China

India has become one of the hottest markets for aircraft manufacturers, as airlines place hundreds of new orders to support growth plans.

China’s secretive “reusable test spacecraft” returned to Earth on May 8 after 276 days in orbit, state media Xinhua has reported.

China’s ministry of industry and information technology has given China Mobile the green light to conduct tests of 5G air to ground (5G ATG).

Traffic rights between France and China fall under a bilateral agreement that dates back to 1966.

Known as Joint Sword, this iteration was arguably more low key than the 2022 edition.

The UK airlines will resume their Chinese networks during the first half of the year.

Intercontinental scheduled flights to the Chinese city are being offered the highest subsidies.

The carrier has reported strong demand for flights to Shanghai.

PAL’s service to China had been suspended since early 2020.

The airline says it has restored the bulk of its Asia network aside from China.

Airlines for America wants slot waivers for long-haul service to some markets in China and Japan to remain in place for the summer 2023 season.

The Dubai-based airline is resuming passenger flights to two Chinese cities, and adding capacity to another, while increasing Airbus A380 operations on a number of other routes.

The airline hopes to begin New York-Buenos Aires flights before the end of the year.

The airline is ramping up capacity following the Jan. 8 reopening of China and Hong Kong.

The planned changes coincide with China dropping quarantine requirements for inbound travelers.

The merger of South Korean carriers has won approval from China, which required slot transfers.

The Chinese carrier plans to start six new services over the coming weeks as international capacity from mainland China continues to creep higher.

Routes to Miami, Toronto and Shanghai are being evaluated as the carrier looks to add a third Airbus A330 to its fleet.

The announcement comes as mainland China continues to relax its strict zero-COVID measures.

The carrier is adding a new route to Italy and has restarted flights to Hungary.

The carrier is ramping up service to China and Japan.

Aeroporti di Roma CEO Marco Troncone said point-to-point traffic is back to 2019 levels but hub connectivity remains weaker.

The Chinese airport is looking to gradually rebuild its international network over the coming months.

Hong Kong last month dropped a mandatory hotel quarantine for arriving passengers.

The LCC has launched its first flights to China and is increasing its network in India to eight destinations in response to strong demand.