© AvioRadar Access to Russian airspace has once again sparked a dispute between US and Chinese airlines. The latest disagreement concerns two additional Air China flights between Beijing and the US East Coast, linked to the planned meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. US carriers argue that including these services...
One of the added flights, to New York, took place Saturday; the other, to Washington, D.C., is scheduled for Friday.
AirlineGeeks•Zach Vasile21 Sept
Major US airlines are opposing Air China’s request for two additional roundtrip flights between Beijing and New York…
AeroTime•Stephen Pope21 Sept
Air China launches daily Milan Malpensa–Beijing Daxing flights with an Airbus A330-300, adding its fourth destination from the Italian airport to its network.
Published at 0300PDT / 1000GMT 19SEP26 Air China this week filed additional service changes to Europe for Northern winter 2026/27 season, mainly focusing on the month of November and December 2026. Additional service reductions as of 18SEP26 include the following. Beijing Capital – London Gatwick 18NOV26 – 02DEC26 4 weekly service cancelled (except 20NOV26) Beijing Capital – Venice Marco Polo 25OCT26 – 01JAN27 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, A330-200 (Previous: 25OCT26 – 15DEC26) Beijing Capital – Vienna 25OCT26 – 31DEC26 Reduce from 9 to 7 weekly (6 weekly from 13DEC26), A350-900 Beijing Daxing – Milan Malpensa 25OCT26 – 30DEC26 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, A330-300 Shanghai Pu Dong – Barcelona 30NOV26 – 31DEC26 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, A350-900 Shanghai Pu Dong – London Gatwick 11NOV26 – 08DEC26 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, A350-900 Shanghai Pu Dong – Milan Malpensa 10DEC26 – 31DEC26 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, A350-900 Other European routes also see cancellations on selected dates. Previously reported reductions: Beijing Capital – Brussels 09NOV26 – 29DEC26 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly (selected weeks 5 weekly), A330-300 Beijing Capital – Budapest 25OCT26 – 05JAN27 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, 787-9 Beijing Capital – Geneva 25OCT26 – 04JAN27 Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly, A350-900 Beijing Capital – Istanbul 25OCT26 – 01JAN27 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, A330-200 Beijing Capital – Stockholm Arlanda Revised service increase from 7 weekly to following 25OCT26 – 01DEC26 9 weekly (Previous: 10 weekly) 02DEC26 – 05JAN27 7 weekly (Previous: 10 weekly) eff 06JAN27 10 weekly Beijing Daxing – Frankfurt Reduce from 7 weekly to following, 777-300ER 25OCT26 – 29NOV26 6 weekly 30NOV26 – 21DEC26 5 weekly Chengdu Tianfu – Frankfurt 30NOV26 – 20DEC26 Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly, A330-300 Chengdu Tianfu – Milan Malpensa 10NOV26 – 30DEC26 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, A350-900
Published at 0200PDT / 0900GMT 19SEP26 Air China in recent schedule update extended Iceland schedule to year-round, as the carrier maintains 3 weekly Beijing Capital – Copenhagen – Reykjavík Keflavík flights on/after 28MAR27. Airbus A330-300 is scheduled for Northern summer 2027 season at the moment. CA807 PEK0300 – 0645CPH0915 – 1115KEF 333 146 CA808 KEF1345 – 1855CPH2130 – 1230+1PEK 333 146
East Coast carriers say extra Air China frequencies would tilt route economics after Chinese airlines gained Russian overflight advantages.
Published at 0600PDT / 1300GMT 18SEP26 Star Alliance member Air China during Northern winter 2026/27 season further expands service on Beijing Capital – Phuket route, as the carrier opened reservations for 3rd daily flight (except Sundays), from 16NOV26 to 20FEB27. Additional flight to be operated by 737 MAX 8. CA691 PEK0840 – 1400HKT 7M8 24 CA691 PEK0915 – 1435HKT 7M8 x247 CA821 PEK1110 – 1630HKT 333 D CA797 PEK1600 – 2120HKT 7M8 D CA692 HKT1545 – 2210PEK 7M8 24 CA692 HKT1615 – 2240PEK 7M8 x247 CA822 HKT1825 – 0050+1PEK 333 D CA798 HKT2250 – 0515+1PEK 7M8 D
Published at 2100PDT 17SEP26 / 0400GMT 18SEP26 Star Alliance member Air China in January 2027 further restores frequencies on Beijing Capital – Vancouver route, as the carrier resumes 6th weekly flight from 02JAN27. Boeing 777-300ER operates this route. CA991 PEK1350 – 1000YVR 773 x2 CA992 YVR1300 – 1715+1PEK 773 x2
Fuel truck moved away while still connected to the aircraft, damaging refueling ports and leaving the jumbo jet stranded in New York for nearly three days
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier3 Sept
Video shows a fuel truck ripping hoses from a parked 747-8 before jet fuel spills across the JFK apron.
Air China, China Eastern and China Southern reversed first-quarter profits as higher jet fuel prices and weak domestic conditions weighed on results
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier31 Aug
Air China Cargo has partnered with cargo.one for the airline’s first global digital distribution partnership. Air China Cargo operates a fleet of 24 dedicated freighters alongside significant belly capacity on […]
AviationNews – Air China to commence its first regular flight connecting China and Croatia. On September 4, 2026, Air China will officially inaugurate a groundbreaking...
Shenzhen Airlines, a subsidiary of the Air China group, announced plans to increase seating density on seven Airbus A320neo jets. This will allow the airline to respond to rising demand in China’s domestic flight market without purchasing new aircraft. Specific seat counts for the newly arranged aircraft are currently unavailable; it is expected to bring […]
Travel Radar•Billy Stack20 Aug
China-based Air Central has acquired a 747-400 freighter from Air China Cargo, expanding its widebody fleet to three production 747-400Fs. The 1995-vintage aircraft (26560), which departed Beijing (PEK) on Aug. 13 and arrived in Xiamen (XMN) two and a half hours later, is now painted in Air Central’s livery. Air Central plans to add one […]
Air China’s first international C919 flight was symbolic, but limited production, Western dependence and an untested support network keep COMAC far from the Airbus-Boeing duopoly
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier13 Aug
An Air China COMAC C919 has completed its first scheduled commercial operation outside China, operating from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar on 12 August.
AviationSource News•Len Varley12 Aug
An Air China COMAC C919 flight has successfully landed in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, marking the first time the Chinese…
AeroTime•Ian Molyneaux12 Aug
Air China will fly the Chinese narrowbody from Beijing to Mongolia on Wednesday, taking the aircraft beyond China on scheduled passenger service for the first time
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier12 Aug