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Mark Elliott Feb 21, 2017

Jeju gets new budget service from Taiwan Where? Taipei (Taiwan) to Jeju, pictured (South Korea) When? Twice a day, effective 28 March 2017 Who? Tigerair Taiwan Why? Low-cost carrier…

Airlines and Aviation

Sichuan Airlines launches new link to LA

Mark Elliott Dec 9, 2016

Sichuan Airlines has launched a new trans-Pacific service to Los Angeles. The new service, which commenced on 6 December 2016, will operate twice a week (Tuesdays and Saturdays) from…

Airlines and Aviation

China’s Sichuan Airlines adds more flights to Nepal

Mark Elliott Nov 28, 2016

Sichuan Airlines has applied for permission to link two more Chinese cities with Nepal. The Chengdu-based has requested permission from the Civil Aviation Administration of China…

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Sichuan Airlines to fly direct to Dubai

Mark Elliott Nov 3, 2016

Sichuan Airlines will launch non-stop flights from Chengdu to Dubai later this year. Commencing on 14 December 2016, the new service will operate twice a week, departing Sichuan's…

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Sichuan Airlines adds second Canadian route

Mark Elliott Oct 24, 2016

Sichuan Airlines will launch its second service to Canada next month. Effective 11 November 2016, the Chinese carrier will start operating twice weekly flights from Chengdu to…

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Sichuan Airlines orders Airbus A350s

Mark Elliott Sep 22, 2016

China's Sichuan Airlines signed an agreement with two leasing companies for four new Airbus A350 aircraft. The Chengdu-based carrier will take three A350s from AerCap and one from…

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China’s Sichuan Airlines starts flying to Prague

Mark Elliott Aug 15, 2016

Sichuan Airlines, which is based in the Chinese city of Chengdu, has launched flights to Prague – only its second destination in Europe. The new direct service to the Czech Republic…

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Sichuan Airlines plans NZ flights

Mark Elliott Aug 2, 2016

Sichuan Airlines is planning to launch its first flights to New Zealand. The Chengdu-based carrier has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for permission to…

United States

Sichuan Airlines applies for first US flights

Mark Elliott Jun 12, 2016

Sichuan Airlines is planning to launch flights to Los Angeles in the coming months, marking the Chinese airline's debut in the US mainland. At present, Chengdu-based Sichuan Airlines…

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Sichuan Airlines to fly international from Kunming

Mark Elliott Apr 29, 2016

Sichuan Airlines is planning a major expansion of its international network from Kunming, the capital of southwest China’s Yunnan province. The carrier currently has a fleet of 13…

Airlines and Aviation

Sichuan Airlines to resume Moscow flights

Mark Elliott Mar 17, 2016

Chengdu-based Sichuan Airlines will resume its direct scheduled flights to Moscow next month. Commencing on 30 April 2016, the Chinese airline will operate three weekly flights to the…

Airlines and Aviation

Sichuan Airlines to fly to LA

Mark Elliott Feb 11, 2016

Sichuan Airlines is planning to launch its first flights to Los Angeles this summer. The Chengdu-based carrier has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for…

Airlines and Aviation

Sichuan Airlines to launch Singapore and Japan flights

Mark Elliott Nov 20, 2015

Sichuan Airlines will launch its first ever flights to Singapore and Japan in January. The Chengdu-based airline's international expansion will kick off on 18 January 2016, with the…

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China’s Sichuan Airlines flies to Dubai

Mark Elliott Aug 19, 2015

Sichuan Airlines will expand its international network next month, with the launch of its first ever flights to the Middle East. Commencing on 4 September 2015, the airline will…

Airlines and Aviation

Sichuan Airlines goes international from Harbin

Mark Elliott Jul 27, 2015

Sichuan Airlines is planning to expand its international operations with the launch of a new operating base in Harbin, the capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. The…

Airlines and Aviation

Sichuan Airlines adds flights to Southeast Asia

Mark Elliott Jul 16, 2015

Sichuan Airlines is launching a series of new flights to Southeast Asia. Earlier this week, the Chengdu-based carrier launched a new service to Nha Trang, the coastal city in Vietnam.…

Airlines and Aviation

Sichuan Airlines welcomes 100th aircraft

Mark Elliott May 22, 2015

China's Sichuan Airlines has taken delivery of its 100th aircraft. The Chengdu-based carrier received the new Airbus A321 aircraft this week during a delivery ceremony in Hamburg. The…

