United Airlines launches second non-stop daily service from San Francisco to Singapore on 27 October 2018

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United Airlines, ITB Asia 2018 exhibitor at Booth P05, has been formally approved by the civil aviation authorities of Singapore and the US to launch its second non-stop daily service from San Francisco to Singapore on 27 October 2018, according to its company product special posted on ITB Asia Exhibitor Search web-site.

On 27 October 2018, United Airlines B787 flight UA29 departs from San Francisco at 10.55 am local time, arrives in Singapore at 8.15 pm local time on 28 October 2018 before leaving Singapore for San Francisco at 10.20 pm and touching down in San Francisco at 8.55 pm on 29 October 2018 under flight UA28.

Currently, the first daily flight UA1 leaves San Francisco for Singapore at 10.40 pm, arrives in Singapore the next day at 8 am before leaving Singapore for San Francisco at 10 am and arriving in San Francisco at 9.50 am the day after under flight UA2.

Ref. Http://www.itb-asia.com

Guangzhou cargo airline adds B737-300 to its fleet

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Longhao Airlines, China's youngest cargo airline headquartered in Guangzhou, has added its fourth aircraft, a B737-300 freighter aircraft, to its fleet on 28 September 2018.  Formed in 2015, the airline flies to 14 domestic cities and operates 2 international routes linking Xi'an Xianyang and Hefei with Hanoi.

Juneyao Air introduces B787-9 and new domestic routes in October 2018

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Juneyao Air will usher in the "Boeing 787 era" in October 2018 as it plans to receive its first B787-9 Dreamliner in mid-October. This is the first time that a private airline of China, excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, is receiving long-range wide-body aircraft after the B787-9 performs its first test flight in the US on 25 September 2018. At the same time, it will continue to launch new routes from Pudong.

The cabin design of Juneyao's Dreamliner is ahead of the industry: Business Class is in a "1-2-1" layout with a 42-inch full-flat Thompson Vantage XL seat and a 18-inch Panasonic next-generation entertainment system. The Recaro CL3710 seat has the nine-way adjustment seat headrest. Passengers will be able to enjoy the warm long-distance flight with the auspicious “warm dream” theme lighting design in the cabin, the 12-inch high-definition entertainment system and independent USB interface. 

The first Boeing B787-9 of Juneyao Air is scheduled to be put into the flight operations of the Pudong-Sanya round-trip route by late October 2018. The future B787-9 aircraft may also be used to open long-haul direct flights to Singapore, the US, Europe and Australia from Pudong in the future and the standard new livery of Juneyao Air aircraft looks like this:-

Besides on 28 October 2018, Juneyao Air launch Chongqing - Wenzhou - Zhangjiajie, Wenzhou - Changchun and Hangzhou - Qingdao routes on a daily basis using A320 and A321 aircraft. The specific flight timings are as follows:

HO1089 | Chongqing 16:50 18:10 Zhangjiajie 19:10 21:00 Wenzhou 

HO1090 | Wenzhou 15:55 18:15 Zhangjiajie 19:00 20:00 Chongqing

HO1735 | Wenzhou 07:35 10:50 Changchun

HO1736 | Changchun 11:40 14:55 Wenzhou 

HO1721 | Hangzhou 07:50 09:50 Qingdao 

HO1722 | Qingdao 10:50 12:45 Hangzhou 

Air Busan launches non-stop flight to Hanoi on 28 October 2018

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Air Busan, the low-cost Busan-based subsidiary of Asiana Airlines, launches non-stop scheduled flight from Busan to Hanoi on 28 October 2018 and faces direct competition from VietJet Air and T'Way Air on the new route.

On 28 October 2018 (Sunday), Air Busan A320 flight BX739 departs from Busan for Hanoi at 10.05 pm, touches down in Hanoi at 1.40 am before leaving under flight BX730 from Hanoi for Busan at 2.40 am on 29 October 2018 and arriving in Busan at 9 am. These timings are effective for flights on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays.

On Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, flight BX739 takes off for Hanoi at 10.35 pm, arrives in Hanoi at 1.40 am before leaving Hanoi for Busan at 4.40 am and touching down in Busan at 11.05 am under flight BX730.

Hanoi is Air Busan's second destination in Vietnam after Danang. 

Air Busan has been operating scheduled flights to Danang from Busan since April 2015. It operated charter flights from Daegu to Hanoi in 2017.

There are no low-cost tickets of Air Busan on its new route to Hanoi, however. For updated flight information and ticketing details, visit http://en.airbusan.com or Ctrip.

