Cathay Pacific Airways reported cargo and mail tonne kilometres fell by 1.9 per cent in October, while passenger numbers were down 3.9 per cent to two million, but this was still, by far its best month of the year to date. Passenger load factors fell 6.8 percentage points to 82.3 per cent, with a 10.1 per cent capacity reduction. This includes the operations of both Cathay and its subsidiary Dragonair. General manager cargo sales and marketing Titus Diu said strong demand from Hong Kong … [Read more...] about HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific reports only 1.9% Oct drop
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CHINA: Shenzhen Air appointment fuels talk of Air China takeover
An Air China vice president has been named in a senior role at Shenzhen Airlines, fuelling speculation that it would take over the Shenzhen-based carrier to boost its foothold in south China where it’s relatively weak compared with competitors such as China Southern Airlines, Reuters reported. … [Read more...] about CHINA: Shenzhen Air appointment fuels talk of Air China takeover
CHINA: Air China takes majority control of Air Macau
Air China will inject MOP158.7 million ($19.3 million) into troubled subsidiary Air Macau, lifting its stake in the carrier to 80.9 per cent from 51 per cent. Air Macau fell victim to both the global financial crisis and liberalised cross strait flights between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland which dragged the carrier down to a MOP107.3 million loss in 2008 and a MOP150 million deficit through the first five months of 2009. Other stakeholders in Air Macau include TAP Portugal’s SEAP … [Read more...] about CHINA: Air China takes majority control of Air Macau
CHINA: China Southern boosts capacity to US, Europe
China Southern Airlines has boosted cargo capacity to Europe and North America with the introduction of two B777 jets to enhance its services on the European and United States routes, which include two new routes linking Shanghai with Frankfurt and Chicago. The carrier will introduce four more B777s by 2011 to raise its cargo fleet toeight, including two B747 freighters. Frankfurt is an important cargo destination as Germany’s exports to China account for 43 per cent of the … [Read more...] about CHINA: China Southern boosts capacity to US, Europe
CHINA: New Urumqi-Uzbekistan service for China Southern
China Southern Airlines has launched a new weekly service from Urumqi in China to Samarkand in Uzbekistan. This is the second international route to Uzbekistan for China Southern Airlines – the first was from Urumqi to Tashkent. … [Read more...] about CHINA: New Urumqi-Uzbekistan service for China Southern
CHINA: China Cargo seeks approval for US, Canada route
China Eastern majority-owned China Cargo Airlines has filed a request with the Civil Aviation Administration of China to start a daily Shanghai-Anchorage-Los Angeles-Vancouver-Shanghai freighter service. If approved, the service will start in February 2010 and be operated by either an MD-11, B747 or B777 freighter. … [Read more...] about CHINA: China Cargo seeks approval for US, Canada route
