East Star Airlines setting in Beijing

East Star Airlines reportedly faces liquidation, with six of the airline's creditors reportedly requesting a Wuhan Court to commence liquidation proceedings against the carrier, after it failed to restructure its debt to avert bankruptcy. The privately-owned carrier has reportedly had 16 of its bank accounts frozen. [926 words]

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This report contains the following subheadings:

• In preliminary talks with China National Aviation Holding Company regarding possible takeover
• A challenging year for China's private carriers in 2009

This report contains the following charts and tables:

• Wuhan Tianhe International Airport capacity breakdown by carrier (seats per week as % of total) prior to East Star Airlines' suspension
• China domestic capacity breakdown by carrier (seats per week as % of total) prior to East Star Airlines' suspension
• China's Private Carriers