China Eastern Airlines rose 1.7%, Air China gained 1.9%, and Cathay Pacific Airways added 3.5%.
The relationship between Air China and Cathay Pacific Airways appears to be growing even closer.
In Shanghai, China Eastern Airlines fell 3.3%, Air China lost 3.2% and China Southern Airlines dropped 4.5%.
Flag carrier Air China said yesterday first-half profit plunged 74% amid rising costs and slower international business.
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By contrast, China Eastern has 70% of its capacity deployed in the domestic market, while Air China has 65%.
The industry's reorganisation will also help strengthen Air China, the national carrier, for an international listing, pencilled in for 2003.
By 2006, eight private carriers had sprung up to challenge the three state-controlled majors, Air China, China Southern and China Eastern.
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American Airlines, Air China, Nippon Airways, Norwegian Air, and Japan Air have all affirmed they have no plans to cancel deliveries.
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Air China also has agreed to order five Intercontinentals, pending government approval.
Nokia also said it has signed a partnership with Air China to offer wireless charges for the phone in Beijing Airport VIP lounges.
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Among the companies attempting to lure foreign investors are phone company China Netcom, China Construction Bank, Air China, China Power and carmaker Dongfeng Motor.
Beijing-based Air China has a cross-shareholding agreement with Cathay Pacific.
The Boeing planes are intended for flag carrier Air China, China Eastern and China Southern which last month said it intended to acquire 20 Boeing 737-800s pending government approval.
The London Stock Exchange has been wooing Asian flotations, such as that of Air China, due next week, with claims that it has less strict requirements than New York.
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The CAAC has urged the 10 airlines under its control to merge into three carrier groups under China Southern, China Eastern and unlisted Air China in a bid to boost competitiveness.
Air China told Reuters the total investment and overall size of the joint venture's fleet had yet to be agreed, but it hopes to have a deal finalized before the Shanghai World Expo begins in May 2010.
This would clean the air in China, which the Chinese want and are willing to pay for.
The U.S. government used Air Partner to fly the press corps to China alongside Air Force One, which carried President Clinton.
At last year's Dubai Air Show, China demonstrated its L-15 trainer jet for the first time.
Air quality in China's capital, Beijing, has once again hit serious levels, with thick smog and a sandstorm blanketing the city.
With its desire to clean up air pollution, China could consume as much natural gas as the entire European Union by 2035, according to the report.
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He got in touch with NASA and persuaded them to let him use their satellite images for a new update on the China air pollution project.
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To cope with air pollution in China, artist Matt Hope produced a "Breathing Bike, " that consists of a fighter pilot's breathing mask attached to a pedal-powered air filtration system.
China Air Daily publishes near-hourly snapshots several times a day.
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China's video sites can offer more content in part because much of what they air is approved by China's Ministry of Culture, which also oversees DVD releases, and not by broadcast-TV regulators.
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