Chinese official suspended for beating air stewardess
September 4th, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 4 (IANS) A senior official in China's southern metropolis of Guangzhou has been suspended for allegedly beating an air attendant, sources said.Fang Daguo, a member of the Standing ... Read more...
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China’s slowdown hurts corporate profits
August 19th, 2012 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (IANS) China's economic slowdown has impacted corporate profits as profit growth in the country's listed companies largely contracted in the first half of the year, China Daily ... Read more...
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Chinese airlines to buy 40 Boeing planes
August 7th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) China's Xiamen Airlines has signed an agreement with American aviation giant Boeing to buy 40 737 aircraft worth over $3 billion.Xiamen Airlines is a subsidiary of ... Read more...
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Chinese airlines suffer losses in 2012
July 21st, 2012 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 21 (IANS) Three major airlines in China have all reported more than a 50 percent drop in profit in the first six months this year, but earnings are ... Read more...
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China airlines’ profits decline
July 11th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 11 (IANS) Profits of major Chinese airline companies have declined in the first half of 2012, it was reported here Wednesday.China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. said its net ... Read more...
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Kite disrupts landings at China airport
May 5th, 2012 - 9:52 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 5 (IANS) A total of 23 flights to northeast China's Dalian had to be diverted to other airports after a kite was noticed hovering over the city airport.The ... Read more...
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Chinese airline to buy 10 Boeing 777s
February 29th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Feb 29 (IANS) Boeing announced Tuesday that China Southern Airlines has agreed to buy 10 long-haul B-777 aircraft, a deal that still requires Chinese government approval.
"We're very ... Read more...
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China’s Comac gets orders for 100 C919 jets
November 16th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) -- Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (Comac) on Tuesday said it finalized orders for 100 150-seat C919 jets on the sidelines of the Airshow China 2010.According to Comac, ... Read more...
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China airport reopens after plane crash
August 26th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 26 (IANS) The airport in northeast China, where a plane crash killed 42 people Tuesday, reopened Thursday afternoon.
An Airbus 320 landed at the Lindu airport in Yichun city of ... Read more...
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China jet makes emergency landing amid bomb scare
July 15th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Lanzhou (China), July 15 (ANI): A passenger jet flying from China's restive Xinjiang region to the country's south made an emergency landing on Wednesday night following warnings of a possible bomb aboard. ... Read more...
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Separate visa derails another Kashmiri going to China (Lead)
November 2nd, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 2 (IANS) An associate professor of the University of Kashmir was stopped from flying to China by immigration authorities in New Delhi after the Chinese visa was granted to him ... Read more...
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Separate visa: Another Kashmiri scholar stopped from visiting China
November 2nd, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 2 (IANS) An associate professor of Kashmir University, who has been bestowed the prestigious Kasumigaura International Award for his research work on Himalayan lakes, was stopped from travelling to China ... Read more...
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‘Kerala IT companies closely monitor US economic crisis’
September 28th, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 28 (IANS) The IT companies in Kerala, many of which have huge business interests in the US, are closely monitoring the financial crisis in that country, according to a top ... Read more...
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Airlines offer to fly Chinese pandas to Taiwan
September 3rd, 2008 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, Sep 3 (DPA) Four airlines have offered to fly a pair of giant pandas free of charge from China to Taiwan, the Taipei Zoo said Wednesday.Yeh Chieh-sheng, director of the Taipei ... Read more...
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China, Taiwan launch direct flights
July 4th, 2008 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 4 (Xinhua) China and Taiwan Friday launched their direct flights across the Strait of Taiwan for the first time in fifty years, signalling improving relations. The cross-Strait weekend charter flight ... Read more...
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Taiwan, China launch historic weekend charter flights
July 4th, 2008 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Taipei, July 4 (Xinhua) China and Taiwan launched their historic weekend charter flights with the first cross-Strait flight from mainland China landing at Taipei Taoyuan airport early Friday morning. More than 100 ... Read more...
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KLM opts for Kerala firm’s crew management solution
July 3rd, 2008 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 3 (IANS) IBS Software Services, a provider of information technology (IT) solutions to the travel, transportation and logistics industry, has signed an agreement with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for providing ... Read more...
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Kerala IT firm eyes airports, airlines
June 20th, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 20 (IANS) IBS Software Services, which provides IT solutions to the travel, transportation and logistics sectors, is trying to emerge as a total provider to all major airports and airlines ... Read more...
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China Southern Airlines posts quantum leap in profit
April 21st, 2008 - 12:06 am ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, April 20 (Xinhua) China Southern Airlines Co, the country's largest carrier by fleet size, said Sunday that its first-quarter profit soared 523 percent year-on-year on the stronger yuan and greater passenger ... Read more...
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China selects pandas to woo tourists for Olympics
April 15th, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Guangzhou, April 15 (Xinhua) Eight giant pandas, all of two years of age will leave their hometown in southwest China for Beijing next month to entertain tourists during the Olympic Games to ... Read more...
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China asks fliers to remove shoes at security check
March 28th, 2008 - 2:23 pm ICT by admin
(Olympics Snippets)
Xinhua
Beijing, March 28 (Xinhua) Aviation authorities are now telling passengers in China to remove their shoes for safety checks as part of a tighter security system ahead of the Olympic Games ... Read more...
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