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Taiwan's parliament approved a proposal on July 22 to rebrand China Airlines (CI, Taipei Taoyuan), the island's biggest carrier, in order to avoid confusion with airlines based in the People's [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2015 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Air China said it will start Beijing-Johannesburg nonstop service on October 29, 2015, which will be the first air link offered by a Chinese carrier [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Company Watch) Nov 18, 2012 Boeing has finished defining in broad terms its newest single-aisle airplane, the 737 MAX, recently completing a major milestone in development [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Aircraft Supplier & MRO News North America) Nov 18, 2012 Air Methods, Eurocopter Air Methods Awarded Contract to Provide Services to St. Mary's Hospital CareFlight. Air [...]

China's three major airlines, Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airways have expanded their areas of operation since their inception in 1984. Air China operates mostly on international routes and still does so today, but it is operating from more cities within China. China Eastern offers mostly domestic flights from its base in Shanghai and in 1993 expanded services to the US and Europe. China Southern Airlines has maintained its domestic services and has not expanded beyond the international routes it had in 1984., The reorganisation of civil aviation in China was started in 1984. It was not meant to automatically give the best opportunities to any one airline, except to Air China on [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Regional News North America) Nov 27, 2011 More legislation isn't the answer for tarmac delays Consumer advocate and columnist Christopher Elliott says that the October tarmac [...]

New York (AirGuide - Regional News North America) Sep 11, 2011 Aviation security remains vulnerable despite spending Airport security costs have risen significantly since the 9/11 terror attacks. Air cargo, [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Airline Finance News Asia / Pacific) Jun 20, 2010 Air China Air China, buoyed by a gradual rebound in international traffic owing to the economic recovery [...]

1/3/2010 Air China Air China signed an agreement with Expedia Affiliate Network allowing CA customers in 27 foreign countries to book hotels and flights simultaneously. 12/24/2009 Maia Resort The Maia [...]

Airlines Air Laundry, Resolve Problems At Collocated AMC, AEEC Meetings The insider's perspective on some of the latest developments in the airline industry was on display during the AMC and [...]

Mar 17, 2008 China Southern Airlines will shift its priorities from its traditional focus on domestic routes to a more ambitious commitment to international expansion, Chairman Liu Shaoyong said yesterday. [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The shareholdings that link Hong Kong airlines Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair and mainland Chinese carrier Air China are to be re-examined by the [...]

Air China is assessing engines for its planned fleet of Airbus A330-200s, which it hopes to start taking delivery of next year. Industry sources say the Beijing-based flag carrier has [...]

Air China has extended the lease on its Gulfstream IV until early 2006 as market conditions in China and across Asia show signs of improvement. Air China opened its business [...]

Korea and China hope to join forces with Air China to stage a fam trip this spring. Korea will also host conference and incentive travel organisers in conjunction with Korean [...]

Air China is in talks with potential joint-venture partners to spin off its freighter operation through the establishment of a new all-cargo airline. Talks are taking place with Hong Kong-based [...]

The Chinese state council has finally given the go-ahead to a plan to reorganise the financially troubled national airline industry. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has been planning [...]

At least five Chinese carriers are expected to be allocated as many as 40 Boeing 737-700/800s due to be ordered by their government in the coming months. Industry sources in [...]

There may be competition between China's two big carriers for cargo out of the United States, but it's not exactly the kind of competition most shippers would have in mind. [...]

Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The Civil Aviation Admin-istration of China (CAAC) has revealed details of the plannedconsolidation of the 10 carriers under its charge into three merged entities. Reports in China's official [...]

21.35% of world passengers 23.93% of world RPKs 33.06% of world FTKs Air China: Talk of merging flag carrier Air China and China Southern, widely discussed last fall, appears to [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air China is restructuring its fleet of aircraft in order to solve aircraft utilisation problems and the high cost as a result of too [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-1999 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air China's senior executives will take charge of several flights over the New Year's period in an attempt to allay public fears over the [...]

Lufthansa Technik signed a 25-year extension on its Ameco Beijing joint venture with Air China in August. In May it set up a joint venture with Air France for the [...]

The Star Alliance has announced courting a Chinese airline for membership in the alliance is top priority, but Chinese carriers and Civil Aviation Authority leaders are skeptical of the value of global airline alliances.

Air China is finally ready to shake off its state shackles and acquire a freer rain to develop apace with its nation's emerging powerhouse economy. Lois Jones reports from Beijing. [...]