E-BEIJING, China – Indiza ye-Air China “Smiling China”, edlala ubuso obumamathekayo, yafika e-New York's Kennedy International Airport ngo-10:40 ngoMashi 31, 2013. I-B-2035, enye yezindiza zase-Air China. Imikhumbi ye-B777-300ER, iyisandulela somzamo omusha wokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kwe-Beijing-New York.
Lo mcimbi ubuhanjelwe yi-Consul General of the Peoples' Republic of China eNew York, uMnu. Sun Guoxiang, iMenenja Jikelele ye-Air China North America, uMnu. Chi Zhihang, uMqondisi weHhovisi Lezokuvakasha Likazwelonke laseChina eNew York, uMnu Xue. Yaping, kanye nePhini Lomphathi-Jikelele we-JFK International Airport, i-Port Authority yaseNew York naseNew Jersey, uMnu. Jeff Pearse, kanye nabagibeli bendiza yokuqala.
Umzila we-Air China waseBeijing-New York - obaluleke kakhulu futhi omatasa kakhulu phakathi kwe-China ne-United States - unyuke usuka izikhathi eziyisikhombisa kuya kweziyi-11 ngesonto kusukela ngoMashi 31. Izindiza ezisanda kwengezwa yi-CA989/990. Indiza esetshenziswa emzileni ithuthukiselwe ku-B777-300ER, uhlobo oludumile kubahambi bebhizinisi.
Ngo-2012, i-China yaba imakethe yesibili ngobukhulu emhlabeni yethrafikhi yezivakashi eziphumayo, futhi i-United States yayiyindawo ethandwa kakhulu abahambi baseShayina. Inqubomgomo entsha yaseBeijing iphinde ivumele abahambi abavela emazweni angama-45, okuhlanganisa ne-United States, ukuthi bahlale eBeijing amahora angama-72 ngesikhathi sokudluliselwa kwendiza ngaphandle kwe-visa. Ngemva kocwaningo olujulile lwemakethe futhi ngokusekelwe ekuqondeni kwayo okujulile izidingo zabahambi bebhizinisi, i-Air China yengeze i-Beijing-New York kane yamasonto onke ngoMsombuluko, ngoLwesithathu, ngoLwesihlanu nangeSonto.
Isebenza kahle futhi inokwethenjelwa, i-B777-300ER iyindiza yendiza yohambo olude ekhethwa yi-Air China. Ihlanganisa ingaphakathi lekhabethe elingcono kakhulu emlandweni we-Air China, ekhuthaza ukuzizwisa okuphumuzayo, okungenakucindezeleka. Ikilasi Lokuqala Nelebhizinisi linezihlalo eziyisicaba, futhi izindawo zokubeka amandla zomuntu siqu kanye ne-AVOD kuyatholakala kuzo zonke izigaba zesevisi yokuzijabulisa kwabagibeli.
Njengamanje, i-Air China isebenza ngezindlela ezine eziya eNyakatho Melika okuhlanganisa iBeijing ukuya eNew York, eLos Angeles, eSan Francisco naseVancouver. Ukuze iqhubeke nokuqinisa ukuma kwayo eNyakatho Melika, i-Air China ihlela futhi ukuqala izindiza eziqondile zaseBeijing-Houston ngoJulayi 11, 2013, okuyinkonzo yokuqala ngqa ukuxhumanisa iBeijing nesifunda esiseningizimu ye-United States.
