- Hainan Airlines Announces First North American Service[Feb. 05, 2008]
On Feb. 5, Hainan Airlines, China's largest privately owned carrier (airline code: HU), announced its first service to North America with nonstop flights from Seattle to Beijing beginning on Jun. 9, 2008.
- Pre-Festival Cross-Strait Charter Flights Wind Up Amid Severe Weather[Feb. 06, 2008]
As flight CI7958 operated by Taiwan-based China Airlines left for Taipei from Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Feb. 6, cross-strait charter flights prior to the Spring Festival completed.
- China: All Affected Airports Reopen After Snowstorms[Feb. 08, 2008]
An airport in the southwestern province of Guizhou resumed operation on Feb. 8, marking the normalization of China's entire airport services after disruption by snowstorms.
- Photos: Cross-Strait Charter Flights Take-Off From Xiamen[Feb. 05, 2008]
Xiamen Airlines stewardesses greet passengers at the airport in Xiamen, East China's Fujian Province, on February 4, 2008.
- Shanghai's Consumer Watchdog Urges Action over Airline Complaints[Feb. 06, 2008]
A consumer watchdog has recommended the regulation of air-ticket agencies, and urged airlines to inform customers beforehand about over-bookings.
- AirAsia X Launches Flight to Hangzhou, China[Feb. 05, 2008]
Malaysia's low-cost carrier, AirAsia X, began operating flights between Kuala Lumpur and Hangzhou in east China, Malaysian media reported on Feb. 5.
- Shandong Airlines to Operate From Beijing Airport's New Terminal 3[Feb. 01, 2008]
Officials from Shandong Airlines told CARNOC.com that the airline will be one of the very first airline users of Beijing Capital International Airport's newly constructed Terminal 3 (T3).
- Shanghai Quells Worries over Cancellation of Cross-Strait Charter Flights[Feb. 04, 2008]
A senior Shanghai official has quelled any worries that the pressure-laden Pudong International Airport would cancel some scheduled cross-strait charter flights due to the lingering snow.
- Clearing China Eastern Airlines for Takeoff[Jan. 23, 2008]
At first, the bidding war that erupted recently for a stake in China Eastern Airlines, China's third largest carrier by revenue, was hailed as an example of capitalism invading the country's tightly controlled airspace. China Eastern was entertaining an offer by Singapore Airlines to buy 24% of the company for US$920 million when a rival bidder, China National Aviation Corp. (CNAC), parent of flag carrier Air China, swooped in with a promise to beat that offer. In an uncharacteristic move, airline-industry regulators in Beijing said they would allow China Eastern's shareholders to settle the matter.
- Snapshots: Efforts Made to Ensure Air Travel in China Despite Snowy Weather[Feb. 01, 2008]
With heavy rain and snow snarling much of mainland China's eastern, central and southern regions for the past few weeks, which has been described as the heaviest in over a decade in many areas, air transport disruptions are becoming increasingly common in many cities as nearby airports are being forced to close due to poor weather conditions, low visibility and snow- or ice-covered runways.