- Heavy Fog Delays Almost 400 Airline Passengers in Urumqi[Jan. 02, 2008]
Almost 400 passengers were stranded at an airport in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region due to low visibility caused by heavy fog, an airport spokesman said on Jan. 2.
- Heavy Snow Strands Airline Passengers in Jilin Province[Dec. 29, 2007]
Heavy snow has stranded nearly 1,000 airline passengers in northeast China's Jilin Province.
- Heavy Snow Closes Northwest China Airport[Dec. 26, 2007]
Heavy snow in northwest China forced the closure of a major airport on Dec. 26, disrupting the travel of more than 1,000 people.
- China Airlines Probes Open Door En-Route[Dec. 22, 2007]
China Airlines (CAL) said on Dec. 21 that it is probing the opening of a cabin door on a Boeing 747-400 flight from Taipei to Los Angeles earlier this month.
- Persistent Fog Delays Flights in China[Dec. 21, 2007]
Flights were delayed and thousands of passengers were stranded at airports in China on Dec. 21, as heavy fog continued to shroud large areas of the country.
- Chinese Airlines Short on Pilots[Dec. 13, 2007]
A pilot shortage is throttling the dramatic and safe ascent of China's aviation industry, leaving hundreds of new Boeing and Airbus jetliners on order without pilots to fly them.
- China Aviation Industry Jan. - Sep. Profit Surges[Dec. 11, 2007]
Profit in China's aviation industry more than tripled in the first three quarters of the year, helped by robust consumer demand and new accounting rules, the industry regulator and analysts said on Dec. 11.
- Heavy Fog Strands 2,000 Air Passengers in Urumqi for 2nd Day[Dec. 10, 2007]
More than 2,000 passengers were stranded for the second day at an airport in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Dec. 10 due to lingering fog.
- 8,000 Air Passengers Stranded as Heavy Fog Blankets Chengdu[Dec. 09, 2007]
On Dec. 9, Nearly 8,000 passengers were stranded due to airport closure when thick fog blanketed the capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province in the morning.
- Brazil: Minister Says Airlines Must Indemnify Passengers for Delays[Dec. 05, 2007]
On Dec. 5, Brazil's Minister of Defense Nelson Jobim announced that airlines operating in the country will have to indemnify passengers for delays that exceed 30 minutes.