Air China Domestic Disturbance: Chinese airlines are going abroad, because things at home are not what they used to be Share LinkedIn icon Twitter icon facebook icon Mail icon Air China Domestic Disturbance: Chinese airlines are going abroad, because things at home are not what they used to be December 2013 1 min read Seth Kaplan Subscribe Issue Overview Currency, cargo, and capacity woes are hammering Asia’s airlines. And slowing economies and incursions by both Gulf carriers and LCCs alike don’t help. But China, on the other hand, is different. Or is it?