Airlines and Aviation

Sichuan Airlines adds Jeju, Krabi flights

Mark Elliott May 6, 2015

Sichuan Airlines will add two more routes to its international network this month, with the launch new services to Jeju and Krabi. Jeju will become the Chengdu-based airline's second…

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Sichuan Airlines to fly to Moscow

Mark Elliott Apr 1, 2015

Sichuan Airlines has unveiled plans to launch the first ever direct flight between Chengdu and Moscow. Commencing on 2 May 2015, the airline will operate three weekly flights to the…

Airlines and Aviation

Sichuan Airlines to expand international network

Mark Elliott Feb 2, 2015

Chengdu-based Sichuan Airlines will expand its international operations this year, with the launch of new routes to Moscow, Tokyo and Osaka. The airline will launch the first ever…

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Sichuan Airlines sets up Hangzhou base

Mark Elliott Jul 8, 2014

Sichuan Airlines has set up a new base in Hangzhou, the capital of eastern China's Zhejiang province. The airline, which has its home base in Chengdu, plans to deploy up to six Airbus…

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Sichuan Airlines launches Sydney flights

Mark Elliott Dec 20, 2013

Sichuan Airlines has commenced its first ever flights to Sydney. The Chinese carrier landed in the Australian city for the first time today (20 December 2013), marking the start of a…

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Sichuan Airlines expands fleet

Mark Elliott Jun 30, 2013

Sichuan Airlines has expanded its fleet, following the delivery of another Airbus A320 aircraft. The Chengdu-based carrier welcomed the new single-aisle aircraft on Friday, from…

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Sichuan Airlines to connect Chengdu and Melbourne

Sep 25, 2012 11

Sichuan Airlines is expected to launch direct services between Chengdu and Melbourne, according to a statement from Tourism Australia. Though no precise details were given, the agency is…

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Sichuan Airlines launches Vancouver flights

Jun 24, 2012 17

Sichuan Airlines flew to North American for the first time on Friday, with its inaugural service to Vancouver. The Chengdu-based carrier will now be operated three times a week using an…

Airlines and Aviation

Sichuan Airlines launches Vietnam flights

Mark Elliott Mar 11, 2011

Sichuan Airlines has launched its first ever services to Vietnam. The Chinese carrier became the first airline to offer direct flights connecting Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport with…

Global

Sichuan Airlines takes delivery of first A330

Mark Elliott Feb 5, 2010

4 February 2010: Airbus today delivered to Sichuan Airlines the very first widebody aircraft, an A330-200, to add capacity to its existing all-Airbus Single Aisle fleet. The A330…

Global

Sichuan Airlines installs Panasonic IFEC on A330

Mark Elliott Feb 5, 2010

LAKE FOREST, Calif., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), the world leader in state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment and communication (IFEC)…

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Sichuan Airlines orders Pratt & Whitney engines

Mark Elliott Feb 3, 2010

SINGAPORE, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SINGAPORE AIR SHOW --Sichuan Airlines selected International Aero Engines (IAE) V2500 engines to power its latest fleet of Airbus A320s…

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Sichuan Airlines signs-up for Airbus ‘Flight Hour’

Mark Elliott Dec 22, 2009

Sichuan Airlines, the first Chinese operator to fly Airbus A320 Family aircraft, has signed a contract with Airbus for customized Flight Hour Services (FHS) for its future fleet of…

Global

Sichuan Airlines signs-up for Airbus FHS

Mark Elliott Dec 22, 2009

Sichuan Airlines, the first Chinese operator to fly Airbus A320 Family aircraft, has signed a contract with Airbus for customized Flight Hour Services (FHS) for its future fleet of…

Global

Sichuan Airlines buys private carrier

Mark Elliott Mar 23, 2009

Private Chinese carrier, United Eagle Airlines, has been taken over by state-owned Sichuan Airlines, Xinhua reported a company spokesperson as saying.Sichuan Airlines has…

Airlines and Aviation

More than 20 airlines have said “C-ya” to Sydney

Joe Cusmano Aug 27, 2021

The border closure has taken its toll on Australian aviation, with Sydney losing more than 20 airlines since the outbreak began.

