Chivas Regal 18 Presents An Indulgent Evening with the Masters

Chivas Regal, the most prestigious Scotch whisky inthe world, launched its super premium Chivas Regal18 Year Old in China on 18 November 2004, furtherstrengthening the Chivas brand name in the luxury Scotchwhisky category. To celebrate this special moment, aglamorous launch event was held at Bund 18, a luxurycomplex of world-class boutiques and restaurants with aunique architectural and cultural heritage in Shanghai.Held on 18 November at Bund 18, An Indulgent Eveningwith the Masters p…     

Second-Phase Airport Project ConcernedBv Leaders

The city government held a meeting on April 17 to listen to the report on the second-phase project at Pudong Airport. Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng chaired the meeting and delivered a speech.     

A Magnificent Party For “The Night Of Piaget”

Piaget, the name brand for the world's top-class wrist watch and jewellery, showed itself at a magnificentparty--``the Night of Piaget'--held at Shanghai BundNo.3 on January 14. The charming night scenery along theHuangpu River, the special favour of the Bund No.3 and theglittering golden and silver colours on the spotjoined together to present visitors asparkling world of Piaget. It has been considered as the most magnificent partyheld for Piaget in the China mainland.The party was deco…     

First Shanghai International Aviation Symposium Held

Shanghai held its first international aviation symposium at its Portman Ritz-Carlton from April 28 to 30 in order to promote the sustainable development of the civil aviation industry in East China and the Yangtze Delta. The forum was also considered as an accelerating effort to build Shanghai into an international air hub. CAAC Minister Yang Yuanyuan and Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng delivered opening speeches.Yang said: "Priority should be given to the human spirit when we step up effort to build the city into an air hub. We aim to let more common people benefit from the development of civil aviation."     

“Sapphire Princess” The World''''s Huge Ocean Liner

Shanghai ushered in the largest deluxe oceanliner ``Sapphire Princess' on April 5 since itwas formed, which called at WaigaoqiaoWharf. The cruiser has a 113,000 tons displacementand can carry up to 2,670 passengers.Sapphire Princess, which was put into service in2004, represents an evolution in Princess' Grand-class concept. It may well be one of the largest shipsin Princess' fleet.Since November of last year, it has sailed theSouth Pacific, Australia and Asia. The current trip toShang…     

International Civil Aviation Co-operation Reinforced Wu Nianzu attends Asia Aviation Exhibition

Wu Nianzu, chairman and president of the Shanghai Airport (Group) Company, was invited by Huang Wenliang, director of Singapore Civil Aviation Administration, to attend 2004 Asia Aviation Exhibition held in Singapore on February 22 to 28. His party included Wang Guangdi, vice president of the company.They attended the opening ceremony, visited the     

French Deluxe Yachts Displayed In shanghai

Shanghai Boat 2005 was held at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre between April 8 and11 with the world's several top-class yachts on display. As one of the show's largestdelegations, FIN displayed the latest products in the world's shipbuilding industry.As people's living condition improves, yachts have become part of the life of somerich people. It is not a dream for them to own a yacht in the near future.Yachts will become a strong attraction to many people just as F1 cycle racinghas done. P…     

Boeing And China——An interview with David Wang,vice president of Boeing and president of Boeing China

The Shanghai Aircraft Manufacture Factorydelivered to Boeing the 500th Next-Generation737 horizontal stabilizer produced in the Shanghaifacility on September 20. The delivery marks anothermilestone in the Boeing-China aviation partnership andunderscores the key role China's aviation manufacturingcompanies have in Boeing's global supplier network.Officials from Boeing, the Shanghai municipal government,the China Aviation Industry Corporation One, the China NationalAero-Technology Impo…     

OVERSEAS ERIEFS

▲April 1 Emirates signed a US$160million loan contract with a repaymentperiod of 12 years for the purchase of twonew aircraft.▲April 1 Boeing delivered a newB747-400ER freighter to KLM Royal DutchAirlines. The other two new cargo aircraftwill be delivered in April 2003 and early2004 respectively.▲April 4 A small aircraft crashed inMassachusetts, US, killing five and injuringtwo on board.▲April 4 The White Housespokesman of the U.S. said the governmentdoes not oppose assistance…     

Auto Shanghai 2005

uto Shanghai 2005, the largest ever in China,was held at Shanghai New International ExpoCentre between April 22 and 28. The event,occupying an area of 120,000 square metres, attracted1,036 exhibitors from 26 countries and regions. Allthe global automobile giants participated in theexhibition, making it become the world's A-levelshow like those held in Detroit of the UnitedStates, Frankfurt of Germany and Tokyo ofJapan.The exhibition displayed all kindsof concept cars, saloon cars, sports…     

