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Chinese airlines see hopes dim for profit return with Japan spat
China’s “Big Three” have racked up combined losses of 206.4 billion yuan (S$37.7 billion) from 2020 to 2024
China’s cheap air fares hurt profit recovery for state carriers
Ticket prices have lingered between 22% and 34% below 2019 levels
India, China to start direct flights as bilateral ties warm
Diplomatic ties between the longstanding rivals are on an upswing at a time when US tariffs have added to economic uncertainties in the world’s two most populous nations
Comac says Air China is the first customer for C929 widebody jet
Comac said on Tuesday (Nov 12) that Air China was the first customer for the Chinese planemaker’s C929 widebody aircraft under development that is designed to compete with twin-aisle models from Airbu...
What are airlines doing in response to Cathay Pacific’s Airbus A350 engine failure?
SEVERAL airlines are carrying out precautionary inspections on their Airbus A350 fleets after Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific found 15 planes that needed fuel line repairs following the in-flight failure o...
China's top airlines post losses, hit by slow international travel and domestic oversupply
Recovery in overseas travel is lagsbehind market expectations as consumers turn towards domestic travel.
China’s top airlines improve balance sheet in Q1; outlook positive for May Day
TWO of China’s top three state-owned airlines reported narrower losses in the first quarter as international travel gradually returns after the pandemic and said they would add more international flig...
Air China orders homegrown C919s in challenge to jet duopoly
AIR China announced plans to buy 100 Comac C919 airliners, a major boost to the home-grown planemaker seeking to disrupt the commercial aircraft duopoly locked down by Airbus and Boeing.
Air China to sound out advisers on raising Cathay stake
Air China has been sounding out advisers in recent months on the possible merits of raising its nearly 30 per cent stake in Cathay Pacific Airways, according to people familiar with the matter, rekind...
China’s big airlines spent year in red as travel overseas muted
China’s two largest airlines reported losses for the full year in 2023 as tepid demand for international travel weighed on their businesses.
