
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport celebrates the launch of a new route ...

Madrid Airport inaugurates new route with Wenzhou (China) operated by China Eastern

‘What exactly is it?’ ask social media users as baffling menu shared online

Airline serves ‘dog food’ to business class passengers in translation blunder

Should they change the carrier's name to Airbud? Passengers on a China Eastern ...

'Imported dog food' served on first-class airline menu
'What is it?'

The Middle East has long been a global crossroads for air travel ...

Travellers face longer flights as airlines have ‘zero pressure to save time’ to avoid war zones

Recording close to 11 million passengers passing through Budapest Airport during the first three quarters of 2023 ...

Budapest Airport set for a busy winter season

It's possible to redeem Air France-KLM Flying Blue miles for first class travel on partners ...

Flying Blue’s Intriguing First Class Partner Awards

Li was China's No. 2 leader from 2013-23 and an ...

Former Premier Li Keqiang, once considered a contender to lead China's Communist Party, dies at 68
Quick Glance: Speculations arise from death of China's ex-PM Li Keqiang
- Chinese authorities struggle to control tributes following the death of Li Keqiang.
- Chinese censors are working to suppress mourning posts on the internet to avoid political or economic reforms.
- Public gatherings in the wake of Li Keqiang's death are prohibited.
- The CCP's panicked response to Li's death has fueled speculation about the circumstances.

Virgin Atlantic sieht durch die SkyTeam-Mitgliedschaft Chancen in ...

Der COO von Virgin Atlantic spricht über die Erweiterung der Horizonte der Fluggesellschaft

Some planes are hitting top speeds over over 750 miles per hour.

Powerful jet stream pushing commercial planes to destinations faster

Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) said on Tuesday the company and China Eastern Airlines ...

Qantas, China Eastern Airlines withdraw request to regulator to extend pact

Rising air pollution in China is showing signs of a "synchronized economic expansion" ...

Chinese economy
More air pollution suggests growth, higher oil prices

It's possible to redeem Air France-KLM Flying Blue miles for first class travel on partners ...

Flying Blue’s Intriguing First Class Partner Awards

Daniel Andrews has recreated an iconic meme in a cheeky farewell post to his followers on Facebook.

Dan Andrews’ cheeky final post

China Eastern Airlines (600115.SS) said on Thursday it will buy another 100 C919 ...

China Eastern Airlines to buy 100 C919 planes, aircraft's largest ever order

China’s planemaker gets US$9.9bil order for 100 C919 jets: The deal could hurt US planemaker Boeing, which hasn’t secured a major order from Chinese carriers in ...
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Travelling to Frankfurt? This guide covers ways to fly there and where to stay to maximise your points ...

How to hack your way to Frankfurt with points

Australia's competition regulator on Friday said it planned to end a long-surviving ...

Aussie regulator moves to block Qantas-China Eastern Airlines cooperation

An Air China flight was evacuated upon landing in ...

Passengers evacuated on runway at Singapore’s Changi Airport after Air China plane engine catches fire

Shaffia Xiong’s trip to New York almost didn’t happen.

More direct China-US flights on the horizon, but return to 2019 traffic far more distant

As it waits for the long process of certification to work its way out in wealthier ...

China’s home-grown planes touch down in Southeast Asia as West mulls approval
China Eastern and China Southern bring back one-stop hops from Brisbane to Europe via China ...

Brisbane flyers get two new paths to Europe, via China
Quick Glance: China Plans Development Zones in Fujian with Taiwan
- Southeastern province to be developed together with the island
- Financial market initiatives included in the plan
- China supports Fujian in exploring a new development direction with Taiwan
- Taiwan rejects China's sovereignty claims
China Eastern Airlines continues three-year lossmaking streak as international travel remains ...

Chinese carriers extend losses despite end of pandemic curbs
Quick Glance: Super Typhoon Saola Approaches: Hong Kong Grounds Flights and Shuts Schools
- Super Typhoon Saola recorded top wind speeds of 205km/h as it nears China's southern coast.
- Hong Kong has grounded flights, shut down its stock market, and closed schools as super Typhoon Saola barrels towards China's southern coast.
- Saola's wind speeds topped 205km/h as it came within 230km of the financial hub.
- On China's mainland, authorities issued the highest typhoon warning for the storm, which is expected to make landfall in coastal areas from Huilai to Hong Kong on Friday afternoon or evening.

Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and American Airlines Group (AAL.O) will operate more flights to China soon ...

Delta, American Airlines to expand China flight schedule

The U.S. and China will approve twice the number of passenger flights currently permitted for air ...

