This dissertation, "Air Transport Hubs and Networks Serving China: a Comparative Analysis" by Yiu-hong, Wong, 黃耀康, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstracts of dissertation entitled Air Transport Hubs and Networks Serving China: A Comparative Analysis Submitted by Wong Yiu Hong for the degree of Master of Arts for Transport Policy and Planning at The University of Hong Kong In Jun 2003 Along line with fast economy growth of China, the air transportation market of China is also growing at a high pace. This dissertation describes the air traffic of China and the major air transportation hubs servicing China. This dissertation studies the traffic of nine air hubs serving China. Three of the hubs locate in China: Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou; and the other six hubs locate in Asia: Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kular Lumpur, Seoul, Singapore and Tokyo. The study of this dissertation has two parts - quantitative and qualitative. In the quantitative part, the air network of the air hubs between China and other parts of the world are studied. In the qualitative part, the factors of airlines, market, government and alliance are studied. Results of this study reveal that the current network of the three air hubs in China is strong in short-haul routes, but weak in long-haul routes. Therefore, passengers from China need to transfer at overseas air hubs. Hong Kong is a major air hub serving all routes of China. Tokyo and Seoul plays an important role in the Transpacific traffic. Singapore, Kula Lumpur and Bangkok are potential air hubs serving China. After signing a new air agreement with China in late 2002, Malaysia and Singapore can add 10 more destinations in China in the near future. At the same time, Chinese carriers will also open new routes to the two countries. Therefore, in the near future, many cities in China will have direct air services to destinations in North Asia and South East Asia. This trend will affect the leading air hub status of Hong Kong. It will also divert the outbound traffic from China to the overseas hubs. Hong Kong as well as other cities in China need to expand their existing network to maintain competitive. DOI: 10.5353/th_b2677081 Subjects: Aeronautics, Commercial - China

(Uncorrected OCR) Abstracts of dissertation entitled Air Transport Hubs and Networks Serving China: A Comparative Analysis Submitted by Wong Yiu Hong for the degree of Master of Arts for Transport Policy and Planning at The University of Hong Kong In Jun 2003 Along line with fast economy growth of China, the air transportation market of China is also growing at a high pace. This dissertation describes the air traffic of China and the major air transportation hubs servicing China. This dissertation studies the traffic of nine air hubs serving China. Three of the hubs locate in China: Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou; and the other six hubs locate in Asia: Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kular Lumpur, Seoul, Singapore and Tokyo. The study of this dissertation has two parts - quantitative and qualitative. In the quantitative part, the air network of the air hubs between China and other parts of the world are studied. In the qualitative part, the factors of airlines, market, government and alliance are studied. Results of this study reveal that the current network of the three air hubs in China is strong in short-haul routes, but weak in long-haul routes. Therefore, passengers from China need to transfer at overseas air hubs. Hong Kong is a major air hub serving all routes of China. Tokyo and Seoul plays an important role in the Transpacific traffic. Singapore, Kula Lumpur and Bangkok are potential air hubs serving China. After signing a new air agreement with China in late 2002, Malaysia and Singapore can add 10 more destinations in China in the near future. At the same time, Chinese carriers will also open new routes to the two countries. Therefore, in the near future, many cities in China will have direct air services to destinations in North Asia and South East Asia. This trend will affect the leading air hub status of Hong Kong. It will also divert the outbound traffic from China to the overseas hubs. Hong Kong as well as other cities in China need to expand their existing netw.

Air traffic and the aviation industry have grown rapidly on the Chinese mainland in the two and a half decades since China's open door policy. Accession to the WTO will further stimulate trade and foreign direct investment (FDI), intensifying the demand for air cargo services. It will also open up the Chinese economy to foreign participation in the transportation and logistics sectors, making these sectors more competitive and efficient. This book provides a systematic and comprehensive study of China's air cargo industry as well as its policy evolution. It covers the sources and destinations of air cargo in mainland China and Hong Kong: whence it comes and where it goes to. The major hubs of the transportation network - Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Guangzhou - are discussed one by one. The virtual aspects of the network at these hubs in terms of IT applications, preparedness, and needs are examined and compared. Though the subject matter of this book is air cargo, there is considerable coverage of the aviation industry and policy on the mainland and Hong Kong. Changes have been happening so fast there are few books and publications that cover them systematically and comprehensively. Readership includes business executives in airfreight companies, airports and airlines, logistics specialists, aviation university lecturers and students.

