Chengdu Airlines
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| Founded | 2004 (as United Eagle Airlines) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2005 | ||||||
| Hubs | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 23 | ||||||
| Destinations | 27 | ||||||
| Parent company | Sichuan Airlines | ||||||
| Headquarters | Chengdu, China | ||||||
| Website | chengduair.cc | ||||||
Chengdu Airlines Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 成都航空公司; pinyin: Chéngdū Hángkōng gōngsī), 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 (simplified Chinese: 联鹰航空公司; traditional Chinese: 聯鷹航空公司; pinyin: Liányīng Hángkōnggōngsī, 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 Vickers Venture.[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, 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
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.
Fleet
The Chengdu Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[5]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | On Order | Passengers | |||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 3 | — | 12 | 108 | 120 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 19 | — | 12 | 138 | 150 | |
| Comac ARJ21-700 | 2[6][7] | 28 | — | 90 | 90 | |
| Total | 23 | 28 | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 4
- 1 2 "United Eagle Airlines fleet details". Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- 1 2 "China's United Eagle renamed Chengdu Airlines". Flightglobal. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ↑ "July 2013 timetable" (in Chinese). Chengdu Airlines. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 11.
- ↑ "首架国产ARJ21客机今"嫁"到成都，明年一季度商运首航".
- ↑ "China's COMAC delivers first ARJ21 jet plane to domestic airline". Reuters. Nov 28, 2015.
- ↑ United Eagle Airlines information, AirportGuide.com
External links
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- Official website (Chinese)
