- Hundreds of Passengers Evacuated at Los Angeles International Airport[Feb. 17, 2008]
On Feb. 17, hundreds of passengers were evacuated at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) after a passenger made a suspicious comment, airport authorities said.
- Snow Delays Air Services at Sendai Airport in Japan[Feb. 10, 2008]
Snow that has fallen since Feb. 9 across a wide area of the Pacific side of the Japanese archipelago forced flight delays at Sendai airport on Feb. 10, according to airport officials.
- Pre-Festival Cross-Strait Charter Flights Wind Up Amid Severe Weather[Feb. 06, 2008]
As flight CI7958 operated by Taiwan-based China Airlines left for Taipei from Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Feb. 6, cross-strait charter flights prior to the Spring Festival completed.
- Shanghai Quells Worries over Cancellation of Cross-Strait Charter Flights[Feb. 04, 2008]
A senior Shanghai official has quelled any worries that the pressure-laden Pudong International Airport would cancel some scheduled cross-strait charter flights due to the lingering snow.
- Clearing China Eastern Airlines for Takeoff[Jan. 23, 2008]
At first, the bidding war that erupted recently for a stake in China Eastern Airlines, China's third largest carrier by revenue, was hailed as an example of capitalism invading the country's tightly controlled airspace. China Eastern was entertaining an offer by Singapore Airlines to buy 24% of the company for US$920 million when a rival bidder, China National Aviation Corp. (CNAC), parent of flag carrier Air China, swooped in with a promise to beat that offer. In an uncharacteristic move, airline-industry regulators in Beijing said they would allow China Eastern's shareholders to settle the matter.
- Cross-Strait Charter Flight Leaves Beijing[Feb. 02, 2008]
On Feb. 2, the first charter flight left Beijing in the morning for Taipei, carrying 142 passengers across the Taiwan Strait for Spring Festival family reunions.
- Nanjing Lukou International Airport Reopens[Feb. 01, 2008]
Nanjing Lukou International Airport in China's Jiangsu Province has been reopened after it was forced to close for two-and-a-half days.
- China: New Round of Snow Forces Southern Airports to Restrict Service[Feb. 02, 2008]
Major airports in east and south China were forced to restrict arrivals for lack of gate positions as a new round of snow hit the region, China's civil aviation authority announced on Feb. 2.
- Air Traffic Resumes in Anhui[Jan. 30, 2008]
Air traffic has resumed at Hefei Airport in storm stricken Anhui Province. Most of the passengers who have been delayed can now depart from and get into the city. But more snow is expected to paralyze transport.
- Chinese Airlines Arrange Flights for Stranded Passengers[Feb. 01, 2008]
Chinese airlines are putting on additional flights to transport homebound passengers stranded by snowstorms that have been sweeping almost half the country.