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Hainan Airlines Announces Xi’an Service From Los Angeles

December 20, 2018 Albert Kuan

Hainan Airlines has announced plans to launch nonstop service between Xi’an and Los Angeles starting Dec. 31, 2018, making this the first scheduled non-stop service between the Chinese city and Los Angeles, as well as

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Hainan Airlines Puts its First Airbus A350-900 Into Service

October 16, 2018 Albert Kuan

Hainan Airlines Flight HU7607 took off from Beijing Capital International Airport and landed at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Oct. 13, 2018, at 11:00 am Beijing time. This marked the successful maiden flight of Hainan

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Airline Giant HNA Aviation Given Lifeline by Chinese Government

March 5, 2018 Jace Moseley

China’s HNA Group, owner of Hainan Airlines, has been granted a lifeline by the Chinese government amid recent financial troubles, mainly surrounding a large amount of debt accrued due to numerous acquisitions. One of HNA’s largest

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Hainan Airlines Announces New Flights to Mexico

February 3, 2018 Jace Moseley

China’s Hainan Airlines has announced flights from Beijing to Mexico City, with a technical stop in Tijuana, beginning on March 21, 2018. The flight will operate three times weekly and be serviced by the Boeing

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Some Chinese Airlines Now Allow Inflight Smartphone Use: A Step in the Right Direction?

January 27, 2018 Albert Kuan

For the tech-savvy traveler, taking a flight on any Chinese airline (not including carriers based in Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan) tends to be bothersome because these carriers don’t let you use smartphones or tablets

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Hainan Airlines Completes Its First Transcontinental Flight Partly with Biofuels

November 24, 2017 Hemal Gosai

Hainan Airlines recently completed its first transcontinental flight with an aircraft fueled in part by biofuels derived from waste cooking oil. This marks a step forward in China’s plan of meeting goals for a green

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Aviation’s Island Empire: How Hainan Continues to Purchase the Industry

September 1, 2017 Ian McMurtry

While aviation conglomerates tend to lack lavish cash spending that other businesses might have, the rise of the Chinese company HNA Group has certainly caught the eyes of many people. So where did this less

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A Touch of Class: Taking a Look at Hainan Airlines’ Business Class Cabin on the A330-200

December 2, 2016 James Field

Hainan Airlines made their presence in Manchester back in June 2016 with four times per week services to Beijing using their Airbus A330-300 aircraft. Six months later, the airline and Manchester Airport invited us back

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The Race Across the Pacific

September 13, 2016 Parker Davis

In the early 1980s, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) began operating flights between Beijing and New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. These routes were the first between the nations operated by Chinese

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Hainan Airlines Announces Xi’an Service From Los Angeles

Hainan Airlines Puts its First Airbus A350-900 Into Service

Airline Giant HNA Aviation Given Lifeline by Chinese Government

Hainan Airlines Announces New Flights to Mexico

Some Chinese Airlines Now Allow Inflight Smartphone Use: A Step in the Right Direction?

Hainan Airlines Completes Its First Transcontinental Flight Partly with Biofuels

Aviation’s Island Empire: How Hainan Continues to Purchase the Industry

A Touch of Class: Taking a Look at Hainan Airlines’ Business Class Cabin on the A330-200

The Race Across the Pacific

Garuda Indonesia Reportedly Nixing 737 MAX Orders

Starlux Airlines Completes Deal for 17 A350 Aircraft

British Airways Welcomes Last Retro Livery: Negus

Brazil Opens Further Concessions for Airport Purchasing

ANA Takes Delivery of First Airbus A380, Becomes Last New Super-Jumbo Customer