U.S. aircraft maker Boeing has said that it will to invest USD500,000 each year over the next five years in its aviation biofuel research center in Qingdao.

Boeing, China National Petroleum Corporation, and representatives from China's National Energy Administration and aviation industry have jointly signed a memorandum of understanding on evaluating the possible benefits of a sustainable aviation biofuel industry in China to the environment and the social economy.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China has published statistics on the delays of domestic airlines and the corresponding flight numbers as part of its campaign against late flights.

Chinese airline companies are subject to higher costs as a result of the new European Union Emissions Trading Scheme.

Air China held a press conference promoting the China Children Insurance Foundation program and announced that from September 1, 2009, it will make use of its platforms and resources to raise funds for CCIF.

Air China, one of the major air carriers in China, has donated TWD10 million through the Association for Relations across the Taiwan Straits to help people affected by the typhoon Morakot.

Hotels donating part of their room revenue to relief funds; airlines re-assigning aircraft to flying relief workers to the disaster zone; hotel employees lining up to donate blood; these are just a few examples of how organizations and individuals in the hospitality and travel industry have responded to the earthquake in Sichuan.