Air China aims to buy Shenzhen Airlines

Air China Ltd, the nation’s third- biggest carrier, intends to buy Shenzhen Airlines Co to add a hub in the south of the country.
“Shenzhen Air is very important in terms of building a strategic network,” Chairman Kong Dong said today in Beijing, where he is attending a meeting of policy makers. Air China has begun [...]

Airlines slash prices as high-speed trains prove popular

China Southern Airlines Co, the nation’s largest carrier, and Air China Ltd are slashing prices to compete with the country’s new high-speed trains in a battle that Europe’s airlines have largely already ceded.

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Air China orders 20 Airbus A320s for $1.63 bln

Air China, one of the three major civil aviation companies in the country, said Thursday that it has ordered 20 Airbus A320 planes to promote its fleet capacity on growing demand.
In a statement to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Air China said that the planes of the 1.63-billion U.S. dollars deal would be delivered in stages [...]

Air China mulls cargo venture

Air China Ltd, the nation’s flag carrier, and Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd intend to sign an agreement to form an air-cargo venture before the end of the week, said three people familiar with the negotiations.
The deal will likely be confirmed during talks in Beijing over the next few days, the three said, while declining to [...]

Air China gets 1.5b yuan capital injection

Air China Ltd, the nation’s flag carrier, inched a step closer to its goal of finalizing an air cargo joint venture with Cathay Pacific Airways by the end of June after the government approved a 1.5 billion-yuan capital injection into the airline.
The Beijing-based airline, also the nation’s largest international carrier, will receive the funds from [...]

Air China to launch Chengdu-Bangalore route

Air China, the nation’s largest carrier, will launch direct flight linking the southwestern city of Chengdu and Bangalore, the “Silicon Valley in India” to promote mutual exchanges in the software industry.
Air service between the two cities is scheduled to start in late February next year.
Airbus A319 or Boeing 757 of Air China southwestern branch will [...]

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