US, China agree to double weekly flights between countries

The second COMAC C919 to enter service has flown its first passengers on a China Eastern ...

China’s second COMAC C919 to enter service flies first passengers

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Quick Glance: China's Diplomatic Success in the Middle East
- China's public diplomacy promotes development between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
- China strengthens ties with Saudi Arabia through technology transfer and drone production.
- The blame game points to the US and the West for issues in the Middle East.
- China collaborates with Middle East investors and becomes Russia's top oil supplier.

COMAC has delivered a second C919 to China Eastern Airlines, the exclusive operator of the type.

COMAC delivers the second C919 to China Eastern Airlines

Cheap flights from Budapest, Hungary to Fukuoka, Japan for only €480 roundtrip.

Budapest, Hungary to Fukuoka, Japan for only €480 roundtrip (Nov-Dec dates)

A made-in-China aircraft to rival Boeing Co. and Airbus SE underwent its maiden commercial ...

China Jet to Rival Airbus, Boeing Makes First Commercial Flight

Boeing Co (BA.N) CEO Dave Calhoun downplayed speculation that China's maiden commercial flight of ...

Boeing CEO 'not overly anxious' about Chinese narrowbody jet

With Chinese airlines being allowed to operate more flights to the US ...

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New flights by Chinese airlines to US avoid Russian airspace

IATA has criticized governments and state authorities for continuing to fail to ...

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IATA blasts governments for lackluster aviation accident reports

China’s first large homegrown passenger jet made its inaugural commercial flight on ...

China’s answer to Boeing and Airbus, the C919, takes first commercial flight
Quick Glance: China Eastern schedules first COMAC C919 flight
- The airline plans to operate the first flight of B-919A on May 28, 2023.
- According to Global Times, the airline will operate flights with the COMAC C919 soon.
- China Eastern Airlines had previously scheduled flights with the C919 in February 2023, but they were replaced with the Airbus A320.
- Before carrying passengers on commercial services, the C919 must undergo a 100-flight-hour test program.

How does the Comac C919, China’s first domestically produced passenger jet, stack up against foreign rivals from Boeing and Airbus? Read more: https://cna.asia/43m7PnQ
Quick Glance: China's Economy Disappoints Investors Despite Acceleration in Q1
- Financial markets have raised concerns about China's economy, but Wall Street is missing the big picture.
- Growth in the world's second largest economy accelerated to 4.5% in Q1 from 2.9% in Q4.
- However, recent data suggests slowing growth in retail sales, home sales, industrial production, and fixed-asset investment.
- This has disappointed investors hoping for a bigger post-COVID rebound and led Wall Street to lower its growth estimates for the full year.

Despite backing from top leaders and a ready-made market for its planes ...

China’s C919 Takes Maiden Commercial Flight—and First Bite From Boeing

With the C919 jet, China hopes to compete with Airbus and Boeing. The aircraft made its maiden ...

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China's Comac C919 makes its first commercial flight

China's first locally produced passenger jet took off on its maiden commercial flight ...

China's first homegrown passenger jet makes maiden commercial flight

Boeing Co (BA.N) CEO Dave Calhoun downplayed speculation that China's maiden commercial flight of ...

Boeing CEO 'not overly anxious' about Chinese narrowbody jet

China Eastern Airlines, the initial customer for the country's homegrown narrow-body jet C919, launched the plane's first commercial flight

China's C919 aircraft has sourced its engines, brakes, wheels, tires, and flight control ...

China’s domestically built C919 plane is full of foreign technology

Serbia and China plan to expand traffic and add more routes to existing two.

Serbia, China to lift air traffic restrictions as new routes planned

China Eastern Airlines’ first – and only – COMAC C919 returns to the air after several months on ...

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China Eastern COMAC C919 back flying after hiatus

Biden and McCarthy hash out a debt deal. Erdogan wins Turkey election. China’s rival to Boeing and Airbus carries ...

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Airbus delivered more jets than Boeing during April 2023, outperforming its US rival which ...

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Airbus outperforms Boeing deliveries due to 737 MAX delays

The best websites for searching SkyTeam award availability - The Points Guy: A look at the best websites to use when you want to find award flights for SkyTeam ...
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Toronto Airport working on establishing Belgrade flights.

Toronto Pearson Airport “targeting Serbia flights”

Despite loosened visa rules, the number of flights into China is still a small fraction of what ...

China Has Reopened to Tourists. The Hard Part Is Getting There.

Flyer shares 'poor man's first class' trick.

