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United Pushes China Expansion After Hitting Roadblocks in India
Neelam Mathews - December 28, 2015, 10:00 am (AIN-US) United Airlines is using its new Boeing 787-9s to develop services to Chinese cities such as Chengdu. [Photo: Boeing] The rapid expansion of seat capacity to and from India by Middle East carriers is impeding United Airlines’ plans to build market share in the country. Instead, United, which already has daily nonstop service from New York to both Delhi and Mumbai, is mainly focusing on expanding operations to China’s secondary cities. Acccording to Brian Znotins, United’s network vice president, the carrier now has more nonstop flights to China than any other U.S. airline. “Despite the slowdown of China’s economy, as travel from China grows, we will be there in future,” said Znotins. One new route pending Chinese government approval is a nonstop seasonal service to Xian that it hopes to start in May 2016. Demand for flights to the fast-growing city of Chengdu has exceeded Unite...
Bombardier Aerospace Inaugurates New Office in Shanghai
Posted by- Neelam Mathews April 10, 2012 Bombardier Aerospace celebrated the next step in support of its growing activities in China with the inauguration of a new office in Shanghai. In addition to being the primary location for Li and Solem, the Shanghai office is home to the Bombardier Commercial Aircraft teams working with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. (COMAC), Bombardier Aerospace's Supply Chain organization in China, and is the headquarters for the Bombardier Commercial Aircraft sales and marketing team for China and North Asia. The Shanghai Regional Support Office team, supporting Q-Series and CRJ aircraft operators, will also be based at this new office and will expand to include support personnel for Bombardier's Learjet, Challenger and Global business jet operators. "China is a critically important region for Bombardier Aerospace, and the inauguration of our new office in Shanghai further testifies to our long-term commitment to the Chi...
Long Weekend Read - The Limits of the Pakistan-China Alliance
By Lisa Curtis and Derek Scissors, Ph.D. (Heritage Foundation) Posted by- Neelam Mathews Jan 20, 2012 China ’s concerns over Pakistan’s future stability will likely limit the extent to which it will help Pakistan out of its economic difficulties. While China has an interest in maintaining strong security ties with Pakistan, the economic relationship is not very extensive and the notion that Chinese ties could serve as a replacement for U.S. ties is far-fetched. Instead of wringing hands over Chinese influence on Pakistan, the U.S. should seek cooperation from Beijing in encouraging a more stable and prosperous Pakistan—which will benefit all parties involved. In the wake of the U.S. raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound last May and deteriorating relations between Islamabad and Washington, Pakistani leaders have sought to play up their country’s relations with China, touting Beijing as an alternative partner to Washington. However, China’s concerns about the future stabilit...
Distance makes the heart grow fonder?
Pixs Credit- MoD India- China Dialogue Neelam Mathews Dec 9, 2011 The 4 th India-China Annual Defense Dialogue (ADD) was conducted with Defense Secretary, Shashi Kant leading the Indian representatives and Gen. Ma Xiaotian, Deputy Chief of General Staff, PLA the Chinese. The delayed talks were held in the background of China’s objections to Dalai Lama’s addressing a non- religious gathering in New Delhi. The Annual Defense Dialogue (ADD) was established under the provisions of the MOU for 'Exchanges and Cooperation in the field of Defense', signed between both the countries in May 2006. According to the MoD statement: “The 4 th ADD was conducted in “an atmosphere of cordiality and both sides were frank and constru...
The Facts About China’s Currency, Chinese Subsidies……………..
Posted by- Aerospace Diary Oct 6, 2011 Excerpts from- The Facts About China’s Currency, Chinese Subsidies…………….. by Derek Scissors, Ph.D. The Heritage Foundation There is great concern in the U.S. about Chinese currency policy costing American jobs. But over two decades, there has been no evidence that a weak yuan causes high American unemployment, writes Scissors. Policymakers should focus on is other Chinese actions that do harm the entire global economy, particularly China’s market-distorting and anti-competitive subsidies. Scissors explains why the U.S. must identify and measure Chinese subsidies as the necessary first step in reducing the damage they cause. There is persistent concern in the U.S. that Chinese currency policy is costing American jobs. The main argument is that jobs are lost because China’s currency, the yuan, is weak- it is not worth enough as compared to the dollar, giving Chinese companies an unfair price advantage in international trade. There i...
Security Implications and China and more in parliament today
Posted by- Neelam Mathews Sept 5, 2011 In Parliament today The government has taken cognizance of security implications of the import of electronic components from China especially while manufacturing encryption products. Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL), a Defense Public Sector Undertaking, which is a manufacturer of strategic defense electronic systems has been advised to ensure that components of encryption products manufactured by BEL are not imported from China, Minister of State for Defense MM Pallam Raju said in parliament today. DEFENSE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT Defense cooperation agreements/Molls have been signed with Colombia, Namibia, Sweden, Vietnam, Russia, Republic of Korea, Ecuador and Mongolia in the last three years. The details of joint training exercises conducted with other countries in the last three years are as stated below. No training exercise was conducted with New Zealand during this period. Joint Exercise held with foreign countries durin...
Airlines Add Service To Bengaluru With Cargo Focus
News Aviation Daily Mar 02 , 2010 , p. 13 Neelam Mathews With the corporate market and economy bouncing back, Bangaluru International Airport is adding more international airlines this year. Cargo will be the focus of Air China, which starts twice-weekly operations on Feb. 27, Fedex with five weekly flights starts operations June 1, and Air Asia on May 29. Etihad has also shown interest, but is limited by present bilaterals. Qatar launched daily flights on Feb. 22 to its 11th Indian destination. Bengaluru will be served daily with 144-seat Airbus A320s from the airline’s Doha hub. The third-largest city in India has until now only been served by Emirates among the Middle East airlines. These new services will take the international flights to Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) to 19. Six domestic carriers fly to the airport, which was hit during the recessionary months last year with declines in international travel. Bengaluru is now the fourth-largest city for cargo operation...