Two Shenzhen Airlines' jets launch inaugural flights to Hanoi on 30 September 2018

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Shenzhen Airlines has launched two new routes to Hanoi from Guangzhou and Shenzhen on 30 September 2018. Both aircraft arrive in Hanoi nearly at the same time.

On 30 September 2018, Shenzhen Airlines flight ZH9089 operated by A320 aircraft departs from Guangzhou for Hanoi at 12.50 am, touches down in Hanoi at 2 am before leaving Hanoi for Guangzhou at 3.30 am and arriving in Guangzhou at 6.15 am under flight ZH9090.

On 30 September 2018, Shenzhen Airlines flight ZH9087 operated by B737-800 aircraft departs from Shenzhen for Hanoi at 12.50 am, touches down in Hanoi at 2.20 am before leaving Hanoi for Shenzhen at 4.20 am and arriving in Shenzhen at 6.50 am under flight ZH9088.

Shenzhen Airlines operates flights to Hanoi daily.

Air China launches three new routes in late October 2018

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Air China is opening three new routes on 28 and 30 October 2018. The new routes are Chengdu - Phuket, Chongqing - Yiwu and Chongqing - Luoyang.

Firstly, Air China's A320 flight CA413 departs from Chengdu for Phuket at 8 pm on 28 October 2018. It arrives in Phuket at 11.10 pm before leaving Phuket under flight CA414 for Chengdu at 12.15 am and arriving in Chengdu at 5.10 am on 29 October 2018. Flights are operated daily.

On 28 October 2018, Air China B737-800 flight CA4027 takes off for Yiwu from Chongqing at 8.05 am, arrives in Phuket at 10.10 am before leaving for Chongqing at 11.20 am and arriving in Chongqing at 2.05 pm under flight CA4028. Flights leave for Yiwu from Chongqing on Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays.

On 30 October 2018, flight CA4015 using B737-700 aircraft leaves Chongqing for Luoyang at 5.45 pm, arrives in Luoyang at 7.15 pm before taking off for Chongqing at 9.15 pm and touching down in Chongqing at 11.05 pm under flight CA4016. Flights depart for Luoyang from Chongqing on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Sichuan Airlines launches scheduled flight to Cairo on 23 October 2018

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Sichuan Airlines launches its first African flight from Chengdu on 23 October 2018 using its Airbus A330 aircraft.

On 23 October 2018, Sichuan Airlines A330 flight 3U8391 departs from Chengdu for Cairo, the capital of Egypt at 2.05 am, touches down in Cairo at 7.15 am local time before leaving Cairo for Chengdu at 1.55 pm and arriving in Chengdu at 5.55 am under flight 3U8392 on 24 October 2018.

Sichuan Airlines departs for Cairo on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays while it leaves Cairo for Chengdu on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Passengers from Chengdu no longer need to transit in Hong Kong, Bangkok or Beijing for onward flights to Cairo.

Sichuan Airlines is selling one-way air fare plus taxes on the Cairo -Chengdu route from less than 300 Singapore Dollars. Chengdu - Cairo air ticket expense including taxes is about 600 Singapore Dollars.

It takes less than 12 hours to reach Cairo from Chengdu by air while it takes about 10 hours to reach Chengdu from Cairo.

Cathay Pacific rated tech-friendliest in Asia by Traveloka

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According to a consolidated list by air ticket and hotel room booking web-site Traveloka on tech-friendly airlines of the world, Cathay Pacific is rated tech-friendliest in Asia for offering the best in inflight entertainment options to Asian passengers.

Although it is ranked 82 out of 100 by Traveloka, lower than the international winner Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific ranked 6 on Traveloka's list brings the highest cost of inflight entertainment power savings to its passengers in Asia. 

The list shows Cathay Pacific's WiFi availability cost per hour of internet access is less than the best airline nominated by Skytrax, Singapore Airlines. 

A Cathay Pacific passenger pays 9.95 US Dollars per hour for WiFi speed up to 2 mbps while a Singapore Airlines passenger pays 8.80 US Dollars per hour for WiFi speed up to 1.17 mbps only.

In contrast, a Qatar Airways passenger pays 5 US Dollars per hour for WiFi usage up to 8 mbps. Qatar Airways flies to Hong Kong and Singapore while Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific do not fly to Doha.

Passengers of Cathay Pacific are able to text messages easily, watch live TV and they are allowed to proceed with phone calls inflight.

