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B747-400 passenger-to-freighter conversion programme were received. By the end of 2006, CPA operated scheduled services to 55 destinations worldwide.
During the year, three Airbus A330-300 aircraft were delivered to HDA. The airline launched scheduled passenger air services to Shenyang in April, suspended the scheduled services to Bangkok in September and resumed services to Phuket in December. In respect of air cargo, two Boeing B747 BCF freighters were delivered and the airline increased the frequency of its services to Frankfurt in October. By the end of the year, HDA operated scheduled services to a total of 33 destinations, including 19 cities on the Mainland.
AHK Air Hong Kong received two more new Airbus A300-600 freighters in May and June respectively. New scheduled all-cargo services to Nagoya were launched in October. The airline serves a total of eight destinations in Asia.
The Air Operator's Certificate issued to CR Airways was revised following its switch of fleet to four B737-800 aircraft from June this year. The airline expanded its network to cover Changsha, Tianjin and Fuzhou in August, September and December respectively. In November, the airline changed its name to Hong Kong Airlines. By the end of the year, Hong Kong Airlines operated scheduled services to a total of eight destinations.
Hong Kong Express Airways (HKE) acquired the fourth Embraer ERJ-170 aircraft in May. The airline commenced air services to Chiang Mai and Chongqing in June and July respectively.
A new airline, Oasis Hong Kong Airlines commenced scheduled passenger services to London Gatwick Airport after it was issued an Air Operator's Certificate in October. It was operating two Boeing B747-400 aircraft by December 2006.
An Air Operator's Certificate was issued to Heli Express Limited in February to provide non-scheduled helicopter air services.
Regarding non-Hong Kong airlines, Qatar Airways commenced scheduled passenger services between Doha and Hong Kong in March. Air Niugini resumed passenger services between Port Moresby and Hong Kong in August. For scheduled all-cargo services, Ocean Airlines commenced services between Milan and Hong Kong in June. In July, Volga Dnepr Airlines commenced services between points in Russia, Nagoya and Hong Kong. In October, Southern Air commenced services between points in the USA and Hong Kong, and Sky Express Aviation (Cargo) Limited, between Athens and Hong Kong.
Two airlines suspended their services to Hong Kong in 2006. Australian Airlines suspended its passenger services between Cairns and Hong Kong in July. Thai Sky Airlines suspended its passenger services between Phuket, Taipei and Hong Kong in October.
The Environmental Impact Assessment Study for the proposed expansion of the cross-boundary heliport at the Macao Ferry Terminal was completed in February 2006. Tendering arrangements for the proposed expansion works was in progress.