China’s Chengdu Airlines Launches New Route To Country’s Easternmost Airport
Chengdu Airlines has launched a new route connecting Shandong province’s Weihai city to Fuyuan Dongji Airport in Heilongjiang province, following the resumption of airport operations after nearly a one-month hiatus…
China Express Profits By Focusing On Underserved Domestic Routes
China’s regional airline China Express earned 2.3 billion yuan (US$360 million) revenue in the first half of its 2021 financial year, a year-on-year increase of 17%, through its focus on…
Airbus Steps Up Marketing Of A220 In China
Despite the pandemic and the uncertainty in the aviation industry, European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is stepping up efforts to promote the Airbus A220 in China, arguing it is ideally suited…
ANALYSIS: HNA Group Bankruptcy And What It Means For Tianjin Airlines, GX Airlines And Other Regional Airlines In the Group
HNA Group, China’s fourth largest airline group and the country’s largest operator of regional aircraft, faces bankruptcy. HNA Group says in a statement today it has received a notice from…
China Aircraft Leasing Orders 30 ARJ21s, Plans to Lease Aircraft to Indonesian Airline TransNusa
China Aircraft Leasing (CALC) plans to lease 30 Commercial Aircraft Corporation (Comac) ARJ21 regional jets to Indonesian regional carrier TransNusa Aviation Mandiri, representing a renewed push by China aircraft manufacturers…
China’s OTT Has First Flight
China Eastern Airlines’ new off-shoot and ARJ21-700 operator OTT Airlines completed its first commercial passenger flight today. The flight, MU5159, departed from its base at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at…