China Eastern Airlines has placed a follow-on order with Airbus for 101 A320neo family aircraft, it said in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday. This order will likely be one of a few more, as previous reports indicated that Chinese…
The first COMAC C919 has been delivered to China Eastern and will soon enter commercial service. While the ramp-up will be slow, COMAC now has orders for more than 1,100 C919 aircraft from Chinese airlines and leasing companies.
Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines will renew and grow its fleet with forty Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The order is significant in that Xiamen has been a Boeing-only operator so far and has orders for the MAX 8. The news was announced…
One of the favorite phrases among disc jockeys at radio stations in the 1960s was “the hits just keep on coming” as they played song after song. That same phrase could be applied to Boeing in 2022, which has experienced…
Major state-owned Chinese carriers Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines all posted losses during the third quarter ended on 30 September, with the impact of COVID-19 taking a toll for the period when the summer travel season…
Using data from our Chinese partners, VariFlight, we can share updates on the Chinese air travel market. We have three charts to share with you. In the first chart, you see how the pandemic was a shock to China’s airlines…