By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
; Pinyin: Hǎinán Hángkōng Gōngsī) is an airline headquartered in the HNA Development Building in Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China. It is the largest privately-owned air transport company and the fourth-largest airline in terms of fleet size in the People's Republic of China. It operates scheduled domestic and international services on 500 routes from Hainan and nine locations on the mainland, as well as charter services. Its main base is Haikou Meilan International Airport, with hubs at Beijing Capital International Airport, Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, Taiyuan Wusu Airport and Urumqi Diwopu International Airport. - Source: Wikipedia
Chinese airlines announced a batch of deals to buy airplanes from Boeing and other Western plane manufacturers at a major Asian air show on Tuesday, underlining the rapid expansion of China's aviation market.
