AIR CHINA NEWS

CFM International and Air China sign an LOI on LEAP engine MRO capacity

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Sept 30^th 2021 |

Air China and CFM International have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to strengthen the LEAP engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capability of Sichuan Service...

Collins Aerospace expands agreement with Ameco for Air China fleet support

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Sept 30^th 2021 |

Collins Aerospace has expanded a 10-year On-Site Support agreement with Ameco for Air China's fleet. The agreement will add support for Collins' Integrated Drive Gene...

Cathay Pacific unveils US$5 billion bailout plan

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Jun 10^th 2020 |

Troubled Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific announced a HK$39 billion ($5 billion) government-led bailout plan on Tuesday as it battles a crippling downturn caused by the coronavirus.Like many carriers hammered by the ...

Air China resumes Beijing-Pyongyang flights

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Jun 5^th 2018 |

Flag carrier Air China is resuming flights between Beijing and Pyongyang after a five-month suspension, its website showed on Wednesday, as ties between the neighbouring nations improve.The resumption comes as China ...

Air China suspends flights to North Korea

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Nov 22^nd 2017 |

Air China has suspended flights to North Korea, further limiting the secretive state's links with the outside world, but the company said Wednesday it was a business decision.The suspension comes shortly after US Pre...

China's three big airlines see rise in Q3 net profit

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Oct 31^st 2017 |

China's three biggest airlines have reported a rise in third-quarter net profit on strong domestic travel demand.China Southern, Asia's biggest carrier, saw its net p...

Air China net profit up despite rising fuel costs

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Aug 31^st 2017 |

Flag carrier Air China said its first-half net profit grew only slightly as surging jet fuel costs cut into higher revenue earned from growing Chinese travel demand.The state-owned airline earned 3.92 billion yuan ($...

Air China to suspend Beijing-Pyongyang flights

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Apr 14^th 2017 |

Flights between Beijing and Pyongyang operated by Air China, the only foreign carrier operating regular commercial flights into North Korea, will be suspended from Monday, state broadcaster CCTV said Friday on its of...

Air China selects V2500® engines for 18 firm A320ceo Family Aircraft

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Nov 9^th 2016 |

Air China has selected the V2500 engine to power 18 firm Airbus A320ceo family aircraft. The V2500 engine is offered through IAE International Aero Engines AG, a multi...

Air China takes delivery of its 50th A330

AIR TRANSPORT | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Oct 6^th 2015 |

China’s flag carrier Air China has taken delivery of its 50th A330 in Toulouse, France. The aircraft, an A330-300 is the first 242 tonnes maximum take-off-weight (MTOW) version to be operated by a Chinese airline. The...

Air China receives their first GEnx-2B-powered Boeing 747-8

AIR TRANSPORT | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Thu, Oct 9^th 2014 |

Air China held a special ceremony today in Beijing to celebrate the delivery of its first GEnx-2B-powered Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft, which is also the fi...

Air China receives their new-generation Boeing Jetliner B747-8

AIR TRANSPORT | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Oct 1^st 2014 |

In the evening of September 29 in Seattle, Beijing time, Air China and Boeing held a grand aircraft delivery ceremony in Seattle, the United States, marking the offici...

Boeing delivers first 747-8I aircraft in Asia to Air China

AIR TRANSPORT | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Sept 30^th 2014 |

Boeing and Air China today celebrated the delivery of the airline's first 747-8 Intercontinental. Air China is the first carrier in Asia to operate the passenger versi...

Air China Celebrate Airline's First 747-8 Intercontinental

AIR TRANSPORT | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Sept 30^th 2014 |

Boeing and Air China today celebrated the delivery of the airline's first 747-8 Intercontinental. Air China is the first carrier in Asia to operate the passenger versi...

Air China receives Boeing 777-300ER in special "Air China loves China" livery

AIR TRANSPORT | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Sept 29^th 2014 |

Air China's aircraft which sports the "AIR CHINA LOVES CHINA" color scheme arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport on September 28 Beijing time, and September...