Taiwan, China Begin Historic Direct Flights
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Commercial jetliners from Taiwan and China took off on Saturday for the first non-stop flights in 55 years across the narrow strait dividing the arch- foes, raising hopes for permanent air links and better ties.
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Taiwan and China reached a landmark deal on Saturday to allow nonstop charter flights over the Chinese New Year holidays, a move which could ease tensions and improve ties between the bitter political rivals.
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The first two direct flights from China to Taiwan since the end of a civil war 55 years ago landed in Taipei, carrying Taiwanese businesspeople home for the Lunar New Year holidays.
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Several leading US airlines have asked federal regulators for the right to operate new nonstop flights between the United States and China beginning in March 2009.
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The first direct commercial Chinese flight to Taiwan in 55 years lands in Taipei, as a Taiwanese plane heads for Beijing.
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United Airlines (UA) on Thursday launched the first daily flight service to Vietnam from the United States since 1975. The flight represents the first such service by an American air carrier since the end
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Arch-rivals China and Taiwan may  exchange their first direct flights in more than five decades  in February under a proposal hammered out by Chinese  policymakers and Taiwan opposition legislators in Beijing on  Monday.
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Budget airline Jetstar Asia on Monday announced cut-rate fares to its initial destinations of Hong Kong, Thailand and Taiwan and said it was seeking rights to fly to India and additional routes to China.
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Taipei plans to have a citywide connection by 2005. Also: MIT creates a voice operated plane that takes audio commands & hellip;.  Basketball players use video games to hone their skills & hellip;. and more.
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Shanghai, a financial and economic center of China, pledged to build itself into an air transport hub for Asia and Pacific region and a key link in the world&#39;s aviation network
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Virgin Atlantic Airways today launched daily non-stop scheduled services between Hong Kong and Sydney using an Airbus 340-600. Sir Richard Branson landed at Sydney aboard the inaugural flight from London, operated
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SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Tiger Airways, Singapore Airlines Ltd.&#39;s (S55.SG) 49%-owned budget affiliate, Monday said it will start flights in September, with initial services to Bangkok.
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China's top negotiator with Taiwan  aims to send senior envoys to attend his counterpart's funeral,  the state Xinhua news agency said Sunday, a day after the  rivals marked their first non-stop flights in more than 55  years.
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Taiwan's leader used his National Day speech Sunday to urge China to begin peace talks so the two rivals can avoid war. Chinese and Taiwanese leaders haven't met since the Communists took over China in 1949 and Taiwan began resisting the mainland's rule. China insists that Taiwan is a Chinese province and has threatened to attack if it refuses to unify eventually.
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_ For the first time since 1975, a US passenger jet is flying from the US directly to Vietnam. The United Air Lines flight with 347 aboard took off from San Francisco today and is scheduled
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China proposed Wednesday one-off,  non-stop charter flights between Chinese and Taiwan cities  during the Lunar New Year holidays in February in a move seen  aimed at easing tension between the foes.
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BA is expected to launch services flying direct between the US to continental Europe.