The Second Runway In Operation

s Shanghai Vice-Mayor Yang Xiong announced thesecond runway at Pudong International Airport wasofficially open to business on the morning of March17, a Shanghai Airlines Boeing 737 and a China Eastern Airbus340-600 lifted off, marking the end to the two years' projectShanghai has become the only city in China with two civiairports and three operational runways.Pudong Airport is China's first airport that is allowed tooperate independentlyafter two runways arebuilt. The runways werebuilt…     

More International Conferences To Be Held This Year

More friends will come to Shanghai as more than 70 international conferences and events will be held in the city. Some meetings will have more than 3,000 participants apiece, city government spokeswoman Jiao Yang said at a press conference.Some important international conferences will be held in Shanghai in April, including the Global Help-the-Poor Conference held by the World Bank and the 60th Annual Meeting of the UN Economy and Society Commission for Asia-Pacific (ESCAP).Jiao said VIPs, who will attend these conferences, will include UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and presidents of South Africa, Brazil and Tanzania to indicate the importance of these events.     

NWA Outlines Its Competitive Advantages In China——An interview with Phil Haan, executive vice president of Northwest Airlines

Phil Haan, executive vice president of international,alliances and information technology of NorthwestAirlines, and chairman of NWA Cargo, outlined theairlines' competitive advantages in the China market as wellas its continued commitment to serving the needs oftravellers in China on April 12 in an interview with AirportJournal.“China is an exciting, growing market and has played akey part in Northwest’s Asia/Pacific passenger and cargonetworks,” Haan said.Northwest Airlines is the wo…     

Final Link of Donghai Bridge Put Into Place

he final link in Shanghai's Donghai Bridge, a cross-sea bridge linking Shanghai with the Yangshan Deep Water Port in the East China Sea, was put into place on May 25. Chen Liangyu, Politburo member and Shanghai Party secretary, attended the celebration ceremony. Labour models and meritorious workers, who contributed much to the bridge project, cut the ribbon for the final link. Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng, also deputy Shanghai Party secretary, and Vice Communications Minister Weng Mengy…     

Strong Interest In China''''s Cargo Market——An interview with Jean-Peter Jansen, chairman of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG.

Lufthansa Cargo AG ranks top among European airlines in the flights bound for China. It has 14 weekly flights for Hong Kong to transport 720 tons of cargo and mails, nine weekly services for Shanghai to carry 450 tons and four weekly flights for Beijing to handle 250 tons.The carrier is showing strong interest in the Chinese market, for 11 per cent of its sales in 2003, 2.16 billion euro came from China.     

Build A Satisfactory Terminal For Passengers

Inorder to improve service,the Terminal ManagementCompany affiliated with the Shanghai Airport Co Ltdeducated Party members to let more people enjoyinterests.The Shanghai Airport Group Company held its firstmeeting on July27to improve the service quality.It aims toturn Pudong Airport into one of the world's top10airportsby2010in the global passengers satisfaction assessmentmade by IATA.Hongqiao Airport will become the best airportto provide humanly service.The company will take into co…     

A Journey To Northern Europe

A tourism promotion launched by Northern European countries was held in Shanghai on February 24. Representatives from the tourism authorities in Denmark, Norway and Sweden introduced their special tourism resources to their Chinese counterparts, expressing their strong desire to expand tourism business in the Chinese market.According to the memorandum of understanding signed     

Shanghai To Stage A V8 Supercar Race Next June V8

China will hold a V8 supercar race at Shanghai International Circuit on June 10 to 12, 2005 to become the first event of the kind in Asia.An agreement was signed on July 19 with more than 400 representatives attending. They came from governmental departments and the circles of physical training, industry and commerce.     

Guide for Authors

1 Chinese Journal of Aeronautics (CJA) is a comprehensive academic journal dealing with the fields of aeronautics and astronautics. The Journal is sponsored by the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics. It is a bimonthly journal in English, was founded in 1988, and at present, its issues are released in February, April, June, August, October, and December. The Journal reports the developments of the aeronautical and astronautical researches in China and abroad to     

Airport Project Goes Smoothly

The Shanghai Airport Group Company has set up a headquarters to command a project to refurbish Pudong and Hongqiao airports. Construction on Pudong Airport will be completed by the end of 2007, while that on Hongqiao Airport will be finished by the end of 2009.