All Air China articles – Page 2
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OpinionWhy Comac is playing long game with ARJ21
Measuring the success of China’s first domestically developed regional jet is not as easy as it seems.
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NewsAir China completes its maiden ARJ21 service
Air China has completed its maiden flight of a Comac ARJ21 regional jet on the domestic routing from Beijing Capital airport to Xilinhot.
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NewsChinese carriers cut capacity over global travel restrictions
Airlines in China have begun cancelling flights to a growing list of international destinations, in light of travel restrictions imposed following a novel coronavirus outbreak. As the number of confirmed cases in China and around the world continues to climb, countries like Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines and the ...
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A350 set to be integrated into Tianjin completion centre
Airbus is to integrate A350 completion activities into its Chinese facility in Tianjin from the second half of next year. The airframer says it will deliver its first A350 from the completion and delivery centre by 2021. Airbus has confirmed the A350 timelines after reinforcing its partnership with the Chinese ...
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Air China third-quarter profit up 5%
Lower expenses helped to push Air China’s operating profit for the third quarter up 5.4% to CNY4.86 billion ($690 million).
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Outgoing Cathay chairman Slosar resigns from Air China board
Cathay Pacific’s outgoing chairman John Slosar has resigned from Air China’s board.
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Beijing's Daxing airport commences operations
Beijing Daxing International airport commenced operations on 25 September with China Southern Airlines operating the inaugural flight from the facility to Guangzhou.
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AnalysisAir cargo woes endure amid US-China spat
There are few signs that the air freight market will find any relief from the tough market conditions seen so far in 2019, as the trade spat between the USA and China, and a slowing global economy, dent demand.
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Air China orders 35 domestically-built ARJ21s
Air China is ordering 35 of the Chinese-built Comac ARJ21-700 twinjet, under a deal it values at $1.33 billion.
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Fire-damaged Air China A330 moved to remote stand
Images circulating on social media indicate that the Air China Airbus A330-300 badly damaged during a ground fire at Beijing Capital airport has been moved to a remote stand and de-identified.
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Passenger demand keeps Air China’s first half profit up
Air China’s operating profit rose 1.5% to CNY6.7 billion ($935 million) in the first half of 2019 as significant losses in the cargo segment dampened stonger healthy passenger demand.
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Cathay defends firings, renews Air China pact
Cathay Pacific is “duty-bound” to comply with regulations from the countries it operates from, including having to submit the names of personnel lists for China-bound flights.
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Air China A330 suffers fire damage at Beijing Capital
One of Air China's Airbus A330-300s has suffered serious damage during a fire at Beijing Capital airport.
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Trade war makes talk of Air China-United joint venture academic
Air China would like to establish a joint venture with United Airlines, but current tense US-China trade tensions make such an arrangement all but impossible, according to an Air China executive.
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AnalysisHogg the fall guy as China shines spotlight on Cathay
Cathay Pacific’s chief executive Rupert Hogg resigned on 16 August after the airline had become a focus for mainland media and regulatory scrutiny amid pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
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Boeing meets with Chinese carriers to discuss 737 Max return
Boeing has begun a second round of talks with some of China’s major airlines to discuss the return of the beleaguered Boeing 737 Max into commercial service.
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Air China exits Hawaii after network review
Air China will be scrapping flights between Beijing and Honolulu after reviewing its network, leaving the two cities without a direct air link.
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Chinese carriers seek rights to fly new routes to Japan, Korea
Air China, Juneyao Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines are among five airlines have filed applications with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to start new routes to six points in Japan.
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Chinese carriers ask Boeing for 737 Max compensation
The three largest Chinese airlines have formally asked for compensation from Boeing over the grounding of the troubled 737 Max.