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  "title": "China's three biggest airlines post heavy first-half losses as fuel shock bites",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/chinas-three-biggest-airlines-post-heavy-first-half-losses-as-fuel-4612323",
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  "published": "2026-08-31T08:11:23.000Z",
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  "summary": "The weak results underscored the post-pandemic fragility of China's aviation sector, as the trio 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.",
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        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "China’s three biggest airlines lose US$1.22 billion in first half as jet fuel costs surge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/chinas-three-biggest-airlines-lose-us-1-22-billion-in-first-half-as",
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        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "China’s three biggest airlines post heavy first-half losses as fuel shock bites",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/chinas-three-biggest-airlines-post-heavy-first-half-losses-as-fuel-4593226",
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