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More Passengers Fly

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-11-13

DOMESTIC carriers flew 21.71 million passengers in October, rising 18 percent from a year ago, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said yesterday. The growth was 0.7 percentage points faster than that of...

Domestic airlines fly back into the black

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-9-15

CHINESE domestic airlines, which suffered huge losses last year, have gone back into the black this year, thanks to a recovery in air travel, according to the head of the country's aviation regulator. "Domestic...

Aviation market set to expand fast in H2

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-8-18

CHINA'S aviation market is showing signs of recovery and will maintain a rapid monthly growth for the rest of this year, according to the country's aviation regulator. Its domestic airlines flew 21 million passengers...

CAAC to pay back funds to airlines

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-5-15

CHINA'S aviation regulator will refund domestic carriers 4.29 billion yuan (US$629 million), which was collected for a government fund, in a bid to minimize the fallout from the economic downturn. The Civil Aviation...

New direct routes to ease woes on airlines

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-3-12

CHINA'S aviation regulator will offer 35 new direct routes across the country from today till the end of the year as it continues to try and ease pressure on domestic airlines. The shorter routes will mainly...

Domestic carriers may look to delay delivery of new planes

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-3-5

CHINESE carriers will review their plans to purchase more aircraft because of the changing market conditions and some may delay deliveries, said the director of China's aviation watchdog yesterday. Carriers...

Airlines to find it hard to establish new units

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-2-19

CHINA'S aviation watchdog has tightened approval for airlines to set up new units as it moves to beef up safety and efficiency of the industry which is hit by a global economic slowdown. Airlines which plan...

Private air carriers face new challenges

Business | Airlines and airports
2008-12-31

CHINA'S first private carrier, Okay Airways, was set up in 2005 after the country lowered the threshold for private investment in the aviation industry. A batch of private carriers followed, including the country's...

Airline carry-on rules relaxed

Business | Airlines and airports
2008-12-18

PASSENGERS boarding domestic flights from Shanghai and other Chinese cities will soon be allowed to carry more liquids on board and even a lighter. Tight restrictions on these items were put in place in April as...

China acts to protect airline industry

Business | Airlines and airports
2008-11-28

CHINA, Asia's biggest air-travel market, will stop approving plane orders and the establishment of new carriers to avoid overcapacity during an economic slowdown. Airlines will be able to buy planes that have...