China Airline
Department of State Washington File: Text: Department of Transportation Nov. 21 on U.S.-China Air Rights
In a show-cause order issued today, the department tentatively selected UPS as a new entrant to the market, and tentatively granted it six weekly round-trip flights to provide all-cargo service to Beijing and Shanghai from Ontario, Calif., and Newark, N.J., via Anchorage, Alaska. In addition, the department tentatively granted additional weekly round-trip flights to the three airlines already serving China. United Airlines may add two weekly round-trip flights, and Northwest Airlines and Federal Express one weekly round-trip flight each, to expand their existing U.S.-China services. DOT will solicit and review public comment on the tentative decision before issuing a final decision. Objections are due in 21 days, and answers to objections 10 days afterward. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Landmark Agreement Will Expand Air Services Between U.S., China
The new agreement, which was initialed June 18 in Washington, D.C., will allow five additional airlines from each country to serve the U.S.-China market over the next six years. The United States may name one additional all-cargo airline, while China may name either a passenger or cargo airline, to start service later this year. The importance of additional air cargo services to China is illustrated by a recent U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) study showing that air freight is the fastest growing segment of the American cargo industry. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Transportation Dept. to Award New U.S.-China Air Services
According to the announcement, the U.S.-China aviation agreement of April 1999 allows a fourth U.S. carrier to enter the market in April 2001, and adds 10 weekly flights among the U.S. carriers able to serve the market. Three U.S. carriers -- Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, and Federal Express -- have been serving the market under the agreement since August 1999. ... The U.S.-China aviation agreement, reached in April 1999, significantly expanded air services between the two countries. In August, DOT awarded a total of 17 new weekly flights to the three U.S. carriers -- Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, and Federal Express -- already serving the market. The agreement also allows a fourth U.S. carrier to enter the market in April 2001, and adds 10 weekly flights among the U.S. carriers then able to serve the market. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Transportation Secretary Slater on New Air Services to China
The department granted UPS six weekly round-trip flights to initiate its all-cargo service to Beijing and Shanghai from Ontario, Calif., and Newark, N.J., via Anchorage, Alaska. In addition, the department granted additional weekly round-trip flights to the three airlines already serving China. United Airlines may add two weekly round-trip flights, and Northwest Airlines and Federal Express one weekly round-trip flight each, to expand their existing U.S.-China services. ... The U.S.-China aviation agreement, reached in April 1999, significantly expanded air services between the two countries. In August 1999, DOT awarded a total of 17 new weekly flights to the three U.S. carriers -- Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, and Federal Express -- already serving the market. The agreement added another 10 weekly flights for U.S. carriers and allowed a fourth U.S. carrier to enter the market in April 2001. ... [Read More]
Washington HyperFile - East Asia/Pacific Edition
(Bank backs sales to airlines in China, Algeria, Austria) (410) ... (Bush/King Abdullah of Jordan, worker relief/economic stimulus, airline ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Larson Oct. 17 Speech on U.S.-China Aviation Relations
In short, I believe that a slow and incremental approach to aviation liberalization would not be consistent with China's needs. The rest of the Pacific Rim is moving ahead quickly to seize the benefits of the New Economy. China should too. In fact, the importance of the New Economy and airline liberalization will be major themes at the APEC Summit meeting that will be held this year in Brunei. ... Certainly one key to success for an advanced economy or a profitable company is to avoid producing "commodities." By commodities, I mean undifferentiated products with slim profit margins. Because new producers who enjoy lower costs can start producing commodities using the techniques of mass production, it is hard for commodity producers to be profitable. In the future, airline companies that simply move passengers and freight without using modern information technology to add value to their services essentially will be commodity producers. It will be very difficult for such companies to be profitable. ... [Read More]
Washington HyperFile - East Asia/Pacific Edition
(Letter expresses regret for airline incident in Germany) (270) ... [Read More]
Background Notes Archive - East Asia and the Pacific
U.S. Department of StateBackground Notes: China, April 1998Released by the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific AffairsOfficial Name: People's Republic of ChinaPROFILEGeographyTotal area: 9,596,960 sq. km. (approximately 3.7 million sq. mi.).Cities: Capital--Beijing. Other major cities--Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Harbin, Chengdu.Terrain: Plains, deltas, and hills in east; mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west.Climate: Tropical in south to subarctic in north.PeopleNationality: Noun and adjective--Chinese (singular and plural).Population (1997 est.): 1.22 billion.Population growth rate (1997 est.): 0.93%.Health (1997 est.): Infant mortality rate--37.9/1,000. Life expectancy--70.0 years (overall); 68.6 years for males, 71.5 years for females. Literacy rate: 82%.Ethnic groups: Han Chinese--91.9%; Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uygur, Yi, Mongolian, Tibetan, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities--8.1%.Religions: Officially atheist; Taoism, Buddhism, ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: U.S. Urges More Liberalization in Air Services with China, EU
Another innovation would have been a relaxation of our long-standing statutory restrictions on foreign investment in U.S. airlines --- a measure already favored by the Bush Administration. The truth is that we should be questioning these restrictions for our own purposes --- not merely because they represent an obstacle to concluding an important new agreement with the EU. At this particular moment in the financial history of the U.S. airline industry, we need to consider seriously whether there is any continuing rationale for restricting our airlines' access to the global capital marketplace. ... [Read More]
Background Notes Archive - East Asia and the Pacific
Background Notes: China, October 1998 Released by the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific AffairsU.S. Department of StateOfficial Name: People's Republic of ChinaPROFILEGeographyTotal area: 9,596,960 sq. km. (approximately 3.7 million sq. mi.).Cities: Capital--Beijing. Other major cities--Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Harbin, Chengdu.Terrain: Plains, deltas, and hills in east; mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west.Climate: Tropical in south to subarctic in north.PeopleNationality: Noun and adjective--Chinese (singular and plural).Population (1997 est.): 1.22 billion.Population growth rate (1997 est.): 0.93%.Health (1997 est.): Infant mortality rate--37.9/1,000. Life expectancy--70.0 years (overall); 68.6 years for males, 71.5 years for females.Literacy rate: 82%.Ethnic groups: Han Chinese--91.9%; Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uygur, Yi, Mongolian, Tibetan, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities--8.1%.Religions: Officially atheist; Taoism, Buddhism ... [Read More]
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