China and South Korea have agreed to expand weekly flight rights between the countries for the first time in seven years, reports Reuters. The agreement, reached at bilateral aviation talks held in Seoul on May 27 to 28, will increase passenger flight rights by 56 weekly flights to 664 from 608, and cargo rights by 14 […]
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Leading Chinese autonomous driving startups are expanding their robotaxi fleets despite a temporary regulatory tightening sparked by a mass vehicle failure in March, reports Caixin. Pony.ai reported a fleet of more than 1,700 vehicles as of May 24, up by roughly 250 cars from two months earlier. The company also upgraded its 2026 fleet target from […]
Flights between China and Japan faced even more cancellations in March, with further cuts expected during the coming Labour Day holiday, reports the South China Morning Post. This comes as political tensions between the two countries continues. A total of 2,691 China-Japan flights were scrapped last month, according to figures from the data platform DAST cited […]
Vietnamese budget carrier VietJet Air has agreed to lease up to 10 Chinese-made C909 regional passenger jets, reports the South China Morning Post. The move is expected to give a lift to their manufacturer’s goal of vying with Airbus and Boeing in overseas civil aviation. VietJet said in a statement that it had agreed with SPDB […]
Airline shares plunged on Monday, with Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific down more than 5%, and Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines fell at least 4% after the US and Israel launched weekend strikes on Iran, disrupting travel and sending oil prices surging, reports Reuters. Global air travel remained in turmoil on Monday as war […]