In 2024, China's civil aviation faces increased passenger numbers but declining profits, hindered by falling ticket prices and rising operational costs. Data shows a 17% drop in domestic ticket prices and a 25.37% fall in international fares year-over-year, despite a 23.5% increase in passenger traffic. Competitive pressures from high-speed rail and geopolitical issues, like the Russia-Ukraine conflict, further impact airline profitability, causing significant industry losses.

Comac may well be emerging as a rival to Airbus SE and Boeing Co. which dominate the larger commercial airliner market

Chinese flag carrier plans to add 17 of the domestically produced aircraft to cut maintenance costs, increase number of potential routes

Former chief of China’s flag carrier is the latest aviation executive to come under investigation for alleged corruption

Big carriers report huge rise in demand after scrapping of quarantine requirements and resumption of cross-border flights

Li Ka-shing distances himself from AMTD after meteoric stock surge baffles investors. Starbucks’ revenue in China plunges

Funds from as many as 35 selected investors will go to buy 22 new planes and supplement operating capital

Shandong Airlines’ net loss widened in the first quarter and it faces delisting from the Shenzhen bourse

Air China, China Eastern, Hainan Airlines and China Southern attributed their losses to sluggish demand for travel, higher fuel costs and exchange rate fluctuations

China launches crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12, country’s Covid-19 vaccination reaches more than 900 million doses

Guangdong reports four new local Covid-19 cases, government says three-child policy could boost fertility levels

China Air, China Eastern and China Southern took every plane ordered from domestic maker COMAC

U.S. says Chinese airlines aren’t giving enough notice for the charter flights, while foreign ministry blames American authorities for failing to approve them

As China struggles to prevent imported Covid-19 cases, new requirement to show a negative virus test before boarding a flight raises a hurdle for travelers

Passengers arriving from overseas to get screened at regional airports before being allowed to continue to Chinese capital

China Southern, China Eastern have long been at a disadvantage on the national flag carrier’s home turf. Daxing International Airport will help change that

Beijing-Shanghai line’s speed bump unlikely to upset commercial flight market, experts say

Flight to Chengdu suddenly turned wrong way, flying less than 600 feet above highest peak