The second runner-up in Northeast Asia is EVA Air with the rate of 77.4 out of 100 as there is no live TV onboard EVA Air flights. The third runner-up in the same region is Hong Kong Airlines with the rate of 65.1 out of 100 due to prohibition of text messaging and inflight phone calls.  

Singapore Airlines fares badly in the range of inflight entertainment options and costs. Passengers cannot watch live TV and make phone calls onboard Singapore Airlines' flights and WiFi availability cost per hour of internet access is higher than the above airlines.

Singapore Airlines needs to improve on inflight entertainment options and project itself as a tech-friendlier airline as its air fares are the highest in Asia which do not match with the inflight entertainment options available and costs.

Ref. www.traveloka.com/special/tech-friendly-airlines

Longhao Airlines launches cargo flight to Hanoi on 27 September 2018

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On 27 September 2018, the first international flight ceremony of Longhao Airlines Xi'an Xianyang - Hanoi freight route was held at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport. Important VIPs including Party Secretary of the Airport Management Committee of Xi'an New District, Shaanxi Province, Director of the Management Committee He Jian and relevant officers of Longhao Airlines attended the inaugural flight ceremony. The route is the 13th cargo route and the first international cargo route of Longhao Airlines.

Longhao Airlines has developed rapidly. It has obtained international regional operation qualifications only after one and a half years of flight operations. The international cargo route opened this time was opened by Longhao Airlines in cooperation with the Airport New Town Management Committee of Xixian New District of Shaanxi Province and Western Airport Group Co., Ltd. The route will be combined with Xi'an's advantageous resources of tourism, military, aerospace, technology research and development and higher education, with high value-added products such as electronic components, semiconductors and chips as sources of supply. 

In the future, Longhao Airlines Xi'an Xianyang - Hanoi frieght route will further enhance Xi'an's ability to import international goods such as higher value-added products and fresh seafood and fruits from Southeast Asia, effectively promoting Xianyang Airport as an international cargo hub. 

Since the "One Belt, One Road" initiative was put forward, the western region of China has ushered in a new opportunity for opening up to the outside world. 

In order to meet the growing demand for cargo transportation in Xi'an and surrounding areas, Longhao Airlines and Xi'an Municipal Government have cooperated in many times to launch cargo routes. On 25 July 2017, Longhao Airlines launches the regular freight route of Xi'an Xianyang - Guangzhou. On 18 June 2018, the domestic cargo route of Xi'an Xianyang -  Xining is launched, facilitating cargo exchanges between the two major cities of the Silk Road. The opening of the two routes will effectively link the three important node cities on the “Belt and Road” to give full play to the advantages of Xi'an, which is “open to the west, to the east, and to the whole country”.

At present, Longhao Airlines has a professionally capable transportation team, that will continue to be deeply integrated into the “Belt and Road” construction and further strengthen the trade and circulation of high value-added air cargo in the northwest, ASEAN and North China, and boost the freighter operations of Xianyang Airport. It will continue to seize  opportunities to expand space and build an air cargo network system covering the whole country, radiating Southeast Asia and even the world.

IndiGo launches flights to KLIA2 on 15 November 2018 from 2 Indian cities

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IndiGo, the fastest-growing low-cost airline of India, commences flights to Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 (KLIA2) from Delhi and Bengaluru on a circular routing basis on 15 November 2018 using its A320 aircraft.

On 15 November 2018, IndiGo flight 6E1821 departs from Delhi for KLIA2 at 2.55 am, touches down in KLIA2 at 10.40 am before leaving KLIA2 for Bengaluru at 11.40 am and arriving in Bengaluru at 1.20 pm under flight 6E1814.

At 2.35 pm, flight 6E1813 takes off from Bengaluru for KLIA2 and returns to KLIA2 at 9.10 pm. It leaves KLIA2 for Delhi at 10.05 pm and lands in Delhi at 12.55 am on 16 November 2018 under flight 6E1822.

IndiGo departs for KLIA2 daily. 

Shanghai Airlines operates its first B787-9 commercial flight on 28 September 2018

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Shanghai Airlines, part of China Eastern, has received its first B787-9, its 100th aircraft on 21 September 2018 and commenced its test flight to Kunming from Shanghai Hongqiao on 26 September 2018. It operates its first commercial flight to Chengdu from Shanghai Hongqiao under flight FM9787 on 28 September 2018 at 8 am. It is expected to arrive in Chengdu at 11.15 am.

