Chengdu Airlines

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Chengdu Airlines
成都航空
IATA
EU
ICAO
UEA
Callsign
JINGXIU
[citation needed]
Founded 2004 (as United Eagle Airlines)
Commenced operations 2005
Hubs Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Fleet size 11
Destinations 27
Parent company Sichuan Airlines
Headquarters Chengdu, China
Website chengduair.cc

Chengdu Airlines Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 成都航空有限公司), a subsidiary of Sichuan Airlines, is an airline headquartered in Chengdu, China. It operates a network of scheduled domestic passenger flights out of its hub at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.

History

Originally named United Eagle Airlines CO.,LTD (Chinese: 联鹰航空公司, also known as UEAir), the company was founded in 2004 by a former executive of China Northwest Airlines, with the necessary funding being provided by the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation.[1] It took delivery of its first airliner, an Airbus A320 that previously had belonged to Air Jamaica, on 8 July 2005[2] and on 27 July, revenue flights were commenced.[1] Another similar aircraft type, the slightly smaller Airbus A319, was put in service with United Eagle Airlines on 2 December of that year.[2]

In March 2009, Sichuan Airlines invested 200 million RMB (30 million USD) in United Eagle Airlines,[citation needed] thus holding 76 percent of the shares.[1] In late 2009, these shares were sold to Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac and to Chengdu Communications Investment Group. Following this ownership change, United Eagle Airlines placed a firm order for 30 Comac ARJ21s, the first of which initially was planned to be delivered in late 2010.[3] Since then, the Comac project has seen a series of delays, though.

On 23 January 2010, the airline was renamed Chengdu Airlines.[1][3]

Destinations

A United Eagle Airlines Airbus A319 at Kunming Wujiaba International Airport (2006)...
... and the same aircraft (registered B-6152) landing at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in the livery of Chengdu Airlines following the company's rebranding (2011).

According to the July 2013 timetable,[4] Chengdu Airlines operates scheduled flights to the following destinations. A route map created using this data can be found here.

City Province Airport
Chongqing Chongqing Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
Fuzhou Fujian Fuzhou Changle International Airport
Xiamen Fujian Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
Guangzhou Guangdong Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Shenzhen Guangdong Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Beihai Guangxi Beihai Fucheng Airport
Liuzhou Guangxi Liuzhou Airport
Nanning Guangxi Nanning Wuxu International Airport
Guiyang Guizhou Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport
Sanya Hainan Sanya Phoenix International Airport
Changsha Hunan Changsha Huanghua International Airport
Lianyungang Jiangsu Lianyungang Baitabu Airport
Nanjing Jiangsu Nanjing Lukou International Airport
Ji'an Jiangxi Jinggangshan Airport
Changchun Jilin Changchun Longjia International Airport
Shenyang Liaoning Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
Xi'an Shaanxi Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Jining Shandong Jining Airport
Qingdao Shandong Qingdao Liuting International Airport
Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Chengdu Sichuan Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (hub)
Tianjin Tianjin Tianjin Binhai International Airport
Kunming Yunnan Kunming Changshui International Airport
Lijiang Yunnan Lijiang Sanyi Airport
Jinghong Yunnan Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport
Hangzhou Zhejiang Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
Wenzhou Zhejiang Wenzhou Longwan International Airport

Fleet

As of October 2013, the Chengdu Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 6.0 years:[5]

Chengdu Airlines fleet
Aircraft In Fleet On Order Passengers
C Y Total
Airbus A319-100 3 0 12 108 120
Airbus A320-200 8 0 12 138 150
Comac ARJ21 0 30
TBA
Total 11 30

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Information about Chengdu Airlines at the Aero Transport Data Bank
  2. 2.0 2.1 "United Eagle Airlines fleet details". Retrieved 29 July 2013. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "China's United Eagle renamed Chengdu Airlines". Flightglobal. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2013. 
  4. "July 2013 timetable" (in Chinese). Chengdu Airlines. Retrieved 29 July 2013. 
  5. "Chengdu Airlines Fleet Details and History". Retrieved 29 July 2013. 

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