Dec. 28 – This is a regular series of relevant industry news from around China.
Air transport
Air China said it had transported 3.64 million passengers in November, an increase of 8.3 percent over November 2009. Passenger load factor decreased 2.5 percentage points to 76.8 percent Continue reading
Nov. 30 – This is a regular series of relevant industry news from around China.
Air transport
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways and its subsidiary Dragonair carried a total of 2.29 million passengers in October 2010, an increase of 14.1 percent compared with the same period last year. Year-to-date, passenger numbers have grown 11.2 percent. Continue reading
Nov. 17 – China plans to gradually open up its airspace below 1,000 meters in the coming years to facilitate the country’s rapid development in the general aviation industry. Specialists believe the new policy represents a lucrative opportunity for firms in China’s private aviation industry to exploit the country’s large market potential.
China’s State Council and Central Military Commission jointly released a circular on November 14 announcing the decision to intensify the reform of China’s low altitude airspace. According to the circular, reforms will include the opening-up of China’s airspace below 1,000 meters to general aviation with trial locations for the new policy covering Beijing, Changchun, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Jinan, and Nanjing by the end of 2015. Continue reading
Nov. 9 – This is a regular series of relevant industry news from around China.
Air transport
China Southern Airlines carried 6.59 million passengers in September, an increase of 20 percent compared to the same month last year. The airline transported 20 percent more mail and cargo in September, or 113,880 tons. Passenger load factor jumped 7.7 percentage points to 79.9 percent, with comprehensive load factor increasing 3.5 percentage points to 69.6 percent. Continue reading
Oct. 20 – This is a regular series of relevant industry news from around China.
Air transport
Russian Yakutia Airline started flying between Blagoveshchensk, Russia and Harbin, China, from October 9. The company operates the regular route once a week using An-140 aircraft. Continue reading
Oct. 6 – This is a regular series of relevant industry news from around China.
Air transport
China Southern Airlines will start flying daily between Moscow and Guangzhou via Urumqi by the end of this month, China Knowledge Press reported, citing RIA Novosti. Currently, the air carrier operates four services to Moscow a week.
China Southern Airlines and Sinotrans & CSC Holdings Co Ltd, a China-based company offering logistics services, last Thursday commenced a charter cargo route from Shanghai to Luxembourg, China Industry Daily News reported, citing state media. Continue reading
Sept. 28 – This is a regular series of relevant industry news from around China.
Air transport
Air France and China Southern Airlines have signed a joint venture agreement which is based on sharing revenues on the Paris-Guangzhou route. The agreement will come into effect on November 1, 2010.
Currently, all Air France and China Southern flights between Paris and Guangzhou are operated on a code-share basis. Several other connecting destinations beyond those two cities will gradually be introduced on a code-share basis within the framework of the joint venture. Continue reading
Aug. 26 – Tibet is following other provinces in China and is to have its own airline, with operations set to start from August next year.
The company, which has just recently been granted state-level approval, has been formed and is a joint venture between the Tibet Autonomous Region Investment Co. holding the majority stake of 51 percent and Tibet Sanli Investment and Tibet Ruiyi Investment holding 39 percent and 10 percent shares, respectively.
Tibet Airlines has already purchased three Airbus A319s, and hopes to introduce services from August 2011. Tibet is currently served by six airlines operating 16 routes, including Air China and Sichuan Airlines who make up the bulk of the traffic and scheduled weekly flights also being made by China Southern, China Eastern, Shenzhen Airlines and Hainan Air. Continue reading
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