for 27 percent of flight delays, while airlines are responsible for 40 percent.