Kunpeng Airlines
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| Kunpeng Airlines 鲲鹏航空 |
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Callsign Kunpeng[1] |
| Founded | 2006 | |
| Fleet size | 6 (+150 orders, 50 options) | |
| Destinations | 10+ | |
| Parent company | Shenzhen Airlines (51%) | |
| Headquarters | Xian, Shaanxi, China | |
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| Website: http://www.kunpeng-air.com/ | ||
Kunpeng Airlines (Chinese: 鲲鹏航空) is a regional airline based in northern China. It is a joint venture between Shenzhen Airlines of China and Mesa Air Group of the United States and is also the largest sino-foreign regional airlines in China[2].
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[edit] History
The agreement to form Kunpeng Airlines was signed in December 2006,[3] and services began in October 2007.[3] Kunpeng will operate both passenger and cargo traffic as well as charter flights. The airline flies Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft,[4] painted in a variant of the Shenzhen Airlines livery.[5] The airline's name derives from a mythical Chinese bird.[6]
Kunpeng plans to have 20 CRJ200 operating prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and plans to grow at a rate of 20 airplanes per year for the next 5 years. On December 21, 2007, Kunpeng Airlines announced a 100 aircraft order of the ACAC ARJ21.[7]
[edit] Fleet
As of April 2008, Kunpeng Airlines operates:
| Aircraft | Total | Seats | Notes |
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| Bombardier CRJ200 | 6 | Received from Mesa Air Group | |
| ACAC ARJ21 | (100 orders) | [8] | |
| Embraer 190 | (50 orders) (50 options) |
The airlines also plans to have 20 CRJ-200 jets before the Beijing Olympics and to buy 15 to 20 50-90-seat jets every year until it has about 160 to 200 in its fleet[9].
[edit] External links
- Kunpeng Airlines official site (Chinese)
[edit] References
- ^ Kunpeng Airlines code. The Aviation Codes Web Site. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ Sino-American regional airlines set up in China
- ^ a b Yahoo Finance, Mesa's Joint Venture in China Takes Off, 2 October 2007
- ^ Luchtvaart Nieuws, Mesa samen met Shenzhen Airlines in Chinese regionale maatschappij, 9 August 2007 (Dutch)
- ^ Visiting PHX - Kunpeng Airlines
- ^ East Valley Tribune, Mesa Air looks to China for growth, 15 August 2007
- ^ "Ceremony Inaugurates Chinese Jet", 21 December 2007
- ^ "Ceremony Inaugurates Chinese Jet", 21 December 2007
- ^ Kunpeng Airlines Opens First Location - China Hospitality News - The Digest of Corporate and Leisure Travel Planning
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