Cathay Pacific has benefited from a pick-up in travel demand in Asia – Copyright AFP Peter PARKS Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it would place a US$8.1-billion order for 14 Boeing jets, its first order with the American aircraft maker for 12 years. The airline has “exercised the purchase rights… to purchase 14 Boeing 777-9…
Chief Engineer of the China National Space Administration Li Guoping (fourth left); Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Eric Chan Kwok-ki (center) and other participants pose for a group photo at the opening ceremony of the “Bank of China (Hong Kong) Presents: National Development and Achievements Series – Endless Exploration:…
Home » AIRLINE NEWS » UAE and China Forge Unstoppable Aviation Collaboration, Accelerating Growth in Technological Advancements, Groundbreaking Manufacturing, and Regulatory Transformation Sunday, July 27, 2025 A time-honored even tome-proven aviation partnership between the United Arab Emirates and China gain new comprehensive momentum grounded on ingenuity, manufacturing excellence and a set of strategic regulatory convergence….
After months of intensive talks and shuttle diplomacy, a trade agreement between the European Union and the US now rests mostly on Donald Trump. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Scotland to meet the US president on Sunday, as the two sides aim to conclude a deal ahead of Friday’s deadline,…
PUBLISHED : 18 Jul 2025 at 16:03 Small Medium Large Cathay has said flight CX705 was originally scheduled to depart from Hong Kong to Bangkok at 8am on Thursday, but was delayed due a technical issue that occurred during boarding. (Photo: South China Morning Post) Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has apologised…
Next June, Delta will enter the competitive Los Angeles-Chicago market and begin flying to Hong Kong from LAX. Delta will operate LAX-O’Hare three times daily beginning June 7 using Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The route is currently served by United, American, Frontier and Spirit. United and American each have hubs at O’Hare and LAX and dominate…
China’s oil refiners are grappling with an oversupply of jet fuel, in yet another blow to the bottom line of a sector already dealing with ebbing demand for gasoline and diesel. In the post-pandemic period, as flights returned to the skies, jet fuel was a boon for domestic refiners struggling with a sputtering economic recovery,…
China is ready to cooperate with France in industries such as nuclear power, aviation, artificial intelligence, green energy and biotechnology, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. Wang’s comments in Paris capped a European visit that also took him to Brussels and Berlin. During his trip, China announced anti-dumping duties on European brandy while exempting major cognac…
An emergency ban on some power banks imposed by China’s aviation regulator over the weekend caught travellers off guard, many of whom arrived at airports only to be told that such portable devices could not be taken onto their flights. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) began enforcing the strict ban on lithium-based power…
The US defence industrial base remains dependent on Chinese suppliers despite efforts to decouple – and that raises concerns over war readiness, according to a report by data analytics firm Govini. Chinese firms still made up 9.3 per cent of the primary contractors, or Tier 1 suppliers, involved in major US defence programmes across nine…