Jade Cargo International
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| Jade Cargo International 翡翠国际货运航空有限公司 Fěicùi Guójì Huòyùn Hángkōng Yŏuxiàn Gōngsī |
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| IATA JI |
ICAO JAE |
Callsign JADE CARGO |
| Founded | 2004 | |
| Hubs | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | |
| Fleet size | 6 (+6 orders) | |
| Destinations | 10 | |
| Parent company | Jade Cargo International Company Ltd. | |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| Key people | Li Kun (Chairman of the Board of Directors) | |
| Website: http://www.jadecargo.com/ | ||
Jade Cargo International is a cargo airline based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. It operates cargo services to Asia and Europe. Its main base is Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport.[1]
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[edit] History
Jade Cargo International was established in October 2004 and is co-owned by Shenzhen Airlines, which has a 51% stake, Lufthansa Cargo with 25% and DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH – with 24%. It started operations in March 2005 with intra-Asian services. It is the first cargo airline in China with foreign ownership and has 200+ employees (as of Feb 2008). [2]
[edit] Destinations
Jade Cargo International commenced operations with its first commercial flight from Shenzhen to Amsterdam on 5 August 2006. The aircraft returned to Shenzhen and operated its first flight to Seoul the next day.
The expanded network serves eight destinations:
Europe
Asia
[edit] Fleet
As of February 2008, the Jade Cargo International fleet includes:[citation needed]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Order | Option | Engine | Notes |
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| Boeing 747-400ERF | 6 | 0 | 0 | GE CF6-80C2 | 1 to be leased to Jett8 Airlines Cargo[3] |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, pp. 95-96.
- ^ Jade Cargo International - News
- ^ Singapore's Jett8 wet-leases 747-400ERF from Jade Cargo FlightGlobal.com 23/05/08
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