TikToker shares controversial trick to ensure entire row to himself

Ernie Bot’s reputation took a roller-coaster ride. It’s a reminder that Chinese AI companies and ...

The bearable mediocrity of Baidu’s ChatGPT competitor

China's aviation regulator said Monday investigators were still looking into the cause of the crash of ...

China still seeking answers a year after plane crash

Because of the war in Ukraine, U.S. carriers have to take the long way on flights to ...

Banned From Russian Airspace, U.S. Airlines Look to Restrict Competitors
Quick Glance: Airlines are struggling to repatriate dollars from crisis-stricken Pakistan.
- Carriers reduce or cancel flights as the country struggles with low foreign currency reserves.
- After Nigeria, Pakistan holds the second-largest amount of foreign currency from airlines in the world.
- "Some airlines still have funds stuck in Pakistan from sales in 2022."
- According to local media, a Pakistan senate committee this month asked the aviation ministry to urge airlines to resume operations.

Airline also offering discounted flights to Malaysia

Air Asia to offer NT$1 flights from Taiwan to Philippines

The cause of China’s worst plane crash in 28 years remains a mystery after the country’s ...

A year after China Eastern plane disaster, few clues, fewer answers

Airbus managed to regain its momentum against its main rival Boeing ...

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Airbus delivers, sells more aircraft than Boeing in Feb 2023

US airlines are unhappy that rival carriers using American airports can fly over ...

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US airlines want rival foreign carriers banned from Russian airspace

Chairman says Greater Bay Airlines 'sticking with Boeing for now'

Chinese airline balks at C919, goes for Boeing 737-9
State-owned carriers grapple with headwinds including lingering Covid rules and limits on ...

Chinese airlines left at the gate as international travel takes off

Chinese authorities have urged state-owned firms to phase out using the four biggest ...

China Urges State Firms to Drop Big Four Auditors on Data Risk

It is regrettable that there have frequently been incidents when ...

9 Years On, ‘MH370
The Plane That Disappeared’ Aims To Discover The Truth About Doomed Plane

While COMAC delivered the first C919 to China Eastern, the airline has yet to operate the first ...

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China Eastern changes first C919 flight schedule

Travelers looking to visit have faced high ticket prices and limited ...

China Restarts International Flights From Shanghai, Guangzhou As Reopening Advances

Two of China’s largest state-owned airlines said they would give up their New York stock ...

China State-Owned Airlines to Delist in New York, Joining Exodus

For three years, China boasted about its zero-Covid policy and then let ...

9,000 corona deaths every day?
China is experiencing a “disaster in almost every city”

China’s homegrown COMAC C919 aircraft will undoubtedly find a large home market ...

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How can China’s COMAC jet challenge Airbus and Boeing’s domination?

After a chaotic year for aviation, airlines and passengers look forward to smoother skies in ...

The new aircraft, routes and airplane cabins taking off in 2023

China Eastern Airlines is the first customer to receive the C919, a home-grown ...

China’s aviation ambitions enter new era with first delivery of C919 jet

The world's first C919, a Chinese-made narrowbody jet, was delivered to launch customer ...

China Eastern takes delivery of the world's first made-in-China C919 jet

All the top Air Transport stories in the year 2022.

Top Air Transport Stories Of 2022 | Aviation Week Network

This year saw months of warfare in Ukraine, the assassination of former Japan prime minister Shinzo ...

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The biggest international news stories of 2022

Exclusive: ‘The fatal accident rate is better than average ...

Aviation safety in 2022
More than 170 killed in fatal plane crashes including China flight disaster

A high-level US delegation will travel to China next week to follow up on President Joe Biden’s recent ...

High-level US delegation to visit China in coming days

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and more have published their outlooks ...

Is China set for a rebound in 2023? Wall Street pros weigh in — and reveal how to trade it

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese airline on Friday became the first customer to take delivery of a ...

Chinese airline receives first domestic long-range jetliner

Airlines push for lone pilot flights to cut costs despite safety fears.

Would you fly on a plane with just one pilot in the cockpit?

Over 40 countries have asked the United Nations body that sets aviation standards to help ...

Airlines push for lone pilot flights to cut costs despite safety fears

China Eastern MU5735 Crash May Have Been Intentional, Preliminary Assessment Shows
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Airlines and regulators are pushing to have just one pilot in the cockpit of passenger ...

Airlines push for single-pilot flights to cut costs despite safety fears

China’s first home-grown passenger jet is expected to be ...

China’s C919 passenger jet to start commercial operation ‘as soon as possible’ in first half of 2023
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