Dragonair Welcomes Hong Kong - Australia Air Services Agreement：Targets Second Half of 2005 for Launch of Services to Sydney

Dragonair has been voted Best Airline—China for the third consecutive year in the Skytrax passenger survey. Conducted by Skytrax Research of the UK, the world's "largest" passenger survey was undertaken over the 10 months from June 2003 to March 2004, with the number of eligible nominations? for Airline of the Year totalling 10.8 million. "To be voted Best Airline—China for a third consecutive year in the Skytrax survey is a huge compliment by the travelling public to all the staff at Dragonair," said Chief Executive Officer Stanley Hui. "The results reaffirm that Dragonair     

Dragonair Takes China's TOP Sinning Contest to a New High

The most popular airline on which to travel in China is team-ing up with the country's most popular TV talent search shows.Dragonair, awarded Best Airline - China for three consecutiveyears in the respected Skytrax traveller survey, has been namedthe offi…     

United Airlines Voted ''Best North American Airline'' for Fifth Consecutive Year

Discerning frequent travelers in Asia have voted United Airlines the" Best North American Airline" for the fifth consecutive year in Business Traveller AsiaPacific's 2005 annual travel awards. Each year, the magazine polls frequent travelers to learn their opinions on airlines and services. Results are verified and compiled by an independent market research company :TNS-Hong Kong.     

Singapore Airlines Voted“Best Airline”by Leading German Erman Travel Magazine

Readers of a leading German travel magazine Business Traveller Germany have voted Sin- gapore Airlines as the "Best Airline to the Far East and the Pacific (Overall)". Readers, who participated in the annual survey conducted by the magazine, also voted the Airline as the winner in the following categories: Safety, Cabin Crew. Cabin Comfort, Cabin Appearance, and Catering.     

United Airlines Voted ＇Best North American Airline＇ for Fifth Consecutive Year

Discerning frequent travelers in Asia have voted United Airlines the ＂ Best North American Airline＂ for the fifth consecutive year in Business Traveller Asia- Pacific＇s 2005 annual travel awards. Each year, the magazine polls frequent travelers to learn their opinions on airlines and services. Results are verified and compiled by an independent market research company ：TNS-Hong Kong.     

Singapore Airlines Voted ＂Best Airline＂by Leading German Erman Travel Magazine

Readers of a leading German travel magazine Business Traveller Germany have voted Singapore Airlines as the ＂Best Aidine to the Far East and the Pacific （Overall）＂. Readers, who participated in the annual survey conducted by the magazine, also voted the Airline as the winner in the following categories： Safety, Cabin Crew, Cabin Comfort, Cabin Appearance, and Catering.     

Southern Alrlines——Keeping a Good Development Momentum

China Southern Airlines (Group) saw a "good year" again in 1996, with its passenger traffic volume reaching 2.2 million persons/time. The passenger traffic volume of China Southern Airlines has kept a vigorous growth momentum for consecutive years. First of all, it benefits from geographic advantages. The Airlines' headquarters is located in Guangzhou, adjacent to Hongkong and Macao. Also, taking advantage of the policy of reform and opening in Guangzhou, it has achieved considerable success on the international and domestic civil aviation markets for     

Srilankan Airlines：Home Away from Home

The year of 2007 marks the 50 anniversary of the diplomatic relations between China and Sri Lanka,which started in 1947.Trade and economic ties between the two sides have become increasingly closer especially in these years.As one of the largest airlines in Asia and a previous winner of the Best South Asian Airline Award for 2005,Srilankan Airline has been an important contributor to this good bilateral relationship. This year,Srilankan Airline has also won a series of awards such as the PATA Gold Awards for the Best Marketing Campaign for an Airline,KLIA Awards,and so on.Recent- ly,China's Foreign Trade exclusively interviewed Mr.Chanaka Olagama,Chief Representa- tive Country Manager-China of Srilankan Airlines.He shared with us the development of and achievements made by Srilankan Airlines over these years.     

United Airlines Voted Best American Airline Serving China in Business Traveller China＇s Inaugural Travel Poll

United Airlines has been voted the ＂Best American Airline Serving China＂ in the inaugural Business Traveller China travel awards. The award comes after United was voted in September ＂Best North American Airline＂ by Business Traveller China＇s sister publication, Business Traveller Asia-Pacific.     

