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Philippine-based Cebu Pacific’s president has said his airline would not restore Beijing flights because air travel had fallen short of pre-pandemic demand. Photo: Shutterstock

China-Philippine flights to get wings clipped amid low demand, geopolitics

An expected reduction in routes between China and the Philippines comes as post-pandemic demand has not taken off, while their maritime dispute has also chilled travel.

An expected reduction in routes between China and the Philippines comes as post-pandemic demand has not taken off, while their maritime dispute has also chilled travel

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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

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HK$7 million payouts offered as Hong Kong airport bids to fill new runway slots

HK$7m cash carrots part of two-pronged plan to encourage airlines to add new destinations and boost number of long-haul flights.

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Airlines have been offered cash incentives to add new destinations and boost the number of long-haul flights from Hong Kong. Photo: May Tse

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 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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Malaysia foresees surge in Chinese tourist numbers as airlines launch new routes

Malaysian tourism authorities are expecting over 5 million tourists from China this year, more than tripling last year’s figure, amid the launch of new routes connecting Shenzhen and Chengdu to Kuala Lumpur.

A China Southern Airlines Airbus A380-800 seen during take off. The first China Southern Airlines flight from Shenzhen to Kuala Lumpur arrived on Monday morning. Photo: Reuters

Value of Chinese firms listed on US stock exchanges fell significantly in 2023

Report by US-China Economic and Security Review Commission finds the value of roughly 256 Chinese companies on US markets slid 17.5 per cent from 2022.

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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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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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The departure lobby of Beijing Capital International Airport is crowded with travellers on April 29, 2023, at the start of the five-day May Day holiday. Photo: Kyodo

Did China Southern incident draw less ire on mainland than Hong Kong’s Cathay row?

Latest incident attracted less attention than Cathay scandal because latter involves Hong Kong, which has deeper mainland ties than Singapore, observers say.

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China Southern Airlines has apologised for the incident. Photo: AFP

Boeing 737 MAX back in service at 11 Chinese airlines, US firm says

The return of the 737 MAX to the skies in China is a positive sign for Boeing, which is taking steps to rebuild its business in the world’s second-largest aviation market.

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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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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Chinese tourists are expected to take 4.55 billion domestic trips this year, but analysts say many could remain reluctant to spend like they used to. Photo: Xinhua

Two Chinese state airlines to delist in New York in US bourse exodus

China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines said they will voluntarily delist ADRs from the NYSE, following the exits of five other Chinese state-owned enterprises in August.

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A China Eastern Airlines plane is seen at the international airport in Sydney, Australia. Photo: EPA

China’s first Boeing 737 MAX flight takes off years after 2 deadly crashes

While other countries have been resuming 737 MAX flights since 2020, China is the last major aviation market to give it the all-clear, having put a series of strict requirements in place.

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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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Exclusive | US giant Boeing touts ‘close relationships’ as basis of future growth in China

Boeing’s business has not been the same since the US-China trade war kicked off four years ago, but the company is looking decades down the line, and it expects the embattled 737 MAX to remain important.

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Boeing still sees a bright future for its 737 MAX in China, despite no indication of when it might fly there again. Photo: AFP

Home-grown engine for China’s C919 is in the works, but still years away

Several of the C919’s most advanced components still come from overseas, and an adviser to the passenger jet programme says this puts China in a difficult position.

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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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China adds international flights after relaxing Covid-19 controls

Chinese embassies in Russia and the Philippines say more services and airlines will start operating between the countries.

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Travellers arrive at Beijing Capital International Airport on June 29, a day after China cut its quarantine period for overseas arrivals. Photo: EPA-EFE

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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A view of Airbus’ final assembly line for the A320-family of jets in Tianjin on March 8, 2019. Photo: XInhua

Boeing top Chinese customer scraps 737 MAX from fleet plans

The move, a sharp reversal in China Southern’s plan, is a reminder of the uncertainty in a key market for Boeing as it works to resume its delivery of more than 300 assembled 737 MAX planes.

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‘I feel helpless’: flight attendant fired for bra selfie files appeal

A flight attendant in China who was fired after posting online a bra selfie taken in a plane toilet is seeking to overturn a previous court’s decision that her sacking was legal.

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Boeing 737 MAX takes to skies above China as plane maker pushes for return

The 737 MAX test flight on Friday is one of the first by a major Chinese airline since aviation authorities in the country grounded the model in March 2019.

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A Boeing 737 MAX plane owned by China Southern Airlines has been conducting test flights above Guangzhou. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Chinese airlines challenge 2050 industry target for net zero CO2 emissions

Mainland Chinese airlines wanted IATA to allow them to follow President Xi Jinping’s 2060 emissions target, but industry backs earlier date.

China Southern Airlines has sought to amend the road map for the industry’s new emissions goal. Photo: AFP

HNA bankruptcy restructuring is postponed amid state airlines’ absence

Embattled Chinese conglomerate HNA Group will delay the submission of a proposal for its restructuring, as China’s state-owned carriers have steered clear of bailing out the country’s biggest private-sector carrier, according to sources familiar with the matter.

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Could Boeing and Airbus have their wings clipped by China’s C919 jet?

With Comac’s C919 passenger jet set for certification later this year, international aviation giants Boeing and Airbus will have to get used to sharing China’s narrow-body plane market.

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China Southern Airlines
中国南方航空
China Southern Airlines is based in Guangzhou in Guangdong province in southern China. It was established in 1988 after a restructuring of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, and has grown since then through acquisitions and mergers to become one of China's "Big Three" airlines alongside Air China and China Eastern Airlines. It is a member of SkyTeam.
Chairman / President
Ma Xu Lun
CEO / Managing Director
Han Wen Sheng
CFO / Finance Director
Chen Dong
Industry
Aerospace & Defence
Website
csair.com
Headquarters address
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Stock Code
SEHK: 1055
600029.SS
Year founded
1988
last updated:
27 August, 2024
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