The airline has an additional order of 9 B787-9 aircraft and will receive them before 2020. The B787-9 fleet of Shanghai Airlines will operate on commercial routes to Chengdu, Beijing Capital, Guangzhou, Narita and Incheon before opening more international flights to other foreign destinations such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Suvarnabhumi.

Sichuan Airlines launches Chongqing - Xishuangbanna route on 29 September 2018

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Sichuan Airlines launches Chongqing - Xishuangbanna route on 29 September 2018 using its A320 aircraft. Flights depart for Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport in Jinghong, Yunnan on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

On 29 September 2018, Sichuan Airlines flight 3U8385 departs from Chongqing for Xishuangbanna at 6.05 am, touches down in Xishuangbanna at 8.05 am before leaving Xishuangbanna for Chongqing at 8.50 am and arriving in Chongqing at 10.50 am on the same day under flight 3U8386.

Chongqing is one of the branch company bases of Sichuan Airlines, besides Kunming and Nanning. Headquartered in Chengdu, it parks its aircraft overnight as well in Harbin, Xi'an Xianyang, Hangzhou and Sanya.

SpiceJet launches Hong Kong's first low-cost flight to Delhi on 23 November 2018

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SpiceJet, an Indian low-cost airline, launches Hong Kong's first low-cost flight to Delhi on 23 November 2018 using its first B737 MAX 8 aircraft. It fills the empty slot left by Air Belgium that suspended flights to Hong Kong from 2 October 2018.

On 22 November 2018, SpiceJet flight SG31 departs from Delhi for Hong Kong at 10.45 pm, arrives in Hong Kong on 23 November 2018 at 6.40 am before leaving Hong Kong for Delhi at 7.40 am and touching down in Delhi at 10.50 am local time under SG32.

The Delhi-Hong Kong route of SpiceJet is the Indian carrier's third new route in November 2018 following the Amritsar - Suvarnabhumi and Amritsar - Goa routes that are due to commence scheduled services on 6 November 2018.

SpiceJet flies to Hong Kong daily from 22 November 2018.

Cebu Pacific launches Cebu - Macau flight on 7 December 2018, ups frequencies to Hong Kong and Narita

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Cebu Pacific Air launches scheduled A320 flight from Cebu to Macau on 7 December 2018. It is increasing flight frequencies from Manila to Hong Kong and Narita during the winter season. 

On 7 December 2018, Cebu Pacific flight 5J364 departs from Cebu for Macau at 6.50 pm, touches down in Macau at 10 pm local time before leaving Macau for Cebu at 10.45 pm and arriving in Cebu at 1.45 am under flight 5J365 on 8 December 2018. Flights between Cebu and Macau are operated on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Cebu Pacific Air flies ten times weekly to Hong Kong from Manila with effect from 26 November 2018 while it operates daily flight to Narita from 1 December 2018.

Sichuan Airlines launches flight to Tel Aviv on 26 September 2018

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Sichuan Airlines launches twice-weekly non-stop A330 flight from Chengdu to Tel Aviv, the commercial capital of Israel, on 26 September 2018.

On 26 September 2018, Sichuan Airlines flight 3U8561 departs from Chengdu for Tel Aviv at 2.15 am, touches down in Tel Aviv at 7.35 am local time before leaving Tel Aviv for Chengdu at 3.35 pm and arriving in Chengdu at 6 am under flight 3U8562 on 27 September 2018.

Sichuan Airlines' flights to Tel Aviv from Chengdu depart on Wednesdays and Sundays. the Sichuan carrier is the only airline to operate the Chengdu - Tel Aviv flight service.

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XiamenAir launches non-stop flight to Paris on 11 December 2018

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XiamenAir launches thrice-weekly non-stop B787 flight from Fuzhou to Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport on 11 December 2018.

On 11 December 2018, XiamenAir flight MF825 departs from Fuzhou for Paris at 12.30 am, touches down in Charles de Gaulle at 6.55 am local time before leaving Charles de Gaulle for Fuzhou at 1.30 pm and arriving in Fuzhou at 7.30 am under flight MF826 on 12 December 2018.

XiamenAir's flights to Paris from Fuzhou depart on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Paris is the second on-line European destination of XiamenAir after Amsterdam.

Vietnam Airlines launches daily flight from Danang to Kansai on 28 October 2018

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Vietnam Airlines launches daily scheduled flight from Danang to Osaka Kansai International Airport on 28 October 2018 using Airbus A321 aircraft.