Airlines and Aviation

Asian air route updates: China Eastern Airlines, Cebu Pacific and more

Mark Elliott Jan 25, 2017

China Eastern launches new link to Laos Where? Kunming (China) to Luang Prabang, pictured (Laos) When? Four times a week, effective 2 March 2017 Who? China Eastern Airlines Why?…

Airlines and Aviation

Vietnam Airlines prepares for Czech launch

Mark Elliott Dec 20, 2016

Vietnam Airlines has appointed a new General Sales Agent (GSA) in Prague, ahead of the launch of its first ever flights to the Czech Republic. The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reports that a…

Airlines and Aviation

China’s Capital Airlines to fly to North America

Mark Elliott Aug 18, 2016

Capital Airlines, HNA Group's Beijing-based carrier, has announced plans to start flying to North America for the first time. On 30 December 2016, the airline will commence services…

Airlines and Aviation

Tibet Airlines plans first European flights

Mark Elliott Aug 3, 2016

Tibet Airlines is planning to launch its first ever flights to Europe. The airline, which is backed by Air China, has applied to the Civil Administration of China (CAAC) for…

United States

Xiamen Airlines starts flying to North America

Mark Elliott Jul 24, 2016

China's Xiamen Airlines will launch its inaugural flight to North America on Monday (25 July 2016), when it kicks off a new direct service from Xiamen to Vancouver. The new…

Airlines and Aviation

Tibet Airlines goes international

Mark Elliott Jun 7, 2016

Tibet Airlines will launch its first ever international flights next month. The carrier will initially operate three weekly flights between Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan…

Airlines and Aviation

China’s Hongtu Airlines launches first flight

Mark Elliott May 19, 2016

A start-up airline in China will launch its first flight on Saturday (21 May). Hongtu Airlines, which is based in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, received its Air Operator’s…

Airlines and Aviation

China Eastern Airlines flies to Prague

Mark Elliott Apr 1, 2016

China Eastern Airlines will launch a new direct service to the Czech Republic this summer. Commencing on 22 June 2016, the airline will offer three weekly flights between Shanghai and…

United States

Xiamen Airlines to fly to LA

Mark Elliott Mar 31, 2016

Xiamen Airlines is planning to launch direct flights to Los Angeles. The Chinese carrier has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for permission to launch four…

Airlines and Aviation

Chinese aviation bites, including three new airlines

Mark Elliott Jan 7, 2016

Sichuan Airlines to link Chengdu with Prague Sichuan Airlines has revealed plans to launch the first direct flights between Chengdu and Prague. Scheduled to commence as early as…

Airlines and Aviation

Xiamen Airlines to launch North American flights

Mark Elliott Oct 27, 2015

China's Xiamen Airlines is planning to launch its first ever trans-Pacific flights to the US and Canada. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has revealed that Xiamen…

Airlines and Aviation

Chinese airlines plans more flights Down Under

Mark Elliott Aug 30, 2015

Two Chinese airlines are planning to launch new direct flights to Australia in the coming month, allowing passengers from more Chinese cities to head Down Under. In a recent statement…

Airlines and Aviation

Spring Airlines adds more Chinese connections to Bangkok

Mark Elliott Apr 13, 2015

Chinese low-cost carrier Spring Airlines will launch a series of new services to Bangkok next month. The airline currently connects the Thai capital with its home base of Shanghai,…

Airlines and Aviation

Chinese airlines add multiple Osaka flights

Mark Elliott Feb 27, 2015

Two Chinese airlines have unveiled plans to launch more flights to Osaka. Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines will add a second daily flight to the Japanese city's Kansai International…

Airlines and Aviation

Xiamen Airlines flies Dreamliner to Chengdu‏

Mark Elliott Feb 10, 2015

Xiamen Airlines has started flying its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan province. The new service commenced today (10 February…

Airlines and Aviation

New trans-Himalayan flight links Nepal, Tibet and Sichuan

Mark Elliott Dec 7, 2014

An airline in China is launching a new flight that crosses the Himalayas to connect three key regional cities. Operated by Sichuan Airlines, the new scheduled service will fly from…

Airlines and Aviation

Juneyao Airlines expands route map

Mark Elliott Dec 3, 2014

Juneyao Airlines has unveiled plans to launch a series of new domestic and international services in the early part of next year. Commencing on 15 January 2015, the Shanghai-based…

