- Chartered Planes Bring Back Stranded Travelers Overseas[Feb. 01, 2020]
The first batch of charter flights sent by the Chinese government Friday evening brought back 199 stranded Hubei residents from overseas following the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province.
- China Southern Airlines Increases Flights for Travel Rush[Jan. 17, 2020]
China Southern Airlines has acted to meet the needs of passengers in wake of the 2020 Spring Festival travel rush, which began on Jan 10 and will end on Feb 18, lasting 40 days, according to airline officials.
- Etihad Airways and Easyjet Enter into New Partnership[Jan. 14, 2020]
Etihad Airways (Etihad), the national airline of the UAE, has become the most recent airline to partner with easyJet, one of the world's largest airlines. This new partnership means customers can purchase tickets through the easyJet worldwide website connecting the two airlines' networks and opening new and exciting possibilities for travel between Europe, Africa, the Azores and the UAE. The collaboration comes into effect immediately.
- Hainan Expects over 6.7 Million Air Passengers in Spring Festival Travel Rush[Jan. 10, 2020]
More than 6.7 million passengers are expected to be transported via two major airports in southern China's island province of Hainan during the Spring Festival travel rush which starts on Friday.
- As Passengers Shun Air Travel, Airlines Worried[Dec. 31, 2019]
The aviation industry has been confronted with the rise of flygskam, or flight shaming movement, where some travelers are shunning air travel and becoming more aware of their environmental impact.
- Tibet's Civil Aviation Receives over 5 Million Passengers[Dec. 31, 2019]
The annual passenger throughput of civil aviation in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region exceeded 5.72 million in 2019, up 7.57 percent year on year, according to the Tibet branch of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Tuesday.
- TIACA Enters Corporate Partnership with ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS Programme[Dec. 23, 2019]
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has entered a Corporate Partnership with ICAO's TRAINAIR PLUS Programme, as a result of an MoU between the two organizations that was signed in Montréal on 20 December 2019.
- Etihad Airways and Kuwait Airways Launch New Codeshare Partnership[Dec. 23, 2019]
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwaiti flag carrier, Kuwait Airways, have signed a codeshare partnership on selected services on bookings effective 22 December 2019, for travel from 5 January 2020.
- China Southern to Keep Most SkyTeam Code-Share Partnerships after Leaving[Dec. 24, 2019]
China Southern Airlines will keep code-share partnerships with most SkyTeam members after its official departure from the airline alliance on Jan. 1, the airline said on Tuesday.
- Fully-Covered and Fungible Beidou System for Civil Aviation by 2035[Dec. 20, 2019]
Recently, Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) officially released "Application and Implementation Roadmap of Beidou Navigation Satellite System for Civil Aviation in China". In the Roadmap, it is said that the authority will give great impetus to the application of Beidou system. By the end of 2035, a dual frequency multi-constellation GNSS technological application system with Beidou System as its core will come on the scene. Compatible and operable with GPS and other system, the GNSS system will realize the application of a fully-covered and fungible Beidou System in Civil Aviation step by step.