Boeing has been impacted by Donald Trump’s ongoing trade war and has begun returning aircraft that Chinese airlines were prohibited from accepting to the United States. It appears that 10 737 MAX jets ordered by Chinese carriers will not be taken up, and…
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…
China’s Big Three airlines have all reported improved results for their first six months of 2021. While domestic traffic in China has recovered strongly, the situation remains fragile as new and often local cases of Covid-infections result in more restrictions.…
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…
Despite an almost full recovery of traffic on domestic routes, Chinese airlines remain cautious or even pessimistic about their financial situation and outlook. The number of flights might have recovered to 2019 levels but load factors and yields remain weak,…