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

CHINA'S aviation market is showing signs of recovery and will maintain a rapid monthly growth for the rest of this year, according to the country's aviation regulator.

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

China Eastern said it has added a new flight to its existing services from Nanjing to Japan.

After the successful cooperation with Yunnan and Tianjin governments for capital injection to its airlines, HNA Group has moved on to set up a new airline in Dalian in Liaoning, China Hospitality News reported, citing aviation sources.

SHANGHAI seeks to build itself into a logistics hub in the Asia Pacific region by 2011, according to a blueprint on the logistics industry.

SHANGHAI Airlines expects a loss in the first half of this year due to plunging cargo volume.

China Eastern Airlines will launch regular direct flights linking the Chinese mainland and Taiwan on August 31 to increase frequencies across the Taiwan Strait.

Ryanair reported a €123 million ($174.6 million) net profit in its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, reversed from a €90.5 million loss in the year-ago period, but it issued a warning that full-year net income will be at the lower end of its previous guidance of €200-€300 million because its full-year decline in yield will be "at or slightly more" than 20%.

The battle between Air China, China Southern and the merger between China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines, including smaller Chinese carriers like Spring Airlines and foreign carriers, or greater market share in the lucrative Shanghai aviation market is hotting up, China Daily reported, citing aviation sources.

COSCO Container Lines has announced a rate increase for southbound cargo from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Korea to Australia of US$300/TEU, $600/FEU and 40-foot high cube from August 1 as well as a peak season surcharge of $250/TEU, $500/FEU, $500/40'HC from August 15.

China's first domestically-developed regional ARJ21 jet made its longest trial flight of 1,300 kilometers in about two hours from Shanghai to Xi'an, capital of northwestern China's Shaanxi province, Wednesday.

HNA Group, parent of Hainan Airlines, has invested 3.2 billion yuan (US$469 million) in a shipbuilder in Zhejiang Province to expand its business in the shipping sector, Shanghai Daily reported, citing industry sources.

Air China has submitted an application to the country's fuel price controller as it seeks to resume fuel surcharges on domestic flights to offset rising jet fuel costs, Shanghai Daily reported, citing its board secretary, Huang Bin.

DHL, global logistics company, today announced the launch of its direct LCL (Less than container Load) services from Shenzhen to New York, enhancing its connectivity between South China and North America. From New York, shipments can be further distributed to nine other cities along the east coast of the United States and in the central region within five days.

China Southern Airline's Shenzhen air cargo operation has taken 30 percent of Shenzhen's market share, and has achieved a 268 percent increase in cargo volume and 337.5 percent revenue boost in April,

The China Southern Airlines Company Limited said it has finalized plans to start a Dhaka-Guangzhou flight on Aug 2, 2009, a delay of almost a month from its original plan to launch the service on July 5.

A daily direct flight from Beijing to Lhasa began on Friday, reducing travel time by nearly two hours between the two cities.

Air cargo throughput via Hong Kong fell 14.4 percent last month, the smallest monthly decline since October but still dampened by weak global demand, particularly in Europe and the United States

China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) and Orient Overseas (International) Ltd are facing a customer backlash as they impose extra charges and rate increases to stem losses in what may be the worst year for the shipping industry.