On 28 October 2018, Vietnam Airlines flight VN336 departs from Danang for Kansai at 12.20 am, touches down in Kansai at 7 am before leaving Kansai for Danang at 9.30 am and arriving in Danang at 12.05 pm under flight VN337 on the same day.

Danang-Osaka Kansai is the second direct flight operated by Vietnam Airlines connecting Vietnam’s central region with Japan, after flight linking Danang with Narita.

Osaka is popularly known as one of the major trade centres of Japan. Similar to Tokyo, Osaka is not only a modern industrial city, but also famous for its romantic scenery. Merging the quintessence of both past and present cultures, the interference between traditional elements and modern civilization has turned Osaka into an exciting and mysterious destination.

To celebrate the commencement of the inaugural flight from Danang to Kansai, Vietnam Airlines has announced that its Lotusmiles frequent flyer members will be awarded with the following bonus miles for each sector flown between Danang and Kansai:

Class of service	Booking Class	Bonus miles
Business	J/C/D/I	2,000
Economy	Y/B/M/S	1,500
	H/K/L/Q/N/R	1,000

The offer is valid from 28 October 2018 to 31 January 2019.

Osaka has three airports including Kobe Airport, Osaka Itami Airport and Osaka Kansai International Airport. Only Kansai serves international flights to Osaka.

Marvelous technology to drive the world's largest airport terminal building in China

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The terminal building of Beijing Daxing International Airport is a radial hexagonal star, which can provide the maximum number of close-up positions, so that it takes no more than 8 minutes for passengers to walk to any gate. The roof of the terminal building is an irregular free-form surface, which is extremely difficult to implement and requires the design of a special seismic structure. In addition, in order to protect the fragile ecology around Beijing, the environmental design of the new airport is also ingenious.

Recently, the name of Beijing New Airport, which has been planned for more than three years, was named as “Beijing Daxing International Airport” or simply Daxing. It can be said that this airport has attracted great attention since its construction. After its completion, the world’s largest airport terminal can accommodate 45 million passengers per year, and instantly increase the capacity of civil aviation passengers in Beijing by 50%. There will no longer be serious air traffic congestion in this airport.

In addition, the airport has reserved a passenger throughput of 130 million passengers by 2050, far more than the current Capital International Airport, which can be called a real "100-year plan". Let's take a look at the special features of this airport.

The terminal of the new airport is a radial hexagonal star. One of the angles is the passage outside the airport known as finger pier. The other five finger piers are in the terminal. The 82 gates are arranged along each side of the finger pier.

This style looks arrogant, but it is not flashy. It maximizes the perimeter of the terminal and provides the maximum number of close-ups to optimize airport operations. It takes no more than 8 minutes for passengers to walk from the center of the terminal to any of the gates.

In terms of the configuration of the runway of the aircraft, a total of four runways were constructed at the beginning of the new airport, and the three-vertical and one-horizon "omnidirectional" configuration was adopted, which is the first time in China.

This configuration is suitable for the air operation characteristics of Beijing and Tianjin, providing a variety of feasible solutions for air traffic control, maximizing the use of tight airspace resources in Beijing and reducing aircraft ground taxiing time. It is opposite to the existing capital international airport, and it is far away from each other, which can minimize mutual interference and achieve airspace optimization.

More than just the layout of the aircraft, Daxing will also be integrated into a multi-vehicle transfer hub, including roads, high-speed rail, public transport, and a fast subway with a speed of up to 120 kilometres.

A passenger landing at Daxing can reach the centre of Beijing in less than half an hour and reach any city in the south-central part of Hebei Province within 2 hours. It can be said that Daxing has perfect facilities on an intelligent layout to become a transportation hub serving Hebei Province.

Daxing has a joint parking building consisting of eight separate parking buildings, which realizes multiple entrances and multiple exits of the parking building, ensuring that the vehicles can quickly enter and exit the parking building. At the same time, the layout of the traffic lanes can realize the usage probability of each parking space of the parking building equally. 

In the parking building, passengers have a special sidewalk from the elevator to each parking space. In the parking building, the sidewalk is completely separated from the lane, and there is no crossover and mutual interference.

Built of steel frame trusses with extremely high difficulty, Beijing Daxing International Airport has specially designed earthquake-resistant structures.

New and powerful buildings also often mean extremely high implementation difficulties.

The roof and supporting structure of Daxing are all made of irregularly shaped steel structure with a maximum diameter of more than 1,100 meters and a total projected area of ​​360,000 square meters. Its structural force is highly nonlinear, and the forces under earthquake and strong wind are very different from ordinary building structures.

