Sichuan Airlines

Sichuan Airlines
四川航空
Sìchuān Hángkōng
IATA ICAO Callsign
3U CSC SI CHUAN
Founded 1986
Commenced operations 1988
Hubs Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Frequent-flyer program Golden Panda
Subsidiaries
Fleet size 126
Destinations 67
Headquarters Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Key people Li Haiying (Chairman)
Website www.sichuanair.com
A Sichuan Airlines Airbus A330-200 (2011).
A Sichuan Airlines Airbus A321 at Kunming Airport (2006).

Sichuan Airlines Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 四川航空) is a regional airline headquartered on the grounds of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, Sichuan in China,[1] operating mainly scheduled domestic flights out of Chengdu Shuangliu Airport and Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport.

History

The airline was established on 19 September 1986, with operations starting 14 July 1988 between Chengdu and Wanzhou. In August 2002 it was reorganised and the Sichuan Airlines Group, which is owned by the provincial government, became the major shareholder (40%). The other shareholders are China Southern Airlines (39%), Shandong Airlines (10%), Shanghai Airlines (10%) and Gingko Restaurant Co.(1%).

Destinations

Sichuan Airlines is operating mainly flights in East Asia. Others destinations include Australia (Sydney, Melbourne), Western Asia (Dubai), Oceania (Singapore), Europe (Prague) and North America (Vancouver, Los Angeles).

The airline launched its first long-haul overseas route in June 2012 with flights from its Chengdu hub to Vancouver, Canada. Its second long-haul flight, from Chengdu to Melbourne, Australia, was launched in February 2013 with three weekly services. On October 17, 2016 the airline launched twice-a-week service from Chengdu via Hangzhou to Los Angeles (LAX).[2] In 2016, Sichuan Airlines started twice-a-week flights to its first European destination, Prague.[3]

Codeshare agreements

Sichuan Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[4]

Fleet

As of August 2017, the Sichuan Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5]

Sichuan Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Airbus A319-100 23 — 8 124 132
Airbus A320-200 55 9 8 142 150
Airbus A320neo — 24[6] TBA
Airbus A321-200 38 — 8 186 194
Airbus A330-200 6 — 36 209 245
Airbus A330-300 4 1[7] 36 265 301[8] MSN 1825 is with different configuration
24 281 305
Airbus A350-900 — 4[9] TBA Originally ordered by SriLankan Airlines
Comac C919 — 20 TBA
Xian MA60 2 — TBA Launch customer
Currently all aircraft are stored
Total 126 59

Accidents and incidents

On 24 January 2003, Sichuan Airlines Flight 434, a Embraer EMB-145 from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, one man attempted to hijack the airplane and ignited home-made explosives, which injured a passenger and also himself. He was subdued by a security officer.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 30 March - 5 April 2004. 67. "Cheng Du Shuang Liu International Airport, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610202, China"
  2. ↑ "Sichuan Airlines launches first US service". anna.aero. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sichuan Airlines Launches Non-stop10-hour Service between Chengdu and Prague". www.gochengdu.cn. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  4. ↑ "Profile on Sichuan Airlines". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  5. ↑ "Sichuan Airlines Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. ↑ . Pratt & Whitney http://www.pw.utc.com/Press/Story/20150916-0730/2015/All%20Categories. Retrieved Sept 16 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ff2DA4QRsnyx6Og6UREgvDckpdF2Iu7o4Vcj6m7EM_I/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html
  8. ↑ http://cdn.carnoc.com/list/247/247641.html
  9. ↑ "Sichuan Airlines orders Airbus A350s". traveldailymedia. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Sichuan Airlines Flight 434". Aviation Safely Network (ASN). 24 January 2003. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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