Commenting on China’s Commercial Aviation Industry with the Latest CAAC Report

Introduction In June 2020, CAAC drew an annual portrait of China’s aviation industry, through its annual Aviation Industry Report, covering commercial, cargo, and general aviation. In this blog post, we’ll focus essentially on commercial passenger transportation. While published in 2020, this report is based on figures of 2019, thus drawing a very different and positive picture of an industry that has recently suffered dearly during … Continue reading Commenting on China’s Commercial Aviation Industry with the Latest CAAC Report

Why Beijing’s New Daxing International Airport is a Big Deal (Part 2/2)

This is the second and final blog post of a 2-part article series on Beijing’s new Daxing International Airport. While Part 1 was a general overview of the airport and its integration into the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei metropolitan area, Part 2 focuses on the impact on Chinese airlines. Beijing: Air China’s Home Base Fig.1 – Boeing 747-400 landing, during a Beijing-Shenzhen flight (Credit: © Jay Lee 2019) Although … Continue reading Why Beijing’s New Daxing International Airport is a Big Deal (Part 2/2)

Why Beijing’s New Daxing International Airport is a Big Deal (Part 1/2)

This article is the first in a two-part series about Beijing’s new Daxing International Airport. Part I will be an overview of the airport’s characteristics and its regional integration; Part II will dig deeper into how the airport shifts the Beijing airline landscape. Introduction In the booming past 30 years of Chinese air transport, one of the most impressive realizations has been the money and … Continue reading Why Beijing’s New Daxing International Airport is a Big Deal (Part 1/2)