Air China

Air China is the flag carrier and one of the major airlines of the People's Republic of China. Based in Beijing it is one of the world’s largest airlines in terms of fleet size but ranks behind its main competitors, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines, in terms of passenger traffic.
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Overseas flight fees at mainland airports leap for domestic carriers

6 Feb 2013

Mainland airlines, which used to pay 40 per cent less in airport charges than foreign carriers, are facing increased fees for international and regional routes.

VistaJet eyes new horizons from China-Africa trade

4 Dec 2012

VistaJet, the European-based business jet charter company, is strengthening its operations in Asia on the back of the region's growing economic and trade links with the developing world,...

China-Japan air travel recovering

30 Nov 2012

Air travel demand has started to recover on routes between China and Japan after previously being hammered because of the territorial dispute between the two countries.

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2 Nov 2012

Beijing to investigate alleged dumping by EU

The Ministry of Commerce said it will investigate whether the European Union is improperly subsidising its producers of solar-grade polysilicon...

Profits at Air China and China Eastern Airlines fall

31 Oct 2012

Air China, the mainland's flagship carrier, said net profit in the third quarter dropped 16.5 per cent to 3.17 billion yuan (HK$3.93 billion) as revenue rose to 28.7 billion yuan from 28.1 billion...

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Air China scraps 1b yuan share sale

Shares in Air China will resume trading in Hong Kong today after the carrier scrapped a 1.05 billion yuan (HK$1.3 billion) share sale plan to its parent.

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Series of hoax bomb threats disrupts China flights

Mainland air travellers are dealing with disruptions caused by an increase in hoax bomb threats. On Tuesday, Air China received fake bomb threats about two flights to Beijing - one from Lhasa ,...

Market Open:Hong Kong stocks seen to open higher on A share optimism

Hong Kong stocks are expected to open higher on Monday, rising on the coat-tails of the A shares, which are forecast to rise on speculation that Chinese regulators will act to "save" the onshore...

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