2026-09
In late September, a flight attendant died suddenly on an Air China flight from Beijing to London. The captain requested to return for medical treatment three times, but was refused by the company. Netizens reported the incident, criticizing the company for only caring about occupational health checks for resigned employees while ignoring the lives of current staff.
2026-08-31
On September 1, 2026, Nikkei Asia reported that in the second quarter of 2026, China's three major state-owned airlines — Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines — posted prominent losses amid rising oil prices and exchange rate fluctuations because they had done almost no jet fuel hedging.
2026-06-29
A captain of Air China discovered a reactionary slogan on a cockpit control lever, and at the same time flyers listing ten crimes of Xi Jinping appeared in front of the Air China Beijing base.