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China's struggling airlines get tax break
BEIJING - China is taking new steps to shore up its aviation industry amid global economic turmoil, giving struggling airlines a $360 million tax break and $26 billion in loans to its main aircraft maker, state media said Friday.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2009-01-09
China Eastern Airlines bailout swells to $1 bln
SHANGHAI, China - China Eastern Airlines plans to raise 7 billion yuan ($1 billion) from selling shares to its state-owned parent company -- more than double the amount originally planned -- to help it weather a financial crisis.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2008-12-30
China, Taiwan resume direct flights
TAOYUAN, Taiwan (AFP) - China and Taiwan resumed regular direct flights Friday for the first time in six decades, ushering in what Beijing called a "new start" in the cross-strait relations.
Nations:China People:Ma Ying-jeou Chen Shui-bian Source:(AFP)
2008-07-04
China diverts plane because of liquids
China disclosed Monday that suspicious liquids were found on a flight headed to Beijing from a far western Muslim region, and Olympic organizers tried to dismiss fears that the summer games were under threat.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics China Xinjiang Unrest
2008-03-10
Terrorists targeted China Olympics
Chinese police killed alleged terrorists plotting to attack the Beijing Olympics, while a flight crew managed to prevent an apparent attempt to crash a Chinese jetliner in a separate case just last week, officials said Sunday.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics China Xinjiang Unrest
2008-03-09
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