- CAAC: Air Travel Set to Take Flight by 2010[Sep. 23, 2006]
By 2010, 270 million Chinese will travel by air and the country will have a fleet of more than 1,500 aeroplanes, a top civil aviation industry official said on Friday.
- Carry-on Baggage Rules Relaxed in UK[Sep. 22, 2006]
Britain is relaxing restrictions on carry-on baggage today, allowing musical instruments and essential liquids to be carried aboard aircraft, the government announced.
- New Private Airline Gets Ready to Take-off[Sep. 19, 2006]
On 18th September, Shanghai-based private Juneyao Airlines said the company is ready to make its maiden flight on 25th September,although it does not yet know to which city it will fly to first.
- China: Ambitious to Boost Airport Sector[Sep. 14, 2006]
Showing great ambition to boost airport industry, the Chinese mainland will invest 140 billion yuan (17.5 billion U.S. dollars) in the construction of airports during the 11th five-year plan from this year to 2010, a Chinese official said.
- US Calif. Governor Works Deal with Air China[Sep. 18, 2006]
With an airplane hangar as his backdrop on September 15, US's California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger touted his efforts to bring more jobs to California by facilitating deals with foreign airlines.
- US Tightens Airline Cargo Security Check[Sep. 15, 2006]
The U.S. government said on Thursday all packages brought to airline counters for shipping must be screened for explosives before being loaded on passenger planes under new anti-terrorism rules.
- US Airlines Battle for Last China-US Route[Sep. 18, 2006]
It's a bit like the Oklahoma land rush of 1889, when thousands of Americans raced to claim a piece of land.Major US carriers that currently fly to China are rushing to plant their flag in the last new route to the country before 2008.
- Captain Speaking... In A Foreign Language[Sep. 14, 2006]
When Jorge Barra Viegas arrived from his native Brazil to work in China as an airline pilot, he thought of the journey as a return to the home of his ancestors.
- HK Holds 1st Airport Cities World Conference[Sep. 11, 2006]
On 11th September, the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) kicked off Asia Pacific's first-ever Airport Cities World Conference and Exhibition at the AsiaWorld-Expo. A platform for high-level executives to exchange views and share strategies on the development of airport cities, the two-day conference would also discuss how airport cities contribute to the regional and global economies.
- CAAC Unveils Aerosim B737-700 VPT(TM)[Sep. 13, 2006]
Aerosim Technologies announced that they have donated a Boeing 737-700 Virtual Procedure Trainer(TM) [VPT(TM)] to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).