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HNA Group to create Africa World Airlines with partners
(WCARN.com, July 20)

A cooperation agreement on the Ghanaian Africa World Airlines (AWA), a joint venture co-financed by HNA Group, China-Africa Development Fund, Ghana Social Security and National Insurance Trust, Ghana Strategic African Securities, was signed at the Fourth Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) on July 19, 2012.

The Ghanaian AWA program is not only the first practical investment made by HNA Group in Africa, but also the first aviation investment made by a Chinese enterprise in Africa. It is an exact embodiment of answering the national call and implementing the China civil aviation's African strategy and is in accordance with the China's African strategy of encouraging and supporting Chinese enterprises to invest there.

It has, in fact, made China's investments in Africa transform from traditional mineral exploration and project contracting into aviation servicing sector.

more: http://www.wcarn.com/cache/news/20/20453.html

[grjplanes]

Read somewhere I while ago that a Chinese carrier is looking in to launching flights to Johannesburg soon, possibly via Mauritius. Anyone have an idea which carrier, maybe Hainan with 787s? With continuous double-digit growth of Chinese travelers to South Africa over the last two years, it should be about time...back in 2006/7 China Eastern operated for a short while with A340-600, was probably too big aircraft too early.

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Originally Posted by grjplanes

Read somewhere I while ago that a Chinese carrier is looking in to launching flights to Johannesburg soon, possibly via Mauritius. Anyone have an idea which carrier, maybe Hainan with 787s? With continuous double-digit growth of Chinese travelers to South Africa over the last two years, it should be about time...back in 2006/7 China Eastern operated for a short while with A340-600, was probably too big aircraft too early.

Maybe you can post the link of the article you've read...

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China's HNA eyes Saudi skies
(WCARN.com, July 23)

China's HNA Group is bidding for a new airline license in Saudi Arabia, local media reported.
According to people familiar with the matter, seven companies including Qatar Airways, Gulf Air, Bahrain Air, HNA Group, the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Nesma Holding, and Falcon Express are bidding for licenses to operate domestic and international flights in the country.

more: http://www.wcarn.com/cache/news/20/20473.html


Li Jiaxiang: CAAC Encourages Development of Low-Cost Airlines
(WCARN.com, July 23)

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) encourages the development of low-cost airlines, which can not only reduce passengers' travel cost, but also help achieve the popularization of air travel in China, said a senior aviation official in Beijing on July 20.

Low-cost airline is a service sector that employs a strategy of taking passengers' concern over prices into account. As the nation's civil aviation watchdog, CAAC encourages the development of low-cost airline, for it can not only reduce passengers' travel cost, but also help achieve the popularization of air travel in China, said Li Jiaxiang, head of CAAC at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) in Beijing on July 20.

"As for government policies, we are generally open-ending to back up the development of low-cost carriers," said Li Jiaxiang. The National Development and Reform Committee (NDRC) and CAAC have related coordinating policies to encourage airlines to cut prices. Besides, CAAC always puts restriction on price rises, but not for price-cutting, since lower prices will create more convenience for air passengers.

more: http://www.wcarn.com/cache/news/20/20478.html

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China civil aviation industry to receive fiscal and taxation policy supports
(WCARN.com, July 24)

As a fundamental component of the national economy, the Chinese civil aviation industry has always been highly valued by the central fiscal authorities of China.

The newly published "Several Opinions of the State Council on Promoting the Development of the Aviation Industry" has integrated the policies of optimizing the fiscal & taxation support into the six major policy measures to boost the civil aviation industry development.

At the press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) on Jul. 20, the deputy Finance Minister Li Yong said that, the Ministry of Finance will provide China's civil aviation industry with powerful fiscal & taxation supports by improving the usage & management of the Civil Aviation Development Fund, implementing the related taxation preferential policies and assisting the establishment of the diversified investing & financing channels of the civil aviation enterprises.

more: http://www.wcarn.com/cache/news/20/20488.html



CAAC Dismisses Allegation of White Elephant Airports
(CRI English, July 25)

Responding to a recent Forbes article which claims that 82 planned Chinese airports would be an unnecessary waste of resources, the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) refutes the allegation, saying the airports stand as practical planning and they look forward to accommodating the country's growing air-travel needs, Global Times reports.

The CAAC announced last week that China plans to build 82 new airports and expand 101 existing ones during the 12th five-year plan, from 2011 to 2015. Citing a 2 billion yuan (US$313 million) loss from 130 existing airports in 2011, the report in the biweekly magazine cast doubts on the usefulness of new airports.

Accepting the financial loss as a fact, CAAC Director-General Li Jiaxiang, however, says the financial losses for those airports is not because there are too many of them, which would cause overcapacity and price wars among airports, but it was the shortage of them that makes running the airports exceptionally costly and air tickets so expensive that many travelers opt out of flying.

more: http://www.wcarn.com/cache/news/20/20518.html

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Chinese Airlines Buck Global Downturn
(WCARN.com/China Daily, July 25)

Faced with the global aviation industry downturn, Chinese airlines are being forced to compete among themselves in increasingly innovative ways. In Western Europe and North America, many airlines have recently reported worse-than-expected losses. In China, the country's international carrier Air China saw its profits fall 38 percent last year.

However, two other large airlines -- China Eastern and China Southern, in which the State holds controlling stakes -- still managed to expand using innovative strategies. China Southern Airlines, which claims to be the largest airline by passenger capacities in Asia and the fifth-largest in the world, is leveraging its extensive domestic service network and its transit hub in Guangzhou, to provide customers with a convenient connection between international and domestic services.

