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If you are what you eat, are airlines what they serve? I was pondering this question on a recent hop to Shanghai as an Air China flight atte...

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. When it came to air travel between mainland China and Taiwan, however, the shor...

A time for marriages and mega-carriers? The Year of the Ox has arrived with the usual bang of firecrackers, but air travelers may not feel s...

Falling demand means delays in new flights For air travelers, the impact of the global economic downturn has been mixed. The plunging price ...

Catching a holiday flight is rarely a pleasant way to start the holidays. After paying top dollar for the tickets and cramming presents into...

Beijing’s long-overshadowed and oft-neglected sibling Tianjin is taking off thanks to Airbus (among others). The Toulouse-based aviation gia...

Another Golden Week, another billion travelers – or so it seems. Expect to witness the burst of national wanderlust this October, as people ...

To many frequent fliers, using a new airport terminal is like dating a new partner. You have the first impression, the trials and tribulatio...

Summer is probably the best time to travel, but the worst to time to fly – especially now. Brace yourself for expensive tickets, delayed fli...

Being a high-profile industry means the airline sector frequently finds itself in a harsh spotlight. With more Chinese flying than ever befo...

Like air travelers elsewhere, passengers in China often fall victim to stormy weather, mechanical failures and increasingly congested air tr...

All good things in life have to come to an end, and the airport experience in China is no exception. Air travel regulations seem to change f...

On a recent hop from London Heathrow to Amsterdam, passengers were being served drinks without snacks. An irate passenger demanded: “Where a...

The long lines, impatient staff and pointless procedures at an American airport security checkpoint these days may lead to the unthinkable: ...

Growing up I was fascinated by the sight of Pan Am planes taking off from exotic locations in Cold War-era James Bond movies. A 1979 route m...

Now that Airbus’ new A380 has finally started crisscrossing the world’s already busy skies, all eyes are on Boeing’s response to the Europea...

For the new Airbus 380, size is all that matters. At 73 meters long, 24 meters high with a wingspan reaching 80 meters and an empty weight o...

The recent deadly accident in Phuket involving Thailand’s One-Two-Go budget airline has raised a pressing question: In the age of dramatic e...

I usually dread mingling with the business elite type at parties, as I tend not to share their enthusiasm in talking about the latest merger...

Explaining the elusive operational upgrade My friend Jack B. forgot to renew his visa before returning to Beijing from Los Angeles recently ...