- JetBlue Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Long Beach Airport[Dec. 26, 2006]
A JetBlue airliner with 167 passengers and crew members aboard made a safe emergency landing at Long Beach Airport near U.S.'s Los Angeles on December 26, apparently after some birds were sucked into one of the plane's engines, officials said.
- China Eastern Applies for Branch in Beijing[Dec. 20, 2006]
China Eastern Airlines is moving to upgrade its presence in Beijing into a branch in an effort to expand its shares in the capital's fast growing air passenger market.
- China Looks to Lead on No-ticket Air Travel[Dec. 13, 2006]
China is heading to become the first country in the world to operate a totally paper-free ticket system for air travel at home and abroad, the head of the airline industry's global body IATA said on December 12.
- Wuhan to Become China's Fourth Air Hub[Dec. 21, 2006]
Wuhan, capital of Central China's Hubei Province, is tipped to become the country's fourth air hub after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
- Spring Airlines Appeals over Proposed Fines on One-yuan Tickets[Dec. 21, 2006]
Spring Airlines, a Chinese budget airline based in Shanghai, has appealed to the pricing watchdog in east China's Shandong Province for a public hearing over the proposed fines for selling allegedly below-cost tickets last month.
- HKIA and HXIA Officially Launch Joint Venture Company[Dec. 18, 2006]
On December 18, the Chinese-foreign joint venture company (JV) formed by Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Co. Ltd and Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) announced its inauguration in Hangzhou after completing all official approval procedures and capital injection. The JV is tasked to make Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport a world-class airport by enhancing operation efficiency, improving service quality and management standards, and carrying out the RMB6.8 billion second phase expansion.
- Hong Kong SAR Signs Air Services Agreement with Kazakhstan[Dec. 22, 2006]
The Hong Kong SAR Government's Secretary for Economic Development and Labour, Mr Stephen Ip, signed on behalf of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region an Air Services Agreement with the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Hong Kong on December 22.
- European Airlines to Trade CO2 Emission Permits by 2011[Dec. 21, 2006]
Airlines flying within Europe will be subject to compulsory carbon-dioxide emissions trading from 2011 to help curb global warming, the European Commission announced on December 20.
- Stop Complaining, China Tells Airline Passengers[Dec. 22, 2006]
The food's bad, the airport coffee costs too much, the in-flight service is terrible, the flight's delayed and your suitcase got destroyed in transit -- well, it's your fault for having unrealistic expectations.
- Virgin America Passes FAA 'Proving Runs' with Flying Colors[Dec. 22, 2006]
Virgin America has completed the last formal step in the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) airline certification review - that of flight proving runs. As a result, the airline now only awaits approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) before they can begin operations.