Airlines and Aviation

Hainan Airlines to add Guangzhou flights

Mark Elliott Jul 15, 2014

Hainan Airlines has launched a series of new flights from Guangzhou's Baiyun International Airport. On Tuesday 15 July, the Chinese carrier commenced a new daily service from…

Airlines and Aviation

Sichuan Air sets up base in Harbin

Mark Elliott Jul 2, 2014

Sichuan Airlines has set up a new operating base in the northeast Chinese city of Harbin. The airline, which is part-owned by China Southern Airlines, will now base up to eight of its…

Airlines and Aviation

Xiamen Airlines sets up West China base

Mark Elliott Jun 24, 2014

Xiamen Airlines has set up a new operating base in western China. The airline, which is traditionally based in southeast China's Fujian province, has penned a new deal with the…

Airlines and Aviation

Tibet Airlines to launch international flights

Mark Elliott May 21, 2014

Tibet Airlines is planning launch its first international flights with a new route to neighbouring Nepal. The carrier, which is part-owned by Air China, is planning to commence a new…

Airlines and Aviation

Qingdao Airlines receives first aircraft

Mark Elliott Apr 11, 2014

Qingdao Airlines has taken delivery of its first ever aircraft. The Chinese start-up airline welcomed the new Airbus A320 aircraft this week, as part of a leasing arrangement with…

Airlines and Aviation

Sichuan Air flies to Sydney

Mark Elliott Oct 31, 2013

Sichuan Airlines will continue its international expansion next month with the launch of services to Sydney. The airline has signed an agreement with the Port Management Office of…

Airlines and Aviation

International airlines target second-tier cities in China

Mark Elliott Aug 29, 2011

Foreign airlines are looking to establish services in second- and third-tier cites across China as they seek to carve out a position in the world's fastest growing aviation market. Demand…

Global

Six Chinese airlines cut domestic fuel surcharges

Mark Elliott Apr 7, 2010

Six Chinese airlines have lowered fuel surcharges on domestic flights from CNY50 to CNY40 (US$7.31 to US$5.85) for routes in excess of 800km. The Shanghai Daily reported that Air China,…

Global

Chinese airlines need more state aid

Mark Elliott Mar 9, 2009

Chinese domestic carriers have called for more government cash to help the aviation industry survive the current financial crisis, according to a Shanghai Daily report.The industry lost…

Airlines and Aviation

Shenzhen Airlines to set up base in Chengdu

Aug 22, 2008

Shenzhen Airlines plans to commence new daily services from Chengdu to Kunming, Guiyang and Guangzhou by the end of this month, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation has reported. The carrier…

Air

Alibaba offers new training in conquering Chinese travel market

Kristin Mariano May 16, 2018

For companies that wanted to dip their hands in China’s hypercompetitive travel market and strengthen their online presence and capabilities, Alibaba announced on Monday that it offers a…

Asian air route updates: new flights from Norwegian, Spring, Air China and more…

Mark Elliott May 16, 2017

Spring adds low-cost link between key Asian cities Where? Shanghai Pudong (China) to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) When? Four times a week, effective immediately Who? Spring Airlines Why?…

China

Major new airport terminal opens in Tibet

Mark Elliott Mar 7, 2017

The second-largest airport terminal in Tibet started operating on Monday. The China Daily reports that the new terminal - the sixth to open in Tibet - is located at Nyingchi Mainling…

Airlines and Aviation

Asian air route updates: AirAsia, Tigerair, Jetstar Pacific and more

Mark Elliott Feb 22, 2017

Chinese travellers get more flights to Malaysia Where? Guangzhou (China) to Johor Bahru (Malaysia) When? Twice a week, effective immediately Who? Sichuan Airlines Why? Chinese carrier…

United States

Western China to get new LA links

Mark Elliott Feb 21, 2017

A pair of new air routes will soon start connecting Los Angeles with the two largest cities in Western China. Hainan Airlines is planning to launch new trans-Pacific services from…

Airlines and Aviation

“Sacred bird” to take flight in Chengdu

Mark Elliott Nov 29, 2016

The skies above China are set to become even busier in future, as the fast-expanding HNA Group prepares to launch yet another airline. One of the group's existing carriers,…

Airlines and Aviation

Airbus takes A350 on Chinese tour

Mark Elliott Oct 14, 2016

Airbus will embark on an 11-day tour of China this month, in an effort to promote its new A350 aircraft to the country's airlines. The tour will kick off on 29 October and will visit…