The steel structure roof truss is generally radial. In the central hall of the structure, there are 6 sets of C-shaped columns, forming a column-free space of 180 meters in diameter.

These C-pillars, unlike ordinary straight-type columns, are part of a roof steel frame that is encrypted and deformed to form a column that provides vertical support and stiffness against lateral seismic forces. These C-shaped columns vary in shape and height differences, which affect the overall seismic resistance of the structure and its ability to resist collapse.

Therefore, in the seismic design, the engineers specially designed the seismic force of each angle of each C-shaped column according to the specific force of the C-shaped column to ensure the foolproof.


The roof of the terminal building is an irregular free-form surface, and the main body is a grid structure in which round steel pipe members are connected to each other. The nodes of the steel structure grid are the key parts of force transmission and conversion, usually welded balls or cast steel nodes. 

During the construction process, if the connection between the rods and the joints is deviated, a large internal stress will be generated in the structure, so that the structural stress state after the completion of the construction is inconsistent with the design expectation. In operation, the engineers used local thickening components as well as segmented construction, step-by-step unloading, etc., effectively avoiding extra stress and excessive pulling force inside the structure.

As an important project, the new airport's terminal building's steel frame not only displays high standard mechanical design, it also has a seismic capacity of up to 8 degrees, adopts both a seismic isolation design on the top of the basement and the design concept of “softness” that can withstand an earthquake. 

The isolation layer is composed of a lead-core isolation bearing, a common rubber isolation bearing, an elastic skateboard support and a damper. By setting such a layer with a low rigidity, the seismic isolation layer can be greatly moved or deformed at the time of the earthquake, and the seismic force can be prevented from being damaged by the upper structure, and the seismic force can be eliminated by the damping of the isolation layer. It not only increases the weight and cost of building components, but also effectively improves the building's seismic capacity.


The environmental protection design of the new airport is equally remarkable.

Unlike the Capital Airport built decades ago, in addition to solving technical problems, Daxing must overcome harsh environmental situations.

Compared with the general construction projects, the airport has a much larger footprint, so the soil erosion caused by the excavation and pile mat areas is the most significant challenge faced by the construction of the new airport terminal.

The ecological environment in northern China, especially around Beijing, is extremely fragile, with extreme shortages of water resources and serious soil erosion. The new airport covers an area of ​​29.43 square kilometers, and the amount of earth and stone excavation reaches 39.35 million cubic meters, which is 10 times larger than that of a general airport. Under the erosive force of rainfall and wind, a large amount of soil erosion is easy to occur.

At the airport's hardened site, 90% of the water is drained along the surface. It is estimated that after the completion of the project, the newly added displacement of the airport will reach 3.05 million cubic meters per year, which will increase the flood discharge pressure of the downstream river. Therefore, engineers are considering how to use the rainwater in the airport to export and “turn waste into treasure” and use it.

In conjunction with the Beijing New Airport, a rainwater storage facility with a volume of 1.65 million cubic meters was built, which far exceeds the 6.776 million cubic meters specified by the national standard.

The rainfall received at the airport is first transferred to the storage facility through the rainwater harvesting system located at the airport, and then transported to a unified processing center for processing and reuse. Even in the case of catastrophic rainfall, large-scale rainwater storage facilities can store most of them for later processing, so that the surface has only a small part of runoff and will not affect the environment.

After the rainwater recovered by the rain collecting device is treated, the quality is equivalent to “middle water”. Although it is not drinkable, it can be used for water surface landscape, airport vegetation greening, runway pavement, ground washing, car washing and sanitary facilities.

In addition, the green space in the airport's work area and cargo area is also hidden. These green spaces are recessed, about 10 cm below the road surface, allowing the rain on the road to quickly merge into the green space. In the vicinity of the airport building, it is also possible to facilitate the infiltration of rainwater through the surface by laying permeable bricks.

These infiltrated rainwater is stored in the buried water storage module to supplement the water system or green space irrigation. Only these recessed types can store 130,000 tons of rainwater, containing a volume equivalent to five years of heavy rain.

As the construction of the airport will seriously damage the already fragile surface vegetation in the North China Plain, occupying and destroying a large number of cultivated land, garden land and forest land, the airport construction management has preventive measures against severe erosion.

During the construction of the new airport in Beijing, the soil with certain fertility in the occupied cultivated land was collected, and they were not simply discarded, but temporarily retained. After the construction of the airport is completed, the temporarily occupied land during the construction period is released, and the soil can be re-paved to rebuild the vegetation ecosystem. The entire project has protected a total of 7.13 million cubic meters of topsoil resources.

