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Cathay Pacific was the first airline to raise the alarm about what appears to be an issue with a component of engines, made by UK-based Rolls-Royce, on Airbus A350 jets. Photo: Reuters

Editorial | Right call by Hong Kong’s Cathay as it puts safety first in A350 engine drama

Rival airlines now following city carrier that grounded dozens of jets after finding fault in component.

Rival airlines now following city carrier that grounded dozens of jets after finding fault in component

Singapore Airlines follows Cathay’s lead, acts on Airbus A350 safety concerns

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Delivery milestone as China’s home-grown C919 passenger jet spreads its wings

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Exclusive | After regulators’ ‘positive’ response, China’s C919 edges closer to EU landing

Following a hands-on visit, positive feedback from regulators has raised hope China’s C919 jet may be cleared for operations in Europe.

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China’s C919 passenger jet is the first of what Beijing hopes will be many home-grown planes running domestic and international routes. Photo: AFP

Dubai airline Emirates seeks to expand network to 4 more mainland Chinese cities

President says carrier ready to provide flights ‘immediately’ but waiting for Beijing to give it green light.

Explainer | Sky highlights: 13 key moments from the first year of China’s C919 passenger jet

China’s C919 home-grown, narrowbody passenger jet completed its first commercial flight between Shanghai and Beijing on May 28, 2023.

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China’s C919s to roll off line faster, but reliance on engine imports poses risk

A construction firm under C919 maker Comac announced plans to build a big new construction zone in Shanghai, with an assembly plant and parts warehouse, but then the online post was suddenly deleted.

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China’s chief maker of civilian aircraft wants to get more C919 narrowbody jets off the ground to meet domestic demand. Photo: CAAC

C919 mega-purchase by Air China lifts home-grown jet in competition with Boeing

New deal adds years of additional business for China’s state-owned manufacturer and may boost investments while further fuelling purchases of the narrowbody plane.

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China’s international flights set to take off, but US travel suffering delays

Air China will start to add international flights from Sunday, while bookings ahead of May Day holiday have surged, but flights to US are having a sluggish recovery.

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Opinion | Cathay Pacific is no longer the premium airline Hong Kong remembers

Cancelling flights in peak season, cutting standards for its pilot captains and entering the budget flights market, Cathay is struggling to find its feet post pandemic and can no longer be considered a premium airline.

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A Cathay Pacific Airways plane takes off at Hong Kong International Airport on January 11. The airline seems to be set on a disappointing downward trajectory. Photo: Dickson Lee

China’s C919 maker has lofty ambitions to claim some Boeing, Airbus market share

State-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China plans to expand the domestic aviation market by boosting production this year – a move buoyed by the post-Covid recovery in global aviation.

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The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has plans to greatly boost production capacity for its C919 aircraft this year. Photo: Xinhua

China’s C919 jet sold for higher price as Boeing returns to market

Planemaker Comac charges US$108 million for the home-grown C919 narrowbody passenger jet in a deal with Air China, up US$9 million from amount quoted to China Eastern in 2022.

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Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific seals cut-price deal on 32 new Airbus jets

New cut-price Cathay Pacific Airbus planes, with book cost of HK$36 billion, will be delivered by the end of 2029 and used mostly on mainland China and Asia routes.

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China-US flights get ramp-up as shift to normalcy remains pie-in-the-sky

Airlines in China and the US are preparing for an increase in their direct routings, but the likelihood of a rapid return to 2019 levels of service is vanishingly small.

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An Air China plane lands at Beijing Capital International Airport on June 29, 2022. Flights between the US and China are scheduled to increase in October per an agreement between the two countries. Photo: EPA-EFE

Air China flight lands safely in Singapore after engine catches fire

Photos circulating on social media suggest the left engine had caught fire and all those on board had to be evacuated using slides.

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Pictures on Chinese social media apparently showed the engine on fire after landing in Chengi. Photo: Weibo

China’s top carriers trim losses on domestic travel rebound

China’s top three state-owned airlines reported significantly narrower losses for the first half of 2023 as Beijing’s lifting of Covid-19 restrictions late last year unleashed pent-up demand for domestic travel.

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In scramble for pilots, Air China turns to Australia as travel demand surges

The state-run carrier has pushed the Australian Airline Pilot Academy to interview more than 100 Chinese candidates in just four days in April.

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Chinese airlines swamped with cabin crew applicants as travel rebounds

Airlines overwhelmed with applications as a record 11.58 million college graduates are set to enter one of the country’s worst job markets in decades.

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Applicants check their appearance before being tested during a recruiting session for cabin crew jobs at Hainan Airlines in Beijing, on March 30. Photo: Reuters

China tourism set for ‘new phase’ of strengthening, but will travellers spend?

China Tourism Academy expects domestic tourists to take 4.55 billion trips this year, marking a huge increase from the zero-Covid ravaged 2022, but swelling household savings shows they may be more thrifty.

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China delivers first home-grown ARJ21 jetliner overseas after year delay

Indonesia has become the first foreign market to accept delivery of China’s Comac ARJ21, which analysts expect will reach more markets in the future.

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Rolls-Royce flags ‘worrying’ situation in China, but investments persist

Once confident in Beijing’s efforts to manage the pandemic, Rolls-Royce has seen ‘more interruptions’ in its China operations this year as a result of its zero-Covid policy.

Air China and Rolls-Royce have formed a joint venture in Beijing to repair and service aeroplane engines. Photo: AFP

Rolls-Royce, Air China set up US$380 million engine service joint venture

Air China and Rolls-Royce will establish a new maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in Beijing amid growing export restrictions from the United States on advanced technology and curbs on international travel.

The newly established Beijing Aero Engine Services Company will service the Trent 700, Trent XWB-84 and Trent 1000 engines for the widebody passenger jets that are used in Air China’s fleet. Photo: Reuters

Losses mount at China’s top airlines as zero-Covid policy deters travel

Since the start of the pandemic, combined losses at Air China, China Southern and China Eastern have reached US$18.5 billion.

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US suspends 26 flights to China by Chinese carriers over Covid rules

Affected flights are Air China from New York City, and Air China, China Eastern, China Southern and Xiamen Airlines from Los Angeles.

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Air China plans US$2.2 billion stock sale to buy Airbus jets, boost capital

Air China plans to raise up to US$2.2 billion through a private stock offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange to expand its fleet and replenish working capital.

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An Air China plane sits on the tarmac at Beijing’s Capital International Airport. Photo: Getty Images

Video of loose wing screw on Air China Boeing 737-NG goes viral

A passenger on Air China flight CA1921 recorded a video of a loose fairing on the left wing and posted it on Weibo.

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Air China planes on the tarmac at Beijing Capital Airport. Photo: AFP

Airbus sells 292 aircraft to China’s carriers in a win over Boeing

The choice of Airbus over Boeing tips one of the most lucrative big-ticket deals in global commerce in Europe’s favour, taking it off the table as the US and China remain mired in trade disputes from the Trump era.

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What’s China doing to save its aviation sector from a ‘cliff-like’ plunge?

As part of a new stimulus package unveiled by China last week, airlines are in line for a range of government support, including loans and subsidies. But analysts say that may not be enough to halt mounting losses.

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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.
Chairman / President
Wang Mingyuan
CFO / Finance Director
Sun Yuquan
Industry
Airline
Website
airchina.com
Headquarters address
Beijing Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone, Shunyi District, Beijing, China
Year founded
1988
last updated:
27 August, 2024
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