Air China's C909 starts first international commercial flight to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Air China adds more flights from Beijing, Freight investment and airport strategy brings hundreds of jobs to Ayrshire

Doug Maclean – Aviation EditorAir China Cargo started services direct from Beijing to Prestwick on 2nd June. The Boeing 777 freighters landed 3 times a week during its first month of operations into Scotland. With a capacity of over 100 tonnes per aeroplane goods from China are arriving into the specially adapted warehouse at Prestwick airport at the rate of over 1,000 tonnes per month from Air China Cargo alone.Avia Updates reported on the star…

Air China Launches First International Route Operated By Homegrown C909 Jetliner

Hohhot -- Air China's first international service using the domestically developed C909 jetliner was launched officially on Tuesday, linking north China with Mongolia. Operating under flight numbers CA757 and CA758, the route offers seven round-trip flights weekly between Hohhot, the capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. Flight CA757 departed from Hohhot at about 8 a.m. on Tuesday, b…

Air China's C909 starts first international commercial flight to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

This year marks the fifth anniversary of Air China's introduction of the domestically produced C909 aircraft. Over the past five years, the airline has promoted the scaled operation of Chinese-made civil aircraft.