Business Travellers Vote DRAGONAIR “Best China Airline“

(BEIJING) Dragonair was announced as winner of the Best China Airline category in the Business Traveller Asia-Pacific 2005 Annual Travel Awards today. The magazine asked subscribers who were frequent travellers to vote for an airline based on 17 criteria,including cabin staff, comfort, route network and scheduling.……     

Business Travellers Vote DRAGONAIR "Best China Airline"

(BEIJING) Dragonair was announced as winner of the Best China Airline category in the Business Traveller Asia-Pacific 2005 Annual Travel Awards today. The magazine asked subscribers who were frequent travellers to vote for an airline based on 17 criteria,including cabin staff, comfort, route network and scheduling.     

Business Travellers Vote DRAGONAIR ＂Best China Airline＂

（BEIJING） Dragonair was announced as winner of the Best China Airline category in the Business Traveller Asia-Pacific 2005 Annual Travel Awards today. The magazine asked subscribers who were frequent travellers to vote for an airline based on 17 criteria, including cabin staff, comfort, route network and scheduling.     

Singapore Airlines Voted "Best Airline" by Leading German Erman Travel Magazine

Readers of a leading German travel magazine Business Traveller Germany have voted Singapore Airlines as the "Best Airline to the Far East and the Pacific (Overall)".     

Asiana:Convenient and Comfortable Flights to Meet 2008

24 flight routes connect 18 Chinese cities and 4 ROK cities, for around 120 scheduled flight per week; taking one of the largest number in the international airlines in China. In 2006 it is awarded the prize of "Best Onboard & Flight Attendants" by Global Traveler the America magazine and the prize of "World's Best Cabin Staff,2005" by Skytrax Awards. This is today's Asiana Airlines.     

China＇s grain output to top 500 min tonnes in 2009

China＇s grain output is expected to top 500 million tonaes for the third consecutive year in 2009, said an official from the Ministry of Agriculture （MOA） on December 2t. The country＇s planting area was expected to increase 34 million mu （2.27 million hectares） this year, the biggest rise since 2006, which was a major contributor to this year＇s grain production growth, said Ye Zhenqin, director with the Planting Industry Management Department of the MOA, at a press conference.     

August Passenger and Cargo Numbers Set New Highs

Passenger and cargo numbers set new highs in August, the second consecutive month that both areas of operation at Dragonair posted record figures. The airline flew 444,498 passengers in August to record its third consecutive monthly record. The number was 7.7%higher than in July, with travel in both months driven by holiday traffic. August 15 saw a new daily mark set, with 17,220passengers carried on the day.     

Nation＇s Grain Output to Top 490 mln Tons in 2006

China＇s grain output would increase for the third consecutive year to more than 490 million tons in 2006, according to the State Grain and Oil Information Center.     

Gift-Giving Down in China

On January 29,the Hurun Research Institute released the Hurun Best of the Best Awards 2015 in Beijing,based on the results of the Hurun Report Chinese Luxury Consumer Survey2015.This is the eleventh consecutive year Hurun Research has revealed the brand preferences,consumption habits and lifestyle trends of China’s wealthiest individuals.Widely regarded as an ISO9000 for China’s luxury sector,the CLCS has become a benchmark for the luxury sector.Hurun Report Chairman and Chief Researcher Rupert Hoogewerf said,     

AIRBUSINDI IS EXPANDING BUSINESS IN CHINA

During Premier Li Peng's visit to Francein April this year, the China AviationEquipment Co. Ltd (CAEC)concluded a contract with Airbus IndustriesCorporation for the purchase of 30 A320passenger planes. Mr Rolf Rue, president ofAirbus Industries (China) Corporation,commented at an interview, "The contractenabled Airbus Industries to move forward abig stride, and it was a milestone for thecorporation in China."     

Qatar Airways Flies High With Global Accolades

Doha, QATAR - Qatar Airways has continued its award-winning streak by securing a string of accolades in the annual World Airline Awards 2005 carried out by Skytrax, the independent aviation industry monitoring agency.……