According to the Sino-U.S. Aviation Agreement officially signed on July 24, 2004, in the next six years, the allowed number of air companies running US-China routes would increase from the current 4 for each country to 9 for each country, and weekly flights will increase from current 54 to 249. The additional new flights include 84 passenger airlines and 111 all-cargo carriers.
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Currently only three china's airline companies: Air China(CA),
China Southern Airlines(CZ) and China Eastern Airlines(MU) and
four american airline companies: United Airlines (UA),
American Airlines (AA), Delta Airlines (DL) and Continental Airlines (CO) are providing non-stop flights between
United States and China Mainland.
Reported on February 22,2005,
American Airlines (AA) and Continental Airlines (CO) won the
Transportation Department approval to begin nonstop passenger service from the United
States to China. American said it would begin flying from Chicago to
Shanghai in April 2006. Continental said it would fly between Newark,
N.J., and Beijing in June 2005.
Beijing (PEK) |
Shanghai (PVG) |
Guangzhou (CAN) |
Harbin (HRB) |
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Los Angeles |
Air China (CA984) |
China Eastern (MU586) |
China Southern(CZ328) |
China Eastern (MU570)
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San Francisco |
United Airlines (UA889) |
United Airlines (UA857) |
Scheduled by United Airlines in 2006 |
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New York |
Air China (CA0982) |
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Newark |
Continental Airlines |
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Chicago |
United Airlines (UA851) |
United Airlines (UA835)
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