All Air China articles – Page 2
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ forecast to be loss-making in 2021: HSBC report
A HSBC Global Research report has forecast China’s three largest carriers to continue their loss-making streak this year, although it was likely they would narrow their losses on the back of higher domestic traffic.
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NewsPandemic pushes China’s ‘Big Three’ into big full-year losses
China’s three largest carriers swung deeply into the red in 2020, despite a domestic air travel recovery, as the “unprecedented impact” of the coronavirus outbreak punished their profitability.
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NewsGECAS-Air China A320neo sale stemmed from prior lease agreement
GECAS’s deal to sell 18 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft to Air China, disclosed on 18 March, stemmed from a previous agreement with the carrier to lease the aircraft, Cirium understands.
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NewsAir China strikes deal with GECAS unit to acquire A320neos
Air China has disclosed plans to acquire 18 Airbus A320neos from GECAS subsidiaray AFS Investments.
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NewsChina's 'Big Three' cap off 2020 with lower passenger traffic results
China’s three largest carriers reported year-on-year declines in their full-year traffic results for 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak impacted travel demand, particularly in their international networks.
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ see passenger traffic drop for first time in months
After consecutive months of steady recovery, China’s three largest carriers reported their first domestic traffic slump in November — the first in more than half a year, with at least one carrier blaming a resurgence in domestic coronavirus cases for the decline.
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NewsChinese carrier Q2 losses expected to narrow amid domestic recovery: HSBC
China’s three largest carriers — Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines — are expected to see losses narrow in the second quarter helped by strong domestic traffic recovery and a flat Chinese Yuan against the US dollar.
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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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Airline BusinessAir 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.