Airlines and Aviation

Lucky Air commits to Chengdu’s new airport

Mark Elliott Sep 28, 2016

Lucky Air has become the latest airline to confirm that it will move to Chengdu's new airport when it opens in 2020. While its home base is in Kunming, Lucky Air has operated from…

Airlines and Aviation

China Southern sets up base in Chengdu

Mark Elliott Sep 5, 2016

China Southern Airlines has set up a new operating base in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan province. The carrier already operates a host of domestic routes from…

Airlines and Aviation

China Eastern to connect Kunming with Sydney

Mark Elliott Aug 30, 2016

China Eastern Airlines will expand its long-haul route map from Kunming later this year, with the launch of the city's first ever flights to Australia. Commencing on 24 November 2016,…

Airlines and Aviation

Air China to link Sydney with Chengdu

Mark Elliott Aug 26, 2016

Air China has confirmed plans to launch a new direct service between Chengdu and Sydney. At a press conference in Chengdu on Thursday, the airline revealed that the new route would…

Airlines and Aviation

Sydney gets connected to two more Chinese cities

Mark Elliott Aug 23, 2016

China's Hainan Airlines will launch its first ever flights to Australia next month, with the launch of two all-new routes to Sydney within the space of three days. On 12 September 2016,…

China

Work starts on Chengdu’s second airport

Mark Elliott May 28, 2016

Construction work started on Chengdu's new international airport on Friday 27 May. Located near the town of Lujia, 50km from downtown Chengdu, the new Tianfu International Airport…

Airlines and Aviation

China Southern plans second Australian route from Shenzhen‏

Mark Elliott May 3, 2016

China Southern Airlines has applied for permission to launch direct flights between Shenzhen and Melbourne. If approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the new…

Airlines and Aviation

NSW forms new Chinese tourism partnerships

Mark Elliott Apr 18, 2016

Destination NSW has formed a new partnership with Sichuan Airlines aimed at attracting more visitors from Western China. The new deal will see the promotion of direct flights and…

Airlines and Aviation

New airline to launch in Harbin

Mark Elliott Apr 10, 2016

A new airline will take off from the Chinese city of Harbin this summer. LJ Air is expected to take delivery of its first - a 212-seat, all-economy class Airbus A321 - on 18 May,…

Airlines and Aviation

Air China links Chongqing and Dubai‏

Mark Elliott Apr 4, 2016

Air China has launched the first ever non-stop between Chongqing and Dubai. The new service commenced on 2 April and will run three times a week using a 251-seat, two-class Airbus…

Airlines and Aviation

川航、国航开通新航线

Mark Elliott Jan 8, 2016

川航开通成都－布拉格航线四川航空（Sichuan Airlines）近日宣布，将开通成都－布拉格航线。新航线计划于2016年2月开通，一周两班，确切时间将于晚些时候开航前公布。航班将使用298座、两舱布局的空客A330飞机执飞。四川航空也成为了中国内地第二个开通直航布拉格的航空公司。2015年9月，海南航空开通了北京－布拉格航线。国航开通古巴航线…

Airlines and Aviation

Air China plans direct Chengdu-Sydney flights‏

Mark Elliott Dec 20, 2015

Air China intends to launch the first direct service between Sydney and Chengdu next year. The airline has applied to Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for permission to…

Airlines and Aviation

First international link for China’s Nantong

Mark Elliott Aug 27, 2015

Nantong, a city in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, will welcome its first ever international flight later this year. T’way Airlines, the South Korean low-cost carrier, will…

Airlines and Aviation

四川航空飞往迪拜

Mark Elliott Aug 20, 2015

四川航空（Sichuan AIrlines）将在下月继续扩张其国际机队，新开通首条飞往中东的航班。 9月4日开始，四川航空将每周两趟从成都飞往迪拜。去程航班将于每周二和周五09:40从成都双流国际机场出发，于18:00抵达迪拜国际机场。返程航班将使用两舱布局的空客A330飞机，该飞机有头等舱36座和经济舱262座。…

Airlines and Aviation

Lucky Air sets up base in Chengdu

Mark Elliott Dec 23, 2014

Lucky Air, which is based in the Chinese city of Kunming, will launch operations from Chengdu next year. The carrier, which is partly owned by Hainan Airlines, will base several…

