Hainan Airlines To Launch Beijing-Zurich Flight
Hainan Airlines, China's fourth largest carrier, recently announced that it is scheduled to launch an air service between Beijing and Zurich in Switzerland on May 31, 2011.
Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Ahead Of Schedule
The Beijing to Shanghai High-Speed Railway is scheduled to begin operation in the middle of June 2011, one year ahead of its original schedule — according to a recent announcement by the minister of railways, Liu Zhijun.
China's National Day Holiday Brings New Highs In tourism
According to China's National Holiday Office and statistics collected by the National Tourism Administration and the State Statistics Bureau, about 254 million tourists visited scenic spots throughout the country during the week-long 2010 National Day holiday, 27.1% more than in the same period of last year.
China Eastern Reports Highest-ever Passenger Load Factor
China Eastern Airlines, the nation's third largest airline, recently said that its passenger load factor reached 80.1% in June 2010 — the highest level ever. And its cargo load factor was 59.7%.
HNA Group Builds Northern Headquarters In Tianjin
It is learned that HNA's CNY3 billion group northern headquarters in Tianjin Municipality has been registered in the commerce and industry department, and will be formally set up in May 2010.
China Eastern To Join SkyTeam
China Eastern Airlines Corporation and the SkyTeam Airline Alliance have signed a memorandum of understanding in Shanghai confirming China Eastern's plans to join the SkyTeam Alliance by mid 2011.
China And Australia Sign New Air Services Agreement
The Hon Anthony Albanese, Australia's Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, has announced that the Chinese and Australian governments have signed a new air services agreement that allows the two countries to increase the number of available seats on routes between Australia and China by 70% before the end of 2010.
Macau Signs Bilateral Air Service Agreement With Japan
The government of the Macau SAR has signed a bilateral air service agreement with the Japanese government.
Scheduled Direct Cross-Strait Flights Start On 32 Routes
Permission from the mainland Chinese civil aviation authorities has been granted to 16 airlines in mainland China and Taiwan for scheduled direct cross-strait passenger and cargo flights between the Mainland and Taiwan.
Air France-KLM Appoints New GM For Greater China
Frederic Kahane has been appointed general manager of Air France-KLM Greater China, based in Beijing.
China And Chile Sign New Open Skies Agreement
According to Chile's Ministry of Transport, Chile and China have signed a new "open skies" agreement to further open the air travel between the two countries for both cargo and passengers.