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.

The new terminal at Beijing Daxing International Airport spans 700,000 square metres. Photo: EPA-EFE

Beijing Daxing airport’s inventive details take shape a year before opening

The world’s largest airport is designed to handle more aircraft and to keep passengers’ walks to a minimum

27 Oct 2018 - 10:30pm 7

An airline passenger on a domestic flight in China was detained for five days after getting caught vaping in the bathroom. Photo: AP

Chinese passenger caught vaping in plane gets 5 days in detention

8 Oct 2018 - 8:37pm 4

Shares of Chinese carriers, including Air China, rose on Monday after the central bank intervened to stabilise the yuan. Photo: Reuters

Chinese airlines climb as central bank steps in to stabilise yuan

27 Aug 2018 - 3:19pm

An Air China flight headed for Beijing was forced to return to Paris. Photo: Alamy

Terror threat forcing Air China flight back to Paris ‘was false alarm’

27 Jul 2018 - 12:26am

Flight CA1639, bound for Harbin, turned back at about 8.30pm after crew and passengers noticed the smoke. Photo: news.sina.com.cn

Air China flight turns back to Beijing because of smoke in cabin

22 Jul 2018 - 6:06pm 8

Passengers on Air China flight CA106 from Hong Kong to Dalian put on oxygen masks. Photo: Eugene Chow

Air China plane's harrowing plunge left passengers with 'little air'

22 Jul 2018 - 12:17pm 40

Chinese airlines have had an enviable safety record in recent times but that is no reason to be complacent, as seen in the scare on a flight from Hong Kong to Dalian

Air China incident a reminder to be vigilant

18 Jul 2018 - 11:17pm 1

Air China has been forced to cut its flight hours, but it is unclear at the moment what exact impact this would have on the company.

Air China’s flight hours cut by state regulator after vaping fiasco

18 Jul 2018 - 11:37pm 21

Aviation authority points finger at co-pilot who while trying to stop smoke from reaching cabin, accidentally turned off air-conditioning unit, causing oxygen levels to drop

Air China will fire pilots in vaping fiasco that led to plane’s 25,000-foot plunge

14 Jul 2018 - 2:50am 86

Oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling of the Boeing 737 after the plane’s sudden descent half an hour after it took off from Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: Weibo

Flight data seized from plane that plummeted ‘because crew were smoking’

13 Jul 2018 - 6:29am 19

Oxygen masks are deployed aboard Air China flight CA106 from Hong Kong to Dalian in northern China. Photo: Weibo

Pilots suspected of smoking after Air China flight drops in mid-air

12 Jul 2018 - 8:16pm 47

China Southern, Air China and China Eastern seen reporting their best results in several years

Tourism boom to bring record profits for Chinese airlines

26 Mar 2018 - 12:46pm

China Southern Airlines’ H shares briefly surged by 11 per cent on Monday to their highest level in more than two years. Photo: Reuters

Airline shares surge after China loosens control on airfares

8 Jan 2018 - 10:56pm

Yields on domestic routes fell by an average of 12 per cent among China’s six biggest airlines between 2014 and 2016, according to Fitch. Photo: AFP

China’s airlines held back by declining yields

13 Jun 2017 - 7:32am

China Southern Airlines saw its net profit surge 35 per cent to 5.04 billion yuan last year. Photo: AFP

China Southern posts 35pc rise in net profit for 2016

30 Mar 2017 - 11:50pm

Higher aviation fuel costs are among headwinds facing Chinese carriers in 2017. Photo: AFP

Chinese carriers to hit headwinds in 2017

12 Dec 2016 - 10:23pm

Air China posts 60pc rise in Q3 profit, bolstered by falling operating and finance costs

Air China posts 60pc rise in Q3 profit, bolstered by falling operating and finance costs

28 Oct 2016 - 12:49am

BOC Aviation to buy five planes from Air China in lease-back deal

BOC Aviation to buy five planes from Air China in lease-back deal

3 Oct 2016 - 9:48pm

As the national flag carrier, Air China should have a corporate culture that is in tune with the world whose people it connects, instead of projecting a disturbing image of prejudice and alienation. Photo: Reuters

Air China has no excuse for prejudice in London travel guide

15 Sep 2016 - 3:51am 10

Air China is blasted for ‘racist’ article about London that warned of ‘Indians, Pakistanis and black people’

Air China is blasted for ‘racist’ article about London that warned of ‘Indians, Pakistanis and black people’

8 Sep 2016 - 10:39am 92

Shenzhen’s Bao'an International Airport

Shenzhen plans three new airports with international flights to city expected to double by 2020

5 Jun 2016 - 10:49pm 9

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More seats than passengers as Chinese airlines expand too fast

21 Apr 2016 - 4:10pm 8

<p>Three mainland airlines abandon air ticketing platform Qunar amid push to bolster their own direct-ticket sales model </p>

Chinese airlines migrating away from online travel agencies in effort to lower sales costs

6 Apr 2016 - 2:48pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives on a Air China Boeing 747-400 for a one week visit to the United States, at Boeing's Paine Field in Seattle, Washington on September 22, 2015. Plans for a Boeing factory in China have been submitted to the government in Beijing, state-run media reported ahead of President Xi Jinping's US visit, where he will tour one of its plants. AFP PHOTO/MARK RALSTON

Currency turbulence: Chinese airlines brace for yuan headwinds

20 Jan 2016 - 8:14pm

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Er, you’ve sprayed foam on wrong plane: Chinese airport firemen mix up aircraft after fire alert

11 Dec 2015 - 6:51pm 3

(151010) -- SHANGHAI, Oct. 10, 2015 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2015 shows an aerial view of the under-construction Enchanted Storybook Castle, a Disneyland resort signature, at the Shanghai Disneyland Resort in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Zhu Yushuai) (wyo)

Shanghai Disneyland could send China’s airline shares into lift-off mode, says Citi

3 Dec 2015 - 4:24pm

China Eastern Airlines planes are seen on the tarmac at Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai, in this July 29, 2014 file photo. Australia's competition watchdog said on March 24, 2015 it plans to reject a proposal for Qantas Airways Ltd and China Eastern Airlines Corp to co-ordinate operations. REUTERS/Aly Song/Files CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Chinese airlines fly high as tourists get on board

13 Nov 2015 - 9:45am

Workers load luggage in Shandong Airlines in China as the country's carriers grouse that they cannot take full advantage of the fall in crude prices to its lowest level in 5 years. Photo: EPA

China’s air carriers miss boat on savings from fall in oil to 5-1/2 year low

17 Apr 2015 - 4:07pm

Air China said "its passenger and cargo transport business achieved an above average performance". Photo: AFP

Air China blames yuan depreciation for 55.42pc fall in first-half profit

27 Aug 2014 - 1:27pm

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