Airlines and Aviation

New trans-Himalayan flight announced

Mark Elliott Dec 8, 2014

An airline in China is launching a new flight that crosses the Himalayas to connect three key regional cities. Operated by Sichuan Airlines, the new scheduled service will fly from…

Airlines and Aviation

Chinese carriers boost international links from northeast

Mark Elliott Aug 7, 2014

There are now more international flight options from northeast China, after a series of new route launches by Chinese carriers. China Southern Airlines has unveiled a major increase…

Airlines and Aviation

Lucky Air to create Chengdu base

Mark Elliott Jul 3, 2014

Lucky Air, the Kunming-based subsidiary of Hainan Airlines, has announced plans to launch a base at Chengdu’s Shuangliu International Airport. Currently, the airline offers flights to…

China

Lucky Air sets up base in Chengdu

Mark Elliott Mar 18, 2014

Lucky Air, which operates flights from the Chinese city of Kunming, has launched operations from its new base in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. Last month, the airline…

Tourism Boards

澳洲华人新移民群体壮大中国游客探亲游需求强劲

Mark Elliott Jan 14, 2014

据澳洲新快网援引《澳洲金融评论报》报道称，里昂证券(CLSA)认为，悉尼机场(Sydney Airport)将成为中国游客激增的本土最大受益者，因为中国航空公司增速强劲、悉尼是旅游胜地而且该机场有购物免税服务。 2002年至2012年期间，访澳中国游客数量的复合年增长率高达13%。目前中国访澳游客数量仅次于新西兰，消费额则雄踞第一。里昂证券的分析师赖亚尔(Scott…

Airlines and Aviation

Myanmar grounds MA-60 aircraft after crashes

Mark Elliott Jun 12, 2013

Aviation authorities in Myanmar have grounded the country's fleet of Chinese-made MA-60 turboprop aircraft following a series of recent accidents. An MA-60 operated by Myanma Airways…

Airlines and Aviation

Walsh eyes tie-ups in China visit

Mark Elliott Aug 30, 2011

Foreign airlines are looking to establish services in second- and third-tier cites across China as they seek to carve out a position in the world's fastest growing aviation market. Demand in…

Airlines and Aviation

Air China to launch new carrier in Dalian

Mark Elliott Jul 6, 2011

Air China has signed an agreement with authorities in the northeastern port city of Dalian to set up a new regional airline. The move will see the launch of Dalian Airlines, which will…

Airlines and Aviation

Airbus to assemble 36 A320s in Tianjin in 2011

Mark Elliott Jan 18, 2011

The Airbus factory in Tianjin, northern China, will assemble 36 A320 aircraft in 2011, Xinhua reported local officials as saying yesterday. By the end of 2010, the…

Global

Airbus to deliver first Chinese-made plane

Mark Elliott Jun 22, 2009

Airbus will deliver the first A320 aircraft assembled at its factory in China on Tuesday, according to a ChannelNewsAsia report. The plane, manufactured at the factory in…

Global

First Tianjin-built A320 Flies as China readies for recovery

Mark Elliott Jun 1, 2009

The Straits Times reports that the first A320 aircraft assembled outside Europe at the Airbus Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in ), completed its first flight on May 18, a little…

Airlines and Aviation

China’s new passenger jet makes first commercial flight

Mark Elliott Jun 28, 2016

A new Chinese passenger aircraft embarked on its first ever commercial flight on Tuesday (28 June). The ARJ21, a twin-engined regional jet manufactured by Shanghai-based COMAC, has…

Airlines and Aviation

Samui set for Chinese boom with new flights

Mark Elliott Jun 8, 2016

The Thai resort island of Koh Samui could be set for an influx of Chinese visitors in future, with the launch of a series of new flights. Tibet Airlines recently announced plans to…

Events

World Routes heads to Chengdu

Mark Elliott Sep 23, 2015

World Routes, the global aviation forum, will be held in Chengdu next year. The baton was handed to the Chinese city at the end of this year's event in Durban. The move to Chengdu…

Hotels

Eight new Ramada hotels to rise in China

Mark Elliott Aug 5, 2015

Wyndham Hotel Group's Chinese expansion plans have taken a major step forward, with the signing of eight new Ramada hotels across five provinces. The expansion started this week with…

