- The Chengdu-Amsterdam Trip is 11 Hours[May 30, 2006]
At 12:16PM, 29th, May, one Boeing 777-200 with blue and white landed on the runway of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport slowly. So far, Chengdu-Amsterdam flight realized the direct flight between southwest area of China and Europe for the first time, it's not only Chengdu's first long-haul international flight route, but also southwest China's first long-distance non-stop international flight route. It now takes less than 11 hours to set off from Chengdu to Amsterdam.
- Huai'an Selects the Address of Airport[May 29, 2006]
After Suzhong Airport enters into the phase of selecting its address, Jiangsu's another civil aviation airport-Huai'an Airport construction project has also floated above the water surface. The reporter of Oriental Morning Post learns from 2006 Nanjing's Major Projects Investment Consultation Conference held on the 28th May, the civil aviation airport situated in Huai'an, north area of Jiangsu, has entered the phase of selecting its address, and is waiting for the approval of General Administration of Civil Aviation of China.
- Lib Dems Call For Air Travel Tax,2p Cut[Jun. 05, 2006]
The Liberal Democrats will this week outflank the Tories by proposing a 2p cut in the basic rate of income tax and an increase in personal allowances.
- Japan Airlines to Join Oneworld Alliance[Jun. 04, 2006]
PARIS - Japan Airlines will join the oneworld alliance - which includes AMR Corp.'s American Airlines and British Airways PLC - early next year, the group said Sunday.
- Secrets of the Speed of China East Star[May 25, 2006]
From last June obtaining the organization approval of General Administration of Civil Aviation of China(CAAC) formally, to the formal launch on 19th, May, this year, civil aviation China East Star company finished the "fly-to-the-sky" commission in eleven months. Shili Lan, the director-general of China East Star company named it as "civil aviation's speed", however, behind the speed, it's not so difficult for the person outside aviation to find some "secrets" among it.
- Ten Star Carriers 'Move Under One Roof'[Jun. 02, 2006]
In what ANA President and CEO Mineo Yamamoto described as a "great day for ANA and Star Alliance and the dawn of a new age" for air travel in Japan, 10 of the 11 Star Alliance airlines serving Tokyo Narita begin operating today from co-located facilities in the airport's Terminal 1 South Wing. Star members that moved overnight into the newly rebuilt terminal are ANA, Air Canada, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways and United Airlines. Air New Zealand, which has a codesharing relationship with Japan Airlines, remains in Terminal 2.
- Chinese Airport Stocks Have Performed Solidly[Jun. 01, 2006]
Since the beginning of this year, Chinese airport stocks have performed solidly on both mainland and Hong Kong exchanges.
- Qantas, Jetstar Get Regulatory Approval[Jun. 01, 2006]
Competition regulators gave preliminary clearance to Qantas to establish an interlinked low-cost airline network in Asia through its Jetstar brand despite opposition from rival LCC Tiger Airways.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission provided interim authorization for Qantas and its wholly owned Jetstar subsidiary to cooperate with its 44.5% Singapore venture Orangestar Holdings--the holding company for the combined Jetstar Asia and Valuair--on fares, schedules and routings. This means the group can offer a consistent product and link up services operating into, out of and within Asia.
- Hainan Airlines Plans to Build North Hub[Jun. 01, 2006]
HAINAN Airlines Co, China's fourth-biggest carrier, is planning to set up a regional airline in Tianjin to tap demand in the country's north.
- More Travellers're Booking Hotels:Report[May 31, 2006]
More travellers are booking hotels with longer lead times than they were for the same periods in 2004 and 2006, according to Zuji's Online Travel Report on online hotel and flight booking trends for the first quarter of this year. (5/31/2006)