▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁expansion ▁▁ ▁American ▁Airlines ▁initi ated ▁non stop ▁service ▁between ▁Dallas / F ort ▁W orth ▁( DF W ) ▁and ▁Be ij ing ▁on ▁May ▁ 7 . ▁ ▁H ain an ▁Airlines ▁initi ated ▁non stop ▁service ▁between ▁Be ij ing ▁Capital ▁International ▁Airport ▁( PE K ) ▁and ▁Min eta ▁San ▁José ▁International ▁Airport . ▁H ain an ▁also ▁initi ated ▁service ▁to ▁both ▁Boston ▁and ▁Seattle ▁from ▁Shang hai , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Chinese ▁air line ▁to ▁fly ▁to ▁North ▁America ▁from ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁base ▁in ▁main land ▁China . ▁( S J C ) ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 5 . ▁ ▁China ▁Eastern ▁Airlines ▁launched ▁a ▁direct ▁flight ▁connecting ▁Nan j ing , ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁East ▁China ' s ▁Ji ang su ▁province , ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 . ▁ ▁Air ▁China ▁strength ened ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁quarter ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁as ▁it ▁began ▁Be ij ing ▁– ▁New ark ▁service ▁ 4 ▁times ▁a ▁week . ▁The ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 7 7 - 3 0 0 ER ▁operated ▁this ▁route ▁from ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁United ▁Airlines ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁seeking ▁regul atory ▁appro val ▁to ▁begin ▁season al ▁fl ights ▁between ▁its ▁San ▁Francisco ▁hub