Rising numbers of travelers between China and Japan
Bao Xiaohe, a frequent flyer between Beijing and Japan, has flown nine times in the past year. She has visited more than 30 cities in Japan, from Tokyo to Osaka to Okinawa. Each time she travels, Bao spends 10 days there.
Boeing hiring, targeting early Q4 return for 737 MAX
Boeing Co said on Tuesday that it plans to add extra staff and hire “a few hundred” temporary employees at an airport in Washington state, where it is storing many grounded 737 MAX jetliners. This is a key step in its best-case plan for resuming deliveries to airline customers in October.
South China airport completes test flight after expansion
Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport in South China's Guangdong Province had a test flight of its passenger planes on Wednesday following an expansion, aiming to develop itself into an international air transport hub.
CAAC to facilitate direct luggage transfer services at 29 airports
China's civil aviation agency said it will pilot direct transfer luggage services in 29 airports, including two in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in a bid to better serve customers.
New services, deals
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released performance figures for 2018 showing that global air connectivity continues to become more accessible and more efficient.
Chinese carrier eyes airline network status with home-developed aircraft
China's Genghis Khan Airlines has proposed a plan to build a civilian airline network with the ARJ21, China's first indigenously developed regional aircraft, according to its developer.
GE warns Boeing MAX grounding may cost $1.4 bln
General Electric Co (GE) raised its 2019 forecast on Wednesday, but disclosed more than $1 billion in potential costs from the grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX jetliner, puncturing an early share rally.
New services, deals
Lufthansa Group will deploy two A380 jumbo jets to Shanghai next year, serving the direct route from Shanghai to Frankfurt and Shanghai to Munich, according to Alain Chisari, vice president of sales in Asia Pacific.
United Tech meets aircraft parts demand after MAX grounding
United Technologies Corporation (UTC) on Tuesday raised its full-year sales and profit forecasts, aided by an increase in demand for its aircraft maintenance parts and services, as airlines grapple with overworked planes due to the grounding of Boeing's MAX jets.
Boeing posts biggest loss yet on 737 MAX
Boeing Co posted its largest-ever quarterly loss on Wednesday due to the spiraling cost of resolving issues with its 737 MAX, warning that it may have to shut production of the grounded aircraft completely if it runs into new hurdles with global regulators while attempting to get its best-selling jet back in the air.
New services, deals
Delta's newest wide-body aircraft – the Airbus A330-900neo – began scheduled service on Friday, flying from Shanghai to Seattle.
Factbox: Airlines count costs of Boeing 737 MAX grounding
Some international airlines have reported tentative schedules for when they expect their Boeing 737 MAX airplanes to be up in the air again. More than 300 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 passenger planes were taken out of service after two fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, within 5 months of each other, killed 346 people.
China's civil aviation industry sees steady growth from January to June
China has seen continuous development in its civil aviation industry both in terms of safety performance and comprehensive transportation growth, according to national civil aviation authorities.
Boeing set to lose biggest planemaker title
Boeing Co is set to lose its standing as the world's biggest planemaker after reporting a 37 percent drop in deliveries for the first half of the year due to the prolonged grounding of its best-selling MAX jets.
European airline chiefs push back against flight shaming, carbon taxes
The heads of some of Europe's largest airlines on Wednesday hit back against efforts to discourage Europeans from traveling by air, arguing the industry was making huge strides in cutting its carbon footprint and that there was no shame in air travel.
Turkish Airlines hopes to win more flight frequencies in the nation
Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, hopes to win more flight frequencies in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, in a bid to increase its market share in China, a senior executive from the carrier said recently.
New services, deals
China Southern Airlines has received the first of 20 deliveries of its A350-900, becoming the newest operator of this long-range, wide-body aircraft. The Guangzhou-based carrier operates an Airbus fleet of 335 aircraft, including 282 A320 Family aircraft, 48 A330 Family aircraft and 5 A380 aircraft.
China seeks digital, intelligent tech in smart airport growth
China's burgeoning civil airports are eyeing digital and intelligent technologies to sustain continuous growth, according to China's civil aviation authorities.