China Southern deploys Dreamliner to Xinjiang
China Southern Airlines is planning to deploy its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to Xinjiang, the restive region in the far west of China.According to an update on the Routes Online…
China develops 17 airports in Xinjiang
The Chinese government is planning to invest CNY14.4 billion (US$2.1bn) in the construction or expansion of 17 airports in the remote northwestern region of Xinjiang this year, Xinhua…
High-speed rail arrives in Xinjiang
China has opened the first ever high-speed rail service in Xinjiang, the restive region in the country's remote northwest.The latest section of China's fast-expanding high-speed…
HNA airlines team up for Xinjiang connections
Three of HNA Group's Chinese carriers - Hainan Airlines, Tianjin Airlines and Lucky Air - have teamed up to offer connecting flights through the city of Urumqi.The partner airlines…
Hainan Airlines to launch Xinjiang carrier
Hainan Airlines has been given permission to establish Urumqi Airlines, a new carrier based in China's far northwest region of Xinjiang.The Civil Aviation Administration of China…
Hundreds rescued as snow traps cars in Xinjiang
More than 800 travellers were rescued from a highway in China's far northwestern Xinjiang region on Monday after their vehicles became trapped by a blizzard. State news agency, Xinhua…
Traffic opens on Tibet-Xinjiang highway
The main highway linking the Chinese regions of Tibet and Xinjiang reopened to traffic on Friday, after authorities cleared up to a metre of snow which had fallen on the area. The…
Blizzards destroy 12,000 homes in Xinjiang
More than 12,000 homes have been destroyed by recent blizzards in China's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Xinhua has reported. This figure included 248 during last…
Snowstorms wreak havoc in Xinjiang
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, in northwest China, has suffered severe snow and sandstorm, causing transport chaos, Xinhua has reported. At least 14 flights were…
Xinjiang blizzards claim 13 lives
Snowstorms and freezing temperatures in China's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have claimed at least 13 lives, Xinhua reported the regional government as saying on…
Xinjiang tourism suffers from syringe attacks
The tourism industry in China's restive western region of Xinjiang has been hard hit again by the recent reports of syringe attacks in its capital, Urumqi, Xinhua reported a local…
Over 150 dead in Xinjiang violence
Violence in China's Xinjiang Uyghur AutonomousRegion has left at least 156 people dead and more than 800 people injured, theBBC has reported. Violence erupted in the city of Urumqion…
Xinjiang rattled by 118 tremors
A total of 117 aftershocks have followed a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that jolted China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region over the weekend. No casualties have been reported, but 80…
Xinjiang to invest US$250 million in regional airports
Xinjiang Airport Group has announced plans to invest CNY1.7 billion (US$249 million) in five regional airport projects in Yining, Akesu, Turpan, Kuche and Bole, the…
Year of the big data: China installs facial recognition system in Beijing
In what seemed to be an episode from Black Mirror, passengers at the Beijing's high-speed railway station needed to pass through a machine before they board the train.
Emirates reassures China over safety
Emirates has told China that it will "never compromise" on the issue of safety, following two recent incidents involving the airline's flights.Xinhua reports that in April, an…
Asian air route updates: Thai Lion Air, S7 Airlines, and more…
Thai Lion roars into Western ChinaWhere? Bangkok (Thailand) to Chengdu (China)
When? Daily, effective 1 March 2017
Who? Thai Lion Air
Why? Mainly serving rising Chinese tourist…
China Southern to fly to Vienna
China Southern Airlines plans to expand its route map in Europe later this year, with the launch of flights to Vienna.The Guangzhou-based airline has submitted an application with…
HNA to launch new airline in Ningbo
China's HNA Group, which operates multiple aviation businesses including Hainan Airlines, is planning to set up a new carrier in Ningbo, a city in eastern China's Zhejiang province.…
Tianjin Airlines adds 42 domestic routes
Tianjin Airlines has significantly expanded its domestic route map with the launch of 42 new routes.In Inner Mongolia, the carrier will expand its operations from Hohhot, connecting…
Chinese aviation bites, including three new airlines
Sichuan Airlines to link Chengdu with PragueSichuan Airlines has revealed plans to launch the first direct flights between Chengdu and Prague. Scheduled to commence as early as…