Airlines and Aviation

Air China to link Chengdu with Paris

Mark Elliott Jul 15, 2015

Air China has applied for permission to launch direct flights between Chengdu and Paris. In a statement on the website of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the aviation…

Airlines and Aviation

China Eastern links LA with Chengdu and Nanjing

Mark Elliott Jul 1, 2015

China Eastern Airlines has launched a new service connecting Los Angeles with two Chinese cities: Chengdu and Nanjing - the respective capitals of Sichuan and Jiangsu provinces. The…

China

Work on Chengdu’s new airport to start in 2015

Mark Elliott May 16, 2015

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has confirmed plans to build a second airport to serve Chengdu, the capital of southwest China’s Sichuan province. Chengdu's…

Airlines and Aviation

China Eastern links western China with North America

Mark Elliott Apr 9, 2015

China Eastern Airlines will add more flights to North America this summer, including connections from key cities in western China. On 25 June 2015, the airline will add a second daily…

Airlines and Aviation

China Eastern to add international routes from Nanjing

Mark Elliott Jan 6, 2015

China Eastern Airlines has unveiled plans to launch a series of new international services from Nanjing, the capital of eastern China’s Jiangsu province. The expansion with commence…

Airlines and Aviation

Chinese aviation briefs

Mark Elliott Jan 5, 2015

Chinese airlines to carry 47.5m pax over New Year Chinese airlines are expected to carry 47.52 million passengers over the Lunar New Year holiday period. The forecast, which was made…

Airlines and Aviation

United spreads wings in China

Mark Elliott Dec 16, 2014

United Airlines will add more flights to China next year, with the addition of extra seasonal services from San Francisco - the airline's "trans-Pacific gateway hub". The current…

Airlines and Aviation

Air China to link Colombo‏ with Chengdu

Mark Elliott Dec 4, 2014

Air China will expand its operations in South Asia next year with the launch of a new route to Colombo. Commencing in early February 2015, the Chinese national carrier will operate…

Airlines and Aviation

United adds Dreamliner flights to Chengdu

Mark Elliott Jun 10, 2014

United Airlines has launched new Boeing 787 Dreamliner service between San Francisco Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan province. The new route makes United the first…

Airlines and Aviation

SriLankan looks to the Far East

Oct 17, 2012 14

SriLankan Airlines is focusing its efforts on Asia, with China and the Far East the focal point for its expansion. Speaking to Travel Daily at the ITB Asia trade show in Singapore yesterday…

Attractions & Tours

Giant pandas arrive in Singapore

Sep 7, 2012 15

Two giant pandas touched down in Singapore yesterday (6 September), following a flight from Chengdu. Kai Kai and Jia Jia arrived on a Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 cargo plane on Thursday…

Attractions & Tours

Singapore to get panda pair

Aug 23, 2012 17

A pair of giant pandas will arrive in Singapore next month. Kai Kai and Jia Jia will be housed at the Yangtze River zone at the River Safari attraction. But visitors to the attraction will…

Airlines and Aviation

China Eastern receives high-altitude B737

Mark Elliott Aug 24, 2011

China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-700NG aircraft, outfitted with high-altitude and high-temperature airport operations packages, as well as the new Boeing…

Airlines and Aviation

Delta volunteers build homes in China

Mark Elliott May 22, 2011

Delta Air Lines, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Habitat for Humanity will join forces from 23-25 May to help build five houses in Pinghu, near Shanghai, as part of…

Global

China Eastern adds base in Chengdu

Mark Elliott Apr 28, 2010

China Eastern Airlines has set up a base in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, the Shanghai Daily has reported. The Shanghai-based carrier plans to base 30 aircraft at Chengdu's…

Global

Macau plans US$19 million tourism stimulus

Mark Elliott Apr 27, 2009

Macau will shore up its tourism industry amid economic downturn with a MOP150 million (US$19 million) stimulus package, the Macao Daily Times has reported.MOP65 million will be put into…

Features

Macau Airport looks to 2009

Mark Elliott Dec 24, 2008

Dr. Deng Jun, Chairman of Board of Directors of Macau International Airport Company Ltd, has outlined his thoughts for 2009, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation has reported.…

Features

Koreans cancel China trips

Mark Elliott May 23, 2008

Korea Herald said Asiana Airlines suspended its flight from Incheon to Chengdu yesterday and would stop commercial flights to the troubled Chinese city until the end of the month. The…