Posts Tagged ‘ Shanghai Pudong International Airport News ’

By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer Matthew Lee, Associated Press Writer – Sun May 23, 10:34 am ET BEIJING – The U.S. will push China to level the economic playing field between the two powers, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday, previewing talks coming to be dominated by tensions between the Koreas. Clinton and U.S....

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Residents are angry over line, but experts hail it as a ‘green’ alternative. Qian Yanfeng reports from Shanghai. As Li Qingwei sat down to pen a letter of protest over the expansion of Shanghai’s magnetic levitation (maglev) rail link, he had a strange sense of deja vu. He and thousands of others had fought,...

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Shanghai will become the first city in China to have five runways for civilian use following a successful test flight on a new runway in the city’s Hongqiao International Airport, People’s Daily Online reported. An Airbus A330-300 jetliner in World Expo livery from China Eastern Airlines conducted the first test flight by a large...

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China has strengthened security checks for flights heading to the United States after a Nigerian man attempted to detonate explosives aboard a Northwest Airlines flight to Detroit on Christmas day. A secondary security check is required at the boarding gates for America-bound flights, passengers have been told to report at airports earlier, and are...

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Latest update: The U.S. Embassy in China says three Americans are dead after a Zimbabwe cargo plane crashed during takeoff at Shanghai’s main international airport. Spokesman Richard Buangan says three Americans are confirmed dead and a fourth American is injured. He does not know the injured person’s condition. Fire engines and debris are seen...

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SHANGHAI: Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd (COMAC), which is in charge of the indigenous C919 passenger airplane program, announced yesterday that it would set up its final assembly line in the city’s Pudong New District. The center, located south of Pudong International Airport, is divided into Pudong Base and Dachang Base, with the...

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SHANGHAI: Boeing yesterday opened an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) two-bay hangar at Pudong International Airport as scheduled despite the sluggish aviation market. The hangar, capable of housing two B747 airplanes, is also the first MRO facility at the airport. “China and Asia are the global leaders in aviation growth and the newly...

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HANGZHOU: To shoot or not to shoot, that is a question for a Chinese airport using live ammunition to prevent birds from endangering aircraft safety. During the post-typhoon season from June to October every year, about 400-1000 migrating egrets stop over on grassland at the Lishe International Airport in the eastern coastal city of...

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The State Council, or China’s Cabinet, has given approval for a bonded area for Shanghai Pudong International Airport, a local official said Saturday. Jiang Liang, governor of the Pudong New Area, told reporters that the tax-free zone covers an area of about 4 square kilometers. Chen Xuyuan, president of Shanghai International Port (Group) Co,...

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More than 2.45 million tourists came to the city during the May Day holiday, about 20,000 more than last year, said the Shanghai Tourism Administration. Suburban areas were the most popular travel destinations for locals. Scenic spots in Jinshan, Nanhui, Jiading and Qingpu districts all welcomed 11 to 23 percent more visitors than last...

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SHANGHAI — No flu-like infections were found among passengers and crew members on flight AM098, which was the first direct flight from swine flu-hit Mexico to China’s mainland, after the epidemic broke out last week, according to the quarantine staff at an airport in Shanghai Thursday. The Mexico Airlines flight was ordered to park...

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SHANGHAI: The Shanghai International Airport (SIA) has posted a 49 percent fall in 2008 net profit, largely due to significant spending on a new terminal and runway. SIA said its net profit for 2008 tumbled to 860 million yuan, down 49 percent from 2007, on sales of 3.351 billion yuan, an increase of 7...

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China drafted a long-term plan for development of air cargo, which will require the building of 97 new airports, consolidation of smaller airports and upgrading of certain key airports by the year 2020. The entire project will cost the government a massive investment of $64 billion. Under the plan, 97 feeder-line airports will be...

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Massive new airport terminals started operating in Beijing and Shanghai Wednesday to cope with increasing passenger numbers in the cities. In Beijing, Air China and United Airlines joined 18 other carriers opening for business at the dragon-shaped Terminal 3 (T3). The new terminal will handle 60 percent of the airport’s passenger flow, officials said earlier...

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A second international airport in Beijing, construction of which will begin before 2010, is just one of 97 to be built in China before 2020, the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) said in its latest airport development plan. According to the plan, which covers the years up to 2020, the number...

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The major part of expansion project of Shanghai Pudong International Airport went through completion assessment Saturday. The new part is expected to start operation before the Beijing Olympics. Possibly Related Posts: Please advise the fastest route from Shanghai to Wenzhou in China train from Shanghai to Nanjing Visiting China From Pudong Airport to New...

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Air China and Shanghai Airlines joined the Star Alliance, the oldest and largest airline alliance in the world, on Wednesday. There was a ceremony held in the new Terminal Three, which will open to passengers in March 2008, at the Beijing Capital International Airport. With the two new members, Star Alliance has 19 member...

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Beijing Capital Airport was ranked ninth biggest in the world in terms of passenger numbers last year according to the Airports Council International (ACI). Beijing Capital Airport became the first Chinese airport ranked among the top ten with a total of 48.5 million passengers in 2006. Atlanta International Airport in the U.S. was first...

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A plane flies over the second terminal building of Shanghai Pudong Inernational Airport Sunday, August 6, 2006. The main part of the terminal corridor is almosted completed, and will be put into use before the start of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, with a handling capacity of 60 million passengers. A worker walk past the construction site of the...

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The Airport Authority of Hong Kong is in talks with its Shanghai counterpart for a stake in the planned cargo section in the second phase of Pudong International Airport to enhance its presence in the mainland aviation market. But there are still some differences between the two parties and no paper documents have been...

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The Shanghai government has proposed a tax-free bonded area for Shanghai Pudong International Airport. If given the go-ahead, it would be the first bonded area at an airport on the mainland. “The bonded area will greatly improve customs clearance efficiency and help the airport to attract more freight,” said Zhang Wan’an, deputy director of ...

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Prada Sa, a world luxury products group, has canceled its authorization to a Prada franchise store in the Pudong International Airport after counterfeit merchandise was found. Prada issued the statement through Shanghai M&A Law Firm, which published the notice in the Xinmin Evening News. According to the statement, Prada SA claimed counterfeit items were...

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German maglev technology owner International Transrapid has experienced some ups and downs in the past fortnight. The firm received a heavy blow late last week with a Shanghai official quoted by Reuters as saying China may abandon the German technology, in a bid to slash a third of the cost in extending the maglev...

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The vaulted roof of the new, showcase terminal at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle International Airport — touted as a jewel of design, safety and comfort — collapsed Sunday in France, killing at least five people. Paul Andreu, the French architect who designed terminal 2E at the Charles de Gaulle airport, flew back to Paris...

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The Shanghai Airport Authority is planning to encourage carriers to launch more night cargo flights at Pudong International Airport to ease both daytime traffic and to meet the growing demand for air freight delivery. Senior officials of the Shanghai Airport Authority, the body which runs the two local airports, said yesterday they will open...

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Starting on October 27, all overseas flights previously arriving at Hongqiao Airport – including those from Hong Kong and Macao – are required to land at Pudong International Airport together with some domestic flights. Passengers are warned to make sure of their airport before taking flight. “This is a key step the city government...

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From the last Sunday of the month, all overseas flights landing in China’s major coastal city – including those from Hong Kong and Macao – will use Pudong International Airport, together with domestic traffic. The October 27 shift away from Hongqiao Airport is a push by Shanghai to better utilize Pudong. “This is a...

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