Not only the airport area itself, but also the huge project like Beijing New Airport, the entire surrounding area should be regarded as a whole, taking into account the surrounding ecological security pattern.

The new airport is adjacent to the Yongding River Reserve, where protected animals such as the great egrets and mallards thrive. In line with the principle of occupation and compensation and the principle of ecological restoration, each new land occupied by Daxing must repair the same amount of corresponding ecological land. After restoration, it must restore its original ecological functions.

After the completion of the construction of Beijing Daxing International Airport, Beijing will become the second city in China to face the challenge of “one city and two airports” after Shanghai. This is also the inevitable result of the development of big cities. 

Daxing will co-exist with Beijing Capital International Airport. In the future, it is expected to be mainly responsible for long-distance foreign routes, achieving a perfect division of labour with Beijing Capital, turning flight delays into history.

Derivations of Chinese airport names

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Chinese airport names are interesting and they can be amusing. Continue reading to learn more.

Kunming Changshui Airport is named after Changshui Village, Guandu District, Kunming. The meaning of Changshui is long.

Haikou Meilan Airport, like the name of a graceful girl, also has a feeling of going abroad.

Shenyang Taoxian Airport, named after Taoxian Town near Shenyang, gives people a feeling of paradise.

Wuhan Tianhe Airport is named after Tianhe Town, Huangpi District, Wuhan City. It is more magnificent than the previous Nanhu and Wangjiadun.

Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, Baiyun Mountain, Baiyun District, Baiyun Hotel, Baiyun Road, the new and old Baiyun pass by.

Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, the earliest gateway airport in China, is located in Hongqiao Town, Minhang District, Shanghai. It is said that the rainbow can be seen on the cross-ponse bridge after the rain.

Chengdu Shuangliu Airport is named after Chengdu Shuangliu County.

The Chinese characters for "Gaoqi" in Xiamen Gaoqi Airport refers to the winding bank of the seashore.  It is also the first airport in China to use foreign loans.

Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport is named after the Xiaoshan District in Hangzhou. It suggests a beautiful and outstanding airport.

Diqing Shangri-La Airport. When you arrive at this airport, you may not want to leave the airport. The natural scenery of the plateau on which it is located is very beautiful.

Luzhou Golden Airport, the most domineering airport name, was named after the Golden Village. It was one of the few airports in the first  development of China civil aviation in 1959.

Changde Taohuayuan International Airport is named after Tao Yuanming's "Peach Blossom Spring". Tourists associate  Changde with paradise. The airport yearns for travellers.

Beijing Capital Airport, the national gateway, the centre of China, is no longer domineering when Daxing International Airport opens on 30 September 2018. Media and travelers need to indicate Beijing Capital or Daxing Airport when rmentioning Beijing international airport.

Urumqi Diwopu Airport sounds like a hen's nest. It should be renamed Tianshan Airport or Xuelian Airport. Some netizens said that it did not match the airport portal level identity.

Changsha Huanghua Airport is easy to reminiscent of the sentence: "When the day lily is cold" (but the first reaction  is "Huanghua big niece"). It is the fastest growing airport in Central and South China.

At Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport, people often cannot remember the name. Is it Zhou Shuizi or Zhou Zishui? Located in the beautiful coastal city of Dalian, it floods whenever there is rain. However, the name of Dashuibo, which is not lacking in water, has been guarding Weihai Airport for more than 20 years!

Xi'an Xianyang Airport, is located in Xianyang, not in Xi'an. Speaking of the name, it definitely makes one look down on the plane. The former Xiguan Airport was under the city wall.

Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, located in the middle of Yangzhou and Taizhou, is a joint-venture airport. Are you flying to Yangzhou or flying to Taizhou?

Baotou Erliban Airport, listening to the name is close to the city, because of this name, the locals have complained that it is really a distance of two and a half.

Qiqihar Sanjiazi Airport, everyone thought it was the airport where the three families opened together. One person came out and played a mahjong family.

Changzhi Wangcun Airport sounds like the village construction airport. In fact, it was built in 1958. The flight to and from Beijing was praised by the industry as "golden route."

Panzhihua Security Camp Airport. The security of this airport must be very good.

These airports are "mysterious".

Yantai Laishan Airport, Penglai Mountain's fairyland is yearning for people, named Laishan is also to let more people know, simple and clear. Very immortal airport name.

Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport. When you listen to the name, people think that this should be a Buddhist airport. However, the airport was originally called Zhoushan Zhujiajian Airport. In April 1998, it was renamed “Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport”.

Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport is named after Sanqing Mountain, the most famous Taoist mountain in China. Ge Hong, an alchemy warlock and medical scientist in the Jin Dynasty, used the alchemy in Sanqingshan to promote the teachings of Taoism, so it also made Sanqingshan Airport become a “Taoist airport".

Hubei Shennongjia Airport reminds everyone the many folk legends about Shennongjia. There are ancient Shennong tastes, hundreds of herbs, and the existing  legendary “Shen Nongjia Savage” (the official has been rumored), so that Shennongjia Airport has covered a mysterious veil.

These airports have changed their account books.

Tianjin Binhai Airport, formerly known as Zhangguizhuang Airport, was named after the location of Zhangguizhuang in Dongli District, Tianjin, the cradle of the new Chinese civil aviation. Later, with the construction of Tianjin Binhai New Area, it was renamed Tianjin Binhai Airport in 1995.

Shenzhen Baoan Airport, formerly known as Huangtian Airport, was followed by the homonym of “Huangtian” and “Huangquan”. People were always guilty of flying to Shenzhen Huangtian. In order to avoid taboos, in 2001, Shenzhen Airport applied to the Civil Aviation Administration for a change to Bao’an Airport.

Harbin Taiping Airport, originally called Yanjiagang Airport, was renamed when the new terminal was put into operation in 1998, because the airport is located in Taiping Village, Xinfa Town, Daoli District, Harbin.

Zhuhai Jinwan Airport, formerly known as Sanzhao Airport, is located in Sanzao Town, Zhuhai. It replaced the old Sanzhao Management District in Zhuhai Jinwan District. In 2008, the Zhuhai CPPCC National Committee agreed to rename the Sanzhao Airport in 2013. For Jinwan Airport.

Wenzhou Longwan Airport, which was initially established by a group of Wenzhou businessmen relying on private financing, was formerly known as Yongqiang Airport. In 2013, the Civil Aviation Administration agreed that Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport was officially renamed Wenzhou Longwan International Airport. Yongqiang’s name is actually quite good, symbolizing the spirit of self-improvement of Wenzhou businessmen.

Tongren Phoenix Airport used to be called Tongren Daxing Airport, compared with Beijing's Daxing Airport, the name is the same, the same name. The main body of Tongren Airport is in Daxing County, Tongren, which is very close to the famous Fenghuang Ancient City in the country. Therefore, it was renamed Phoenix Airport, but it has been renamed with Sanya Phoenix Airport. Fortunately, the name of Tongren Phoenix is ​​not as loud as that of Sanya Phoenix.

The airports below have disappeared.

Guilin Qifengshan Airport, Chongqing Baishiyi Airport, Guiyang Leizhuang Airport, Kunming Wujiaba Airport, Changchun Dafangshen Airport, Jinan Zhangzhuang Airport, Xi'an Beiguan Airport, Nanjing University Campus Airport, Shantou Waisha Airport.

These airports used to be both military and civilian. Later, the economic development was returned to the Air Force, and then their mission was ended.

The airports' names below are domineering.

Yibin Wuliangye Airport is named after China's most influential liquor brand. In order to expand the influence of Yibin, the country approved the company to name the airport in 2012. Wuliangye Airport is expected to be put into operation next year and is currently using Yibin Caiba Airport in Caiba Town, Yibin.

Zunyi Moutai Airport was jointly funded by Maotai Group and Renhuai Municipal People's Government. On the maiden voyage, on the flight routes of Moutai in or out of the port (limited to the first flight), passengers will receive the Flying Moutai Commemorative Wine on the boarding pass.

Xuzhou Guanyin Airport is located in Shuanggou Town, Suining County, Xuzhou, near the Guanyin Pavilion Village.

Changzhou Benniu Airport, a very rushing airport, was previously a military airport. In 1985, it was changed to a military-civilian airport by the state approval. In 2003, the airport management right was transferred to the Changzhou Municipal Government.

Bijie Feixiong Airport is located in Feixiong Village, Xiangshui Township, Jinhai Lake New District, Bijie City. In 2017, the airport throughput exceeded one million.

In the past 40 years of reform and opening up, the number of domestic airports in China has increased from 78 in 1978 to 232 at present, including 32 in the tens of millions of airports and 52 in the airports below 10 million to 10 million. The names of airports are good or bad, and their status and ability cannot be ignored.