Like a smilein the sky- Austrian Airlinesand its General Manager in China Mr.Wolfgang Gotsmy

SARS has left and hopefully it will not come back. The Chinese aviation market has been greatly impacted by it. On June 26, in order to stimulate the inbound market, the Civil Aviation Administration of China started“Blue Sky Plan”. Under this circumstance, the Editorial Department of China‘s Foreign Trade decides to resume one of its old excellent columns -Global Aviation and plans to carry out a series of interviews with airlines.Chances make Austrian Airlines become our first report subject.     

China's Economic Stimulus Plan

The plan calls for higher spending on roads, airports and other infrastructure, tax deductions for exporters and more aid to the poor and farmers. Spending on health and education will also increase, as well as money for environmental protection and high technology programs.     

Airtines to ramp up schedutes aunng Expo

Both domestic and international airlines will increase the number of flights to Shanghai during the six months of Expo to meet increased demand from local and overseas visitors.     

New Airlines Opened by the Xinhua Aviation Company

The China Xinhua Aviation Company opened for business in the summer of 1994. At that time it had 13 airlines and 42 scheduled flights each week flying from Beijing and Tianjin to other parts of China. Now it has 34 airlines and 122 scheduled flights each week from Beijing and Tianjin to 21 Chinese cities, such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Harbin, Jinan, Kunming, Haikou,     

Air Flights between China,U.S. to Double by 2012

Competition between commercial airlines competitors for valuable trans-Pacific routes will surely intensify following an agreement between China and the United States that will double the number of passenger flights between the two countries by 2012.     

China Eastern Paves the Wavon Shanghai International Terminal

To build Shanghai air terminal is to realize the transits from one international flight to the other,or from international flight to domestic flight,or from domestic flight to international flight in Shanghai.The basis for the construction of international air terminal needs a powerful and confident airlines company which can bear any kind of big risks,and China Easter is undoudtedly the first choice.     

China Eastern Paves the Way on Shanghai International Terminal

To build Shanghaiair terminal is to realize the transits from one international flight to the other, or from international flight to domestic flight, or from domestic flight to international flight in Shanghai. The basis for the construction of international air terminal needs a powerful and confident airlines company which can bear any kind of big risks, and China Easter is undoubtedly the first choice.     

Mayrhuber：“We Are Leaner and Stronger”：Integration of SWISS into the Lufthansa group opens up new opportunities

Lufthansa's Chairman and CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber presented a healthy balance sheet today in Frankfurt. "Our financial strength and our commercial success give us a firm base to emerge stronger from the consolidation process in the European air traffic industry. The merger of Lufthansa and SWISS is the marriage of two world renowned airlines with the highest quality and service standards. The most important aspect is that it will pro-     

Message to the China-EU Partenariat 2006

Sanctioned by the State Council, the China-EU Partenariat 2006, sponsored by the EU Commission, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the Sichuan provincial government will be held in Chengdu, which will create a platform for dialogue between Chinese and European companies, as well as provide an opportunity for the host city's commercial interests to establish cooperative relationships with the industrial and commercial visitors from Europe.     

Hefei Hi-tech Zone——Seize the Opportunity,Accept the Challenge,Recreate the Brilliance

An eternal theme for the constructionof hi-tech industry development zoneis to create a first-rate investmentenvironment and to cultivate first-rate hi-tech enterprises.In 1996,the investmentenvironment of the Hefei Hi-tech Zone willbe further optimized.In the meantime,thehi-tech industrialization will forge aheadtowards a new goal.The gross value ofindustrial output will make a breakthroughat RMB5 billion.So a leap from quantity toquality will be realized,laying a more solifoundation for its development. 1.The Hi-tech Zone will establish acompletely new management system andoperational mechanism.In order to speed upthe development of the hi-tech industry     

Private Airlines to Appear in Civil Aviation Market

Exposed by North China Aviation Bureau, Dazhong and Aokai, two airlines based on private capitals, have handed in their establishment applications to the North China Aviation Bureau, along with the reports on feasibility study.At present, they have passed the preliminary examination of the Bureau and are waiting for the reply from CAAC. Private airlines with low operation costs are expected     

