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NewsEngine part from crashed China Eastern 737 found, as search for flight-data recorder widens
Aircraft components from the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 that crashed in central China have been found more than 10km away from where the aircraft is said to have gone down, say investigators on the third day of search and rescue operations.
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NewsInvestigators find severely damaged flight recorder from crashed China Eastern 737
Investigators have located the cockpit-voice recorder belonging to the China Eastern Boeing 737-800 that crashed in central China.
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NewsWalsh insists Shanghai is right for next IATA AGM despite China border restrictions
Next year’s IATA AGM will be held in Shanghai, the airline association announced today at this year’s gathering in Boston.
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NewsChina Eastern talks up ambitious plans for Hainan operations
China Eastern Airlines hopes to place up to 50 aircraft at its newly-established base on Hainan island, as part of broader plans to grow its presence at the up-and-coming free trade hub.
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NewsChinese ‘Big Three’ domestic traffic hits 2021 low
Domestic traffic in August at China’s three largest airlines hit a new low in 2021 as parts of the Chinese mainland battled a surge in coronavirus infections caused by the more contagious Delta variant.
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ see staggering domestic traffic growth in April
China’s three largest carriers — Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines — continued their impressive domestic traffic growth in April, reporting threefold increases in passenger numbers.
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Airline BusinessPunishingly low traffic figures reflect long wait ahead for Asia-Pacific airlines
The latest round of passenger traffic figures exposes the stark difference in fortunes being experienced by carriers in the Asia-Pacific region that rely on international traffic versus those that can fall back on large domestic markets.
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ March domestic traffic leaps past 2019 levels
After a tepid start to the year, China’s three largest carriers made significant gains in domestic traffic, surpassing even pre-pandemic levels in some instances.
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NewsFrench state to double Air France-KLM stake as part of recapitalisation
The European Commission has approved a €4 billion recapitalisation of Air France that will see the French state double its holding in Air France-KLM.
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ forecast to be loss-making in 2021: HSBC report
A HSBC Global Research report has forecast China’s three largest carriers to continue their loss-making streak this year, although it was likely they would narrow their losses on the back of higher domestic traffic.
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NewsPandemic pushes China’s ‘Big Three’ into big full-year losses
China’s three largest carriers swung deeply into the red in 2020, despite a domestic air travel recovery, as the “unprecedented impact” of the coronavirus outbreak punished their profitability.
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NewsQantas, China Eastern partnership extended to 2023
Australia’s competition watchdog has allowed Qantas and China Eastern Airlines to extend their strategic partnership until 31 March 2023, pointing out that the alliance will help both carriers navigate a post-pandemic demand recovery.
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NewsChina Eastern sees senior management reshuffle
China Eastern Airlines vice president Jiang Jiang has resigned from his role, amid broader senior management changes that will see replacements in its supervisory committee.
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NewsChina's 'Big Three' cap off 2020 with lower passenger traffic results
China’s three largest carriers reported year-on-year declines in their full-year traffic results for 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak impacted travel demand, particularly in their international networks.
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NewsNew China Eastern unit OTT carries out debut flight
China Eastern Airlines’ new Shanghai-based start-up OTT Airlines launched flights on 28 December. The SkyTeam carrier in February detailed plans to launch the carrier, which will operate Comac’s ARJ21 and C919 aircraft on routes in mainland China. Source: China Eastern OTT Airlines launched flights on 28 December 2020 ...
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ see passenger traffic drop for first time in months
After consecutive months of steady recovery, China’s three largest carriers reported their first domestic traffic slump in November — the first in more than half a year, with at least one carrier blaming a resurgence in domestic coronavirus cases for the decline.
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NewsChinese carrier Q2 losses expected to narrow amid domestic recovery: HSBC
China’s three largest carriers — Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines — are expected to see losses narrow in the second quarter helped by strong domestic traffic recovery and a flat Chinese Yuan against the US dollar.
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OpinionWhy Comac is playing long game with ARJ21
Measuring the success of China’s first domestically developed regional jet is not as easy as it seems.
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NewsChina Eastern launches new carrier with C919s and ARJ21s
China Eastern Airlines has unveiled its new subsidiary, OTT Airlines, which will mainly operate Chinese-made aircraft, including Comac’s ARJ21 regional jet, and the C919 narrowbody. OTT, which is wholly-owned by China Eastern, will be based at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, and will primarily serve the Yangtze River Delta region and other ...
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NewsChinese carriers cut capacity over global travel restrictions
Airlines in China have begun cancelling flights to a growing list of international destinations, in light of travel restrictions imposed following a novel coronavirus outbreak. As the number of confirmed cases in China and around the world continues to climb, countries like Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines and the ...