Hainan Airlines is set to get a capital injection of US$440 million from its parent company and the Hainan provincial government by selling them new shares, according to Dow Jones. Hainan Airlines' debt-to-asset ratio will fall to around 81 per cent after the injection, an un-named source was quoted as saying. The carrier had a debt-to-asset ratio of 87 per cent at the end of March. The airline joins other Chinese carriers, including China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Shanghai … [Read more...] about Hainan Air to get $440 million bailout
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China Eastern looks to another hand-out from Beijing
China Eastern Airlines (CEA) is expected to receive a further CNY2 billion (US$294 million) capital injection from the Chinese government to help the struggling carrier survive. This follows an earlier CNY7 billion hand-out from Beijing at the end of 2008 but did little to relieve its debt burden of CNY83.7 billion as of 31 March which amounted to a debt ratio of 115 per cent. Industry pundits have speculated the bailout money is meant to pave the way for the long-talked about merger with … [Read more...] about China Eastern looks to another hand-out from Beijing