Flight Schedules for China's Civil Aviation for Summer and Autumn

China's civil Aviation will adopt new flight schedules from March 31, 2002 to October 28.The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) encourages domestic airlines to opendirect flights on feeder routes and routes to China western areas.Based on the n…     

Promote the Transition of Export Growth Forms of Textiles

According to the news from General Administration of Customs, from January 1 ,2005 to December 31,2007, China will adopt transitional and interim measures for increasing export tariff numbers for 148 garments, which belong to 33 sensitive categories under 7 kinds, including coat, skirt, shirt, trousers, pajamas, and underwear, etc. This is the measure actively taken by Chinese government under the background that from January 1,2005 the global textiles trade will be integrated.     

China's Way Out in Iran's Oil Crisis

As the second largest crude oil producer in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC),Iran exports 2.6 million barrels of crude oil on a daily base,around 20％ of which are for the EU countries,mainly Italy,Spain and Greece.Since the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)announced last November that Iran's nuclear programs were for military use,the international community led by the US and Europe has been stepping up sanctions against Iran.The EU approved in January the ban to import petroleum from Iran,but it postponed the date for full implementation to July 1 of 2012,so that Greece,Span and Italy may have enough time to find alternafive supplies.This initiative has sparked off violent reaction in Iran and many senators and governmental officials have even claimed that petroleum will not be exported to some EU countries.     

TRANSPORTATION

Singapore airlines to introduce new cabin products on b777-200 aircraft Singapore Airlines will be introducing new cabin products on some of its Boeing 777-200 aircraft from later this month. A total of 11 B777-200s will be refitted with the Airline's most recent cabin offerings,to provide additional space, comfort and greater product consistency     

Photokina Reaffirms Its Leadership in the Digital Image Communication Sector

About 1,600 companies from around 50 countries to present their products and services at the World oflmaging -More than 60 percent of exhibitors from abroad- Many companies will expand their exhibition area in Cologne
All of the global imaging sector＇s leading companies will return to photokina 2008 to present to international trade visitors their increasingly diverse range of imaging technology and imaging application products for consumers and professionals.     

Sichuan Opening to the Ontisde World

Expanding its opening is a major eventin the economic development ofSichuan, a big hinterland province inChina. Sichuan will adhere to the guidelineof promoting development by opening, andpromoting further progress by exploitation,and make full use of two resources, twomarkets at home and abroad and becomeactively involved in exchange and competitionat home and abroad. It will further strengthenthe work of foreign trade, foreign capital,foreign economy, foreign affairs and tradingport, and by the turn of this century, moredevelopment will be made in the foreign-oriented economy of the whole province,creating a new way for the hinterland province     

Sport Industry in the 11th Five-year Plan

Beijing, the city to host the 2008 Olympic Games, is attracting more and more focus from all over the world. On August 8, Mayor Liu Qi announced the beginning of the 2-year count down of the 2008 Olympic Games. According to the experiences of other host cities, Olympic Games will generate abundant opportunities for the economic development. Here, for the sake of people's interests, China's Foreign Trade opens the column "Economy·Olympics" to present you the development of China's sports industry and the effort that sports enterprises make to show their love for sport and for the people around the world. Here is the interview with the officials of General Administration of Sport.     

Go up or down?——Look into the Real Estate Price After the Olympics

2008 Beijing Olympic Games to the Chinese is not only a unique event, but also will influence many aspects of China. To the real estate industry, the effect of the Olympic Games will play an important role in a short period. How about the effect to Beijing＇s housing price？ Does it continue to go up or turn down？ This is the main concern for majority of those in this industry and consumers.     

China's Strategic Measures to Develop Coal Industry During the Period of the Ninth Five-Year Plan

A reporter for China's Foreign Tradehas learned from the Ministry of theCoal Industry that China will takethe following steps to develop its coal industryduring the ninth five-Year plan period. 1. To regulate the policy for buildupthe coal industry and to make a good job ofthe comprehensive development of buildinga number of key coal production bases.