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China's aviation industry is currently experiencing an expedited recovery after the government finally dropped strict COVID-19 travel restrictions earlier this year. The country's home grown COMAC C919 recently completed its first commercial flight.

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United Airlines Makes Significant Alterations To China Flights

Most of United's China route relaunches were pushed back until 2024.

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The China Eastern Airlines Fleet In 2023

The carrier is one of the world's largest by fleet size.

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China Is Ditching COVID Testing For Inbound International Passengers

The policy will come into effect on Wednesday.

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Cathay Pacific Launches Cabin Crew Recruiting In Mainland China

Cathay Pacific has taken swift action to turn around a bad situation and is now hiring cabin crew directly from Mainland China.

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Boeing Reportedly Ready To Resume Deliveries Of 737 MAX Aircraft To China

The country lifted restrictions on operating the variant earlier this year.

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London Heathrow Gets 1st Direct Wuhan Flight Since Pre-COVID

The flights are currently operating on a weekly basis.

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What Happened To China Southern's Boeing 757s?

The carrier's relationship with the type lasted for around three decades.

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Boeing Hires Locally For Its Chinese Division President

The newly appointed Chinese will lead Boeing China to face the challenges and opportunities within Boeing's operations in the country.

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Delta Air Lines Announces Winter Expansion Of Flights To Shanghai

Delta announced today that beginning October 29 it will offer ten weekly flights to Shanghai-Pudong International Airport.

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Passengers Incoming: China Further Relaxes Pandemic Era Travel Restrictions

China has further increased the number of countries for outbound group travel destinations to 138.

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The United States And China Have Agreed To Double Flights Between Countries

The weekly round-trip flights between the two countries will double starting October 29.

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United Airlines To Return To Beijing In October

Both Beijing and Shanghai are set to see a daily service.

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TAAG Angola Airways Seeks To Resume Flights To China

The carrier is looking to expand its intercontinental network.

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North Korea's Air Koryo Could Be Looking To Restart International Flights

Recent maintenance and a re-opening of Pyongyang Airport to international arrivals have sparked hope of Air Koryo's return.

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China's Massive Turboprop Seaplane: A Look At The The AVIC AG600 Kunlong

The type remains under development, but production could be on the horizon.

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Kazakh LCC FlyArystan Is Launching Its 1st China Flights

The Kazakhstan-based low cost carrier plans its first service to China.

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AAPA Boss Says China Dragging The Chain In Asian Recovery

June was another month of progress for airlines in Asia-Pacific so Simple Flying spoke with AAPA boss Subhas Menon about what lies ahead.

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Korean Air Resuming More Japan & China Flights

The airline has now reached 82% of its pre-pandemic international capacity.

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EASA Grants Certification To China's Y12F Propeller Aircraft

The Y12F becomes the first Chinese-manufactured aircraft to obtain both FAA and EASA type certifications.

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Spain Has Seen A Huge Increase In Direct China Flights

Flights are back at 60% of their 2019 capacity and are expected to reach 100% next year.

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