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Ambitions Disrupted

November 24, 2020 By Samantha HuiQi Yow

What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for China’s Belt and Road Initiative? The Belt and Road Initiative is one of the biggest development projects in history, but the pandemic has had a huge impact on the economies of the countries involved in it.

Filed Under: Airline Industry, Belt and Road Initiative, China Tagged With: Belt and Road Initiative

Nothing but Blue Skies: Is Your Flying Taxi Finally on the Way?

October 30, 2019 By Bennett Voyles

Until now, only billionaires, world leaders, and James Bond villains flew to work, but someday soon, you too may have a faster commute: many companies around the world are hard at work on electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, essentially super-sized drones designed to whisk two to four people from one side of a […]

Filed Under: Airline Industry, China, Innovation, Technology Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Transportation

Patrick Horgan of Rolls-Royce: Powering into the Future

May 30, 2018 By Mei Xinlei

Few in the expat business community can rival Patrick Horgan’s depth and range of experience in the Chinese market. Since first coming to China as a volunteer in 1989, Horgan’s career has spanned business, diplomacy and cultural relations. Since 2011, he has been Regional Director of Northeast Asia for Rolls-Royce. As he tells CKGSB Knowledge, he believes China’s development ambitions make this an exciting time to be at the British manufacturing giant. China now has about 2,800 aircraft while in the US the number is 7,000 and there is a massive opportunity for international air framers and engine providers.

Filed Under: Airline Industry, All Articles, C-Suite Interview, Conversations, Globalization Tagged With: Rolls Royce

The Rise of HNA: Flying Too High?

June 28, 2017 By Liu Sha

HNA Group is the most acquisitive Chinese conglomerate in China. Through acquisitions, the group quadrupled its size and made its debut on the Fortune 500 list as the world’s 464th biggest firm in terms of revenue. And it aims higher: becoming one of the top 10 by 2025 with holdings of $5–6 trillion in assets—more than double the assets held today by JPMorgan, the biggest bank in the United States. What is its business model like? How did the Group, which started as a small regional airline company in China’s southernmost island, with only two jets, make it? What are the risks behind the buying spree?

Filed Under: Airline Industry, All Articles, China, Mergers and Acquisitions Tagged With: Airlines, HNA Group

Flying High: China’s Aviation Industry is Becoming a Global Force

April 17, 2017 By Tom Nunlist

Seven years ago, around 70% of passengers in US-China air trips were American. But today, more than 50% of travelers are Chinese. Flying used to be a luxury mode for travel in China, but now is for the masses. Data shows that by 2029 China will overtake the US as the world’s largest passenger market. The increasing passenger demand has not only brought Chinese airlines big successes in the past decade but also some real challenges like lengthy delays and poor service. In fact, Chinese airlines are struggling to keep up with growth in demand, and compared to foreign counterparts, they are not as global nor as profitable as they should be.

Filed Under: Airline Industry, All Articles, China, Know China, Strategy Tagged With: Airlines, Aviation, China Air

Airlander Attempts to Rise Above Headwinds Once More

January 5, 2017 By Deng Yuanyuan and Liu Sha

The Airlander 10, part plane and part airship, is the world’s longest aircraft in operation today. Roughly the size of a football field, it has a shape different from any airship of decades past. Developed by British manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles, the Airlander 10 can ascend from anywhere with no need for an airport or runway and maintain a capacity of transporting a large amount of goods. According to Stephen McGlennan, CEO of HAV, over 100 million pounds has been invested in the project and it is preparing another test flight in the coming Spring, after it failed in a August test flight this year.

Filed Under: Airline Industry, All Articles, Q&A, Technology

Airbus Group in China: High Altitude

May 11, 2015 By Chris Russell

Laurence Barron, Chairman of Airbus Group China, on the company’s growth in China’s expanding aviation sector

Filed Under: Airline Industry, All Articles, Best Practice, Conversations, ExpertSpeak, Know China, Manufacturing, Q&A, Talent Tagged With: Aerospace, Airbus, Human Resources, Slider

Aviation in China: Reaching for the Skies?

March 23, 2015 By CKGSB Knowledge

A look at the airlines that call the shots, the busiest airports and the state of aviation in China

Filed Under: Airline Industry, All Articles, Infographics, Know China Tagged With: Air China, Boeing, Infographics, Infrastructure, Slider, Tourism

China Roundup: State of the Economy; MNCs Hit new highs (and lows); and the Alibaba Share Price Fall

September 26, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, China’s factory activity improved a little even as factory employment figures slumped; Adobe announced its intention to shutter its China R&D center while other MNCs remain upbeat; and the Alibaba share price fell after last week’s spectacular IPO.

Filed Under: Airline Industry, All Articles, Automobile Industry, China Round-up, Connections, Finance, Know China, Manufacturing, Multinationals in China, Resources, Stock Exchange Tagged With: Agricultural Bank of China, Airbus, Alibaba, General Motors, Loans, MNCs, PBOC, PMI, Slider

Rolls-Royce in China: Riding on China’s Growth

April 10, 2014 By Neelima Mahajan and Major Tian

Patrick Horgan, Regional Director, North-East Asia, on how Rolls-Royce diversified in China. Unknown to many, China’s engage­ment with Rolls-Royce, the iconic British multinational company, goes back nearly a century. In 1919 the first air­mail service between Beijing and Tianjin was powered by Rolls-Royce engines on a Handley Page aircraft. In 1963, Rolls-Royce sold Dart engines […]

Filed Under: Airline Industry, All Articles, Best Practice, C-Suite Interview, Connections, Conversations, Know China, Multinationals in China, Strategy, Supply Chain, Videos Tagged With: Air China, Airlines, Aviation, China Eastern Airlines, Competition, Made in China, Private Airlines, Rolls Royce, Slider

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