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New Wave of U.S.-China Routes: What’s Next?
Currently, the service level between China and the U.S. is less than 20% of pre-pandemic times with the supply of seats not sufficient to meet demand.
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Air China to Order and Receive Six COMAC C919s in 2024
On December 23, Air China released an announcement stating that the company is seeking to issue more shares to raise funds for 17 new aircraft.
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Why the U.S.-China Market May See a 2024 Shake-up
Due to the unavailability of Russian Airspace, flight time between East Asia and North America has increased by nearly two hours.
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Air China Turns Profit in Third Quarter
On October 26, Air China released its Q3 2023 financial report, showing the airline has made its first profitable quarter since 2020.
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Chinese Aviation Market Cools Down After Record-Breaking Holiday
The record-breaking holiday demand did not sustain, according to some data points. The Chinese aviation market is still rebuilding post-pandemic.
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China Eastern Airlines Orders 100 COMAC C919s
On Sept. 28, China Eastern and COMAC announced a new order of 100 COMAC C919s. This order is yet the largest confirmed order of C919 from a single airline, and the 100 jets will be delivered to China Eastern from 2024 through 2031. The delivery schedule reported by the media is listed below: Year 2024 […]
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Big Three Chinese Airlines Report First Half 2023 Losses
The airlines are seeing an upward trend in revenue as COVID measures reduce.
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Trip Report: Flying the World’s First COMAC C919
On May 28, a China Eastern COMAC C919 took to the sky and began the first commercial flight of the Chinese-manufactured jet. Since then, COMAC’s C919 was placed on the route between Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport and Chengdu’s Tianfu International Airport. This aircraft has attracted a lot of aviation enthusiasts, both from home and abroad, […]
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COMAC’s C919 Begins Commercial Service in China
On the morning of May 28, COMAC’s C919 started its maiden flight from Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport to Beijing’s Capital International Airport. The China Eastern flight MU9191 took off at 10:32 a.m. local time, and landed at 12:31 p.m., after two hours of flight time. In the coming month, China Eastern scheduled its C919 on […]
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China’s International Flight Recovery Falling Behind Expectations
On March 2, China’s international flights exceeded 500 flights for the first time in three years. Since the pandemic, China has adopted harsh quarantine requirements for all international travelers, and such measures were just released two months ago on January 8. Since then, the public expected an expeditious recovery of China’s international flights. However, after […]