CHINA Eastern Airlines is taking steps to improve its performance, such as seeking strategic investors and widening its flight network, to help build Shanghai into an international air hub after finalizing its takeover of Shanghai Airlines.

An ambitious 40 billion yuan (US$ 5.9 billion) industrial zone for aircraft parts is being planned in South China to produce up to a quarter of the supply for big Chinese planes, a Jiangxi provincial said on Thursday.

Aeroflot retires last Tu-154, the workhorse of Russian skies

Hong Kong forecasts return to air cargo growth in 2010

SHANGHAI'S exports rose for the first time in 14 months last December, while imports soared even higher as the city's economy posted a stronger recovery momentum, Shanghai Customs said.

Fesco, Chinese and Busan port Authorities to build 400,000-TEU terminal

Russia will need 1,000 more plans over 20 years: study

Shenzhen Airlines launches Hong Kong to Quanzhou service

HK airport's AAT year's tonnage down, but November up 18pc

Aeroflot transports eight million passengers from Jan-Nov

AirBridgeCargo Airlines adds freighter to its fleet

Volga Dnepr expects to buy 20 heavy-lift aircraft before 2019

德國航空貨運(ACG)近日獲得中國民航總局批准的通航權，不用再爲每一定期航班逐一申請通航許可。

AIR Cargo Germany has been awarded traffic rights to operate flights to China by the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC), doing away with the need to apply for traffic permission for each individual flight.

CHINA will deliver eight private business aircraft to Laos next year as it seeks to find a niche in the global aviation market.

CAPITAL Airports Holding (CAH), China's biggest mainland air field operator, is bidding to run six airports in Colombia and Peru.

CHINA'S aviation industry earned 11.8 billion yuan (US$1.72 billion) in profit in the first 11 months of this year, bolstered by record flights and passengers.

RECOVERING demand and declining jet fuel prices generated 9.21 billion yuan (US$1.34 million) in profit for China's aviation industry in the first three quarters of this year.

China Southern Airlines is applying for another capital injection from the government

Austrian Airline Group's acquisition by Lufthansa became official yesterday at a ceremony in Vienna as the German company took control of more than 90% of AAG's shares and insisted that the struggling carrier must become profitable as soon as possible