This research examines international air transport served by Chinese airlines from 1990 to 2004. Specifically, this research examines how the spatial patterns of air transport networks changed during this period. Particular attention was given to the competition among the three major hubs designated by the Civil Aviation Administration of China: Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. This paper also measured regional differences denoted by air transport as well as the impacts of several significant incidents on China's international air transport. Data were obtained from a series of China Transportation and Communication Yearbooks (1990-2004). Each yearbook compiles airline statistics of routes, number of scheduled flights, and passenger and freight volumes. These figures were imported into ArcGIS for relevant analyses. Two different types of analyses were carried out in this study: network analysis and descriptive statistical analysis. Network analysis was performed to measure structural development of the network as well as individual growth of the three major hubs. Descriptive statistical analysis was conducted to assess regional disparities and to evaluate the impacts of economic, social, and political events and circumstances on the airline industry. Major changes in network connectivity were observed, which were largely due to the presence/absence of provincial capitals, tourist cities and/or secondary cities in the network. All three major hubs experienced low to moderate increase in accessibility from 1990 to 2004. Shanghai was most likely to develop into the most accessible hub in the network. Air traffic displayed a great disparity among different world regions. The largest air traffic flows resided in Asia. Europe placed second followed by North America and Oceania. Links between China and Africa were suspended after 1994 and connections with Latin America were absent during the entire study period. Several major declines in air traffic were associated with the 1997 Asian Currency Crisis, the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003. The study concludes that China's international airline network is moving towards a system with a high level of connectivity and great coverage.

Since 1978, when China embarked on a new period of economic reforms and introduced open door policies, it has experienced a great urban transformation. The role of transport has proved indispensable in this unprecedented rapid urbanisation and economic growth. As the first research-focused book dedicated to this important topic, the Handbook on Transport and Urban Transformation in China offers new insight into the various opportunities and challenges brought by fast-paced motorization and urban development, and explores them in broad spatial-economic, environmental, social, and institutional dimensions.

Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it goes a famous saying by Confucius. My wish in writing this paper is to convince readers of the peculiar beauty and importance of the highly dynamic aviation landscape of the southern Chinese Pearl River Delta. Airfreight is an essential and highly sophisticated part of an economy s logistics infrastructure. A functioning infrastructure is vital for the development of an economy, in particular for its international trade. As trade is a key component in China s economic success formula, demand for an efficient infrastructure is high. Air transportation has become one of the most effective tools to explore and serve world markets. In today s highly competitive business world, just-in-time delivery and good customer service are absolutely crucial. The overall trend towards fast reliable delivery and the transformation of China s economy along with the value chain of production, have boosted demand for air transportation. Due to these developments, the air cargo market, which is still at low levels particularly in domestic transportation, is one of the fastest growing markets in China. The regional focus of this study is on the economic powerhouse of China, the Pearl River Delta (PRD) located in the southern province of Guangdong. Everyone who knows the highly industrialised landscape of the PRD would probably agree, that the region s nickname factory of the world is more than appropriate. The PRD has the highest per capita output in China and generates about one third of national exports. The Greater Pearl River Delta (GPRD) consists of the PRD and the Special Administrative Zones Hong Kong and Macao. In many respects, it is one of the most interesting economic entities of the world. Economy and infrastructure are integrated on a very high level. The GPRD features many extremes: its strong economic power, its rapid growth that has been the highest in China for many years, its population density and last but not least, its aviation landscape. Within radial distance of about 100 km, five international airports are at service, creating the highest airport density in the world. Three of these airports are among China s top five airports. The clear leader among them is Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), which has established itself as a major hub in Asia and has been the airport with the highest international air cargo throughput of the world for many years. Its dominant [...]

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2006 in the subject Business economics - General, grade: 1.0, Free University of Berlin (Sinologie, Betriebswirtschaftslehre), language: English, abstract: Airfreight is an essential and highly sophisticated part of an economy’s logistics infrastructure and has become one of the most effective tools to explore world markets. The overall trend towards fast reliable delivery and the transformation of China’s economy along with the value chain of production, have boosted demand for air transportation. Due to these developments, the air cargo market, which is still at low levels particularly in domestic transportation, is one of the fastest growing markets in China. The regional focus of this study is on the economic powerhouse of China, the Greater Pearl River Delta (GPRD) located in the southern province of Guangdong including Hong Kong and Macao. In many respects this is one of the most interesting economic entities of the world. Economy and infrastructure are integrated on a very high level. The GPRD features many extremes: its strong economic power, its rapid growth, the highest in China for many years, its population density and last but not least, its aviation landscape. Within radial distance of about 100 km, five international airports are at service, creating the highest airport density in the world. Three of these airports are among China’s top five airports. The clear leader among them is Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), a major hub in Asia featuring the world's highest international air cargo throughput for many years. Its dominant counterpart for domestic traffic is located some 100 km north in the very heart of the PRD, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (GBIA). The strong air cargo business of HKIA, that is largely fed by PRD freight has been watched closely by Mainland administrations. Liberalised air traffic policy in recent years has rapidly expanded China’s own international air cargo traffic. To support this expansive strategy, a completely new airport was built, featuring the biggest and most modern air cargo facilities in China. This new airport might take substantial business away from HKIA in the future. The first part of the study provides an overall introduction to the development of the Chinese aviation and air cargo market. Part 2 describes the macroeconomic structure of Southern China and provides an extensive overview of the GPRD air cargo market. This is followed by a detailed comparative analysis of the two airports in the center of this study and evaluates their future development prospects and the likely development of the region's air cargo landscape.