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China considers financial aid for airlines hit by oil shock: sources

Subsidies, tax breaks, mergers, and state-backed low-interest loans are options being explored

China Eastern Airlines is the biggest operator of flights between China and Japan.

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

More than 10 Chinese airlines have provided refunds on Japan-bound routes until December 31, as part of China’s response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about Taiwan.

China's three major airlines extend refunds and Japan flight changes to March 2026

[BEIJING] Three major Chinese airlines will offer refunds and charge-free changes to Japan-related flights until March 28 next year, state-owned news outlet Yicai reported on Friday (Dec 5), extending...

Travel from China to Japan has already dipped in the wake of Beijing’s warning to citizens against travelling.

China asks airlines to extend Japan flight cuts until March 2026: sources

Airlines are told to make the changes ‘for now,’ suggesting shifts as diplomatic developments unfold

The depressed airfares and moribund yields have weighed on China’s aviation sector for years.

China’s cheap air fares hurt profit recovery for state carriers

Ticket prices have lingered between 22% and 34% below 2019 levels

China Eastern, the first to launch the C919, commands a fleet of nine C919s that service various domestic routes.

China Eastern to debut C919 on Shanghai-Hong Kong route in January

CHINA Eastern Airlines will launch the first commercial cross-border service operated by C919 between Shanghai and Hong Kong on Jan 1, state-owned China Central Television (CCTV) said on Thursday (Dec...

International flights from mid-tier Chinese cities are coming under scrutiny as the CAAC seeks to reign in services that may only exist because they are heavily subsidised.

China Eastern pulls Madrid service amid subsidy crackdown

CHINA Eastern Airlines is pulling its twice-weekly flight from Wenzhou to Madrid at the end of this month as the country’s aviation officials crack down on subsidies underpinning international flights...

Under the joint venture, the airlines will together manage flight capacity on chosen routes, coordinate schedules and share revenues but it will involve no equity investment or cost-sharing

Etihad Airways forms joint venture with China Eastern to boost growth

ETIHAD Airways has formed a joint venture with China Eastern Airlines under which the carriers will coordinate flights and share revenues on selected routes, as the Abu Dhabi flag carrier looks to boo...

China Southern reported a profit of 756 million yuan from a loss of 1.9 billion yuan in the same quarter last year.

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’s Hong Kong-traded stock has slipped as much as 4.6 per cent.

Chinese airlines slump on US move to curb flight frequencies

SHARES of China’s biggest airlines slumped on Friday (Apr 12) as investors reacted to news that US carriers are trying to block any increase in flight frequencies between the world’s two biggest econo...