China places massive Airbus A320neo family order
China's three state-owned airlines will boost their combined fleet by more than 300 planes, with a major Airbus A320neo order announced today. Air China, China...
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DLD 298: Mixed awards, mixed messages
When an airline says it is concerned about passenger safety and then increases the number of seats sold that can be hard to reconcile. But...
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COMAC delivers for three new ARJ21 operators
China's COMAC added a trio of new airline operators for its ARJ21-700 aircraft over the weekend. China Eastern, China Southern, and Air China each took...
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US retaliates against China, blocking all flights
Nonstop service between the US and China will terminate later this month, ending 24 years of direct links between the countries. The move comes as...
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Air China aims to slash US services
Air China wants to radically alter its route network to the United States. Facing a dramatic drop in traffic, as well as restrictions around passengers...
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A350 (finally) takes to the skies over China
After months and months of delays with their certification to operate in mainland China the very auspicious 8/8 saw two airlines take delivery of the...
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DLD 180: Engines Turn Or Podcast Speaks
No, that's not really what ETOPS stands for but with the rash of engine issues in the past week we couldn't help talking about them....
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United drops Hangzhou service, scaling back in China
United Airlines is trimming its exposure in China, dropping one of the three routes it operates to secondary cities as yield pressures and a shift...
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[Quick Take] Upgrading the United Airlines and Air China Strategic Partnership
The partnership between Air China and United Airlines continues to strengthen despite limitations based on the bilateral agreement between the two countries. That leaves the...
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An even more remote route to St. Helena–New Routes for 18 October 2015
What fun new routes were announced this past week? A very infrequent, remote hop is interesting plus Singapore Airlines plans to resume ULH service and...