Great Wall Airlines

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Great Wall Airlines Company Limited was a short-lived cargo airline based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Launched on 22 June 2006 [1], it was co-owned by China Great Wall Industry Corporation (51%), Singapore Airlines Cargo (25%), and Dahlia Investments (24%), a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings based in Singapore [2].

1 Code Data
2 History
3 Fleet
4 References

[edit] Code Data

IATA Code: -
ICAO Code: GWL
Callsign: GREAT WALL

[edit] History

The airline launched its first flight from Shanghai to Amsterdam on 1 June 2006 with an initial frequency of six flights per week, becoming the first local-foreign partnership airline to take flight in China [3]. Flights to Singapore, Chennai and Mumbai are planned to be launched next [4].

It has suspended operations on 18 August 2006. The United States filed sanctions among the airlines due to a suspicious activity for supplying Iran with nuclear supplies. All aircraft have returned to service with Singapore Airlines Cargo. ^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Fleet

As of August 2006 the Great Wall Airlines fleet includes ^[1] :

1 Boeing 747-400F

The airline operated two Boeing 747-400 freighters, on lease from Singapore Airlines Cargo. The aircraft have since been returned to Singapore Airlines Cargo and are currently in a SIA Cargo/Great Wall hybrid livery. ^{[citation needed]}