Air China
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Sep 8, 2026
Marc LeadermanPANELIST
Okay, so Outer Mongolia equates to the independent country today that we speak of as Mongolia.
Marc LeadermanPANELIST
There is an Inner Mongolia, but it's a semi-autonomous region within China.
Marc LeadermanPANELIST
Now, the concept of a kind of Inner and Outer Mongolia arose from a very Beijing-orientated view of when both districts were administered slightly differently during the 17th and 18th centuries under the Qing dynasty, the Manchus from Beijing.
Marc LeadermanPANELIST
Now, I've been lucky to travel to both regions, but in this podcast, when we're talking about Mongolia, we are talking about the Outer Mongolia that Benedict Allen referred to.
Marc LeadermanPANELIST
It's completely landlocked.
Marc LeadermanPANELIST
Its entire northern border is with Siberia in Russia.
Marc LeadermanPANELIST
And on the east, south and west, it's bordered by China, predominantly that inner Mongolia province of China.
Marc LeadermanPANELIST
It almost, almost reaches in the Altai Mountains over in the west.
Ian PetchenikHOST
It is not a good time to be one of the big three Chinese airlines.
Ian PetchenikHOST
China Eastern, China Southern, and Air China all lost money.
Ian PetchenikHOST
China eastern and China southern moved from profit to loss in the first half of the year, and Air China's losses got worse.
Ian PetchenikHOST
It really all comes down to the fact that fuel is incredibly expensive now.
Jason RabinowitzHOST
Yeah, expensive for everyone.
Tom LlamasHOST
And here in New York, a scary scene at JFK, a fuel truck crashed into a plane, sending fuel pouring out of the wing while still connected to the refueling truck.
Tom LlamasHOST
The Air China flight was scheduled to fly to Beijing, but airport officials say the flight was scrubbed and that investigators are looking into what happened.
Tom LlamasHOST
And a remarkable rescue caught on camera near Philly.
Tom LlamasHOST
You can see a woman riding an e-bike crashing and getting trapped underneath a car, that Volkswagen bug.
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Chinese airline losses, a recovery that has yet to take off.
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High fuel prices, weak fares and rising costs hit Air China, China Eastern and China Southern.
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Today, we analyze the financial results of China's three largest airlines.
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Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines.
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During the first half of 2026, these carriers reported combined net losses of nearly 8.2 billion yuan, equivalent to approximately $1.22 billion.
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The result is particularly significant because all three airlines had started the year with encouraging signs.
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The company ended the first half of the year with a net loss of approximately 3.7 billion yuan, compared with 1.53 billion yuan a year earlier.
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Its revenue increased by 9.7%, but the size of its network and the scale of its operations amplified the effect of higher fuel costs.
Tony DokoupilHOST
If your vehicle is this jumbo jet on the tarmac at JFK, that is a major incident.
Tony DokoupilHOST
This Air China flight to Beijing was canceled, the plane damaged, and the bill, well, jet fuel currently running about $7 a gallon, you do the math.
Tony DokoupilHOST
Fire crews came on to clean up the spill.
Tony DokoupilHOST
And in Colorado, a state trooper took a head-on collision himself on purpose so someone else wouldn't have to.
Luke VargasHOST
Well, higher fuel costs are hurting China's three largest state-owned airlines.
Luke VargasHOST
Aircraft fuel for Air China, China Southern, and China Eastern Airlines rose between thirty-five and thirty-eight percent over the first half of twenty-twenty-six compared to last year.
Luke VargasHOST
Competition from high-speed rail has also weighed on China's domestic aviation industry in recent years, leading the three carriers to shift more capacity to international routes.
Luke VargasHOST
And there's now concerns that new AI models pose a growing threat to the stability of the global financial system.
Tom WebbCORRESPONDENT
President Zelensky said on Sunday that the near constant attacks are designed to wear citizens down, confirming that Russia has deployed nearly 1,500 drones over four days.
Tom WebbCORRESPONDENT
Air China will be increasing flights to Europe and North America, according to an executive at the airline.
Tom WebbCORRESPONDENT
While international journeys have performed better compared to domestic travel over the summer period, results have not hit expectations.
Tom WebbCORRESPONDENT
Those are the day's headlines.
Chua Tian TianHOST
Starting with regional news, China's three biggest state-owned airlines reported first-half losses for the seventh consecutive year, battered by surging jet fuel prices with the outlook for the rest of 2026 clouded by a lackluster summer season.
Chua Tian TianHOST
Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines posted combined first-half net losses of about 8.2 billion yuan or US$1.22 billion, having warned in July that the figure could reach as high as 9 billion yuan.
Chua Tian TianHOST
The weak results underscored the post-pandemic fragility of China's aviation sector, as the drill confronted what China Eastern described as a profit environment severely undermined by disrupted international routes and persistently elevated jet fuel prices linked to the Middle East conflict.
Chua Tian TianHOST
Fuel costs at each of the carriers rose between 35 and 38 percent in the first half.
Chua Tian TianHOST
Unlike many Asian and European rivals, Chinese airlines hedged little of their fuel purchases, leaving them more exposed to oil price swings.
Chua Tian TianHOST
China Southern said in its filing that there was currently no effective means available to manage its exposure to jet fuel price fluctuations.
Chua Tian TianHOST
Revenue growth was strong at the carriers, with Air China up 10.5%, China Eastern up 11.1% and China Southern up 9.7%, driven by international demand.
Chua Tian TianHOST
European routes were particularly buoyant as some travellers avoided Middle Eastern hubs disrupted by the Iran war.
Chua Tian TianHOST
Starting with regional news, China's three biggest state-owned airlines reported first-half losses for the seventh consecutive year, battered by surging jet fuel prices with the outlook for the rest of 2026 clouded by a lackluster summer season.
Chua Tian TianHOST
Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines posted combined first-half net losses of about 8.2 billion yuan or 1.22 billion U.S. dollars, having warned in July that the figure could reach as high as 9 billion yuan.
Chua Tian TianHOST
The weak results underscored the post-pandemic fragility of China's aviation sector, as the drill confronted what China Eastern described as a profit environment severely undermined by disrupted international routes and persistently elevated jet fuel prices linked to the Middle East conflict.
Chua Tian TianHOST
Fuel costs at each of the carriers rose between 35 and 38 percent in the first half.
Chua Tian TianHOST
Unlike many Asian and European rivals, Chinese airlines hedged little of their fuel purchases, leaving them more exposed to oil price swings.
Chua Tian TianHOST
China Southern said in its filing that there was currently no effective means available to manage its exposure to jet fuel price fluctuations.
Chua Tian TianHOST
Revenue growth was strong at the carriers, with Air China up 10.5%, China Eastern up 11.1% and China Southern up 9.7%, driven by international demand.
Chua Tian TianHOST
European routes were particularly buoyant as some travellers avoided Middle Eastern hubs disrupted by the Iran war.
Henry JenningsHOST
Besant says disorderly yen moves can destabilize global markets.
Henry JenningsHOST
Air China posts $341 million loss in the first half.
Henry JenningsHOST
Can oil survive six more months of war? September risks are stacking up hard and fast for world markets.
Henry JenningsHOST
See what Bloomberg's got to say.
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