At a time when most developed economies are suffering from a lingering crisis, more Chinese people are traveling abroad for tourism and business.

more: http://www.wcarn.com/cache/news/20/20510.html

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[Equario]

Xiamen Air's new livery?

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Originally Posted by Equario

Xiamen Air's new livery?

Yes - looks quite decent!

[Equario]

Originally Posted by hkskyline

Yes - looks quite decent!

Totally agree, especially comparing with the old one.
With respect to this issue, many Chinese airlines need to upgrade their liveries. Most them are looking like 90-th. IMHO.

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China Southern to launch Guangzhou-Los Angeles A380 route from Oct. 12
(WCARN.com, July 26)

China Southern Airlines will put Airbus A380 super jumbo on its Guangzhou-Los Angeles route on daily basis starting from Oct. 12, 2012, according to sources from Airline Route.

This marks the first international route for China Southern A380 super jumbo almost one year after the airline received its first A380 aircraft on Oct. 15, 2011. The A380 will replace the current Boeing 777-200ER to operate the service.

The Los Angeles-bound flight leaves Guangzhou at 21:00, with arrival in Los Angeles at 18:50, while the Guangzhou-bound flight departs from Los Angeles at 23:30, with arrival in Guangzhou at 05:50 (all local time). Reservation for the A380 flight has been available from July 26.

more: http://www.wcarn.com/cache/news/20/20543.html


Okay Air takes delivery of its sixth MA60
(WCARN.com, July 26)

China's regional carrier Okay Airways held a brief ceremony to welcome the arrival of its sixth MA60 at Tianjin Binhai International Airport on July 26, 2012.

Okay Airways introduced its first MA60 aircraft in 2008 and became the first customer of the MA60 aircraft in China. The airline plays a pioneer role in the commercial operation and promotion of the domestic-made aircraft.

The regional carrier continued to introduce MA60s in the past 5 years under the policy of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to encourage the development of regional aviation.

more: http://www.wcarn.com/cache/news/20/20552.html


Beijing Capital Airlines launches "S-class" high-end product
(WCARN.com, July 26)

Beijing Capital Airlines Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines, has launched a high-end product named "S-class", in order to meet the sales demand in summer peak season. The new product will help travelers get rid of the trouble of ticket shortage as passengers can book tickets directly from the airline's official website.

more: http://www.wcarn.com/cache/news/20/20550.html


Tibet Airlines to launch Lhasa-Chongqing-Shanghai flight from August
(WCARN.com, July 25)

Tibet Airlines, a regional subsidiary of Air China, will launch a new flight linking Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region and Shanghai with a stopover in Chongqing starting from August, the reporter learned from the airline on July 25.

Tibet Airlines, the first plateau-based air transport company in China, will celebrate its 1st anniversary on July 26, 2012.

more: http://www.wcarn.com/cache/news/20/20553.html

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China Eastern to add one more flight linking Hefei and Taipei from Sept. 9
(WCARN.com, July 25)

It is learned from Anhui Branch of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited that China Eastern will increase the frequency of Hefei-Taipei flight, in order to meet the demands of economic and trade and cultural exchange between Anhui province and Taiwan.

From September 9, there will be flights flying from Hefei to Taipei on Sundays. By then, the Hefei-Taipei flight will be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays using an Airbus A320 aircraft.

more: http://www.wcarn.com/cache/news/20/20526.html

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Can we avoid cross-posting the same news within the same section? I see the same articles being posted again and again within the aviation realm. Perhaps think about which is the best thread to post - the airport, airline, or country thread?

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Tibet Airlines rapidly expands, eyes Katmandu route

LHASA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- A one-year-old airline based in China's Tibet autonomous region is expanding rapidly and eying Katmandu as its first transnational destination, company officials said.

Tibet Airlines on Thursday celebrated its first founding anniversary in Lhasa. The airline, partly controlled by the regional government and the country's flagship carrier, Air China Group, transported 397,000 passengers in the past 12 months, said Cheng Hui, executive director of the board of Tibet Airlines.

The airline now operates a fleet of three, serving 16 daily flights to airports in Tibet autonomous region and four Chinese cities outside the region -- Chengdu, Chongqing, Xining and Lanzhou, Cheng said.

The airline plans to add three aircraft to its fleet every year and open routes to major Chinese cities outside of Tibet as well as an international route to Katmandu in the next three years, he said, adding that the company's ambitious goal is to bridge China's inland with South Asia in the future.

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Aviation surcharge 'benefits' country
Shanghai Daily
Aug 1, 2012

THE Civil Aviation Development Fund, formerly known as the Airport Construction Fee, will continue to be charged when air tickets are purchased as it has proven to "benefit the country," China's top civil aviation regulator said yesterday.

Some 83 percent of the fund will be used to build airports while most of the remainder will cover the costs of civil aviation control and management facilities, said Li Jiaxiang, head of the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

A small percentage of the money will also be used to subsidize some international routes that are not as lucrative as domestic ones, Li added.

"Not a single cent of the money has ever been used for any other purposes by any individual or group, including the administration," he told a forum in Beijing.

The charges are 50 yuan (US$7.84) per passenger for domestic routes and 90 yuan for international routes departing from China.

Passengers have challenged the charges as they said the money needed for airport "construction" would have been raised years ago.

Li said most of the world's major airports charge similar construction fees including those in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Canada and Japan.

He added the airport construction fees in these countries are higher than that of China.

[hkskyline]

One more of Xiamen's new livery :

Source : http://pic.feeyo.com/posts/568/5686509.html

[deasine]

wow the new livery actually looks pretty decent.