Air Chang'an

Air Chang'an
长安航空
Cháng'ān Hángkōng

IATA ICAO Callsign 9H CGN CHANGAN
Founded	11 April 1992
Commenced operations	5 January 1993
Operating bases	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Fleet size	5
Destinations	22
Parent company	Hainan Airlines (59.43%)
Headquarters	Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Website	www.airchangan.com

Air Chang'an (simplified Chinese: 长安航空; traditional Chinese: 長安航空) is an airline operating Chinese domestic flights from its Xi'an Xianyang International Airport hub in Shaanxi. Initially an independent carrier, Air Chang'an merged with Hainan Airlines in 2000 and leased all of its aircraft to the airline. Air Chang'an resumed service as an independent airline in May 2016, providing flights to four Chinese cities with three Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

History

In order to develop local economy and aviation industry, in September 1990, Shaanxi Province Government planned to organise a local airlines with purchasing 3 Xian Y-7 aircraft. On 2 March 1992, Shaanxi Province Government named the local airlines being prepared as Air Chang'an. The airlines was suggested to be operated by Shaanxi Province Government and several aircraft manufactures. On 11 April 1992, Air Chang'an was formally founded, with meanwhile merging Dapeng Airlines. On 5 January 1993, the first flight of Air Chang'an operated, from Xi'an to Yulin. Then, Air Chang'an was transfer to be operated by Shaanxi Province Government only, after other aircraft manufactures quit due to the new regulation.

On 30 August 2000, Air Chang'an was purchased and merged by HNA, and became a modern developing airline. It was renamed Chang'an Airlines. On 1 July 2002, the first Boeing 737-400 of Chang'an Airlines was put into operation, which is the first Boeing aircraft operated in Shaanxi Province. In October 2002, Chang'an Airlines was merged to be operated by Hainan Airlines with Xinhua Airlines and Shanxi Airlines together, and shared the IATA code "HU" and airlines logo.

In December 2015, HNA Group began talks with the Shaanxi provincial government regarding the restoration of Chang'an Airlines as an independent carrier. The airline would return to its original focus of flights within and out of Shaanxi Province.^[1] The airline rebranded as its original name and unveiled its own livery.^[2] After receiving its air operator's certificate in April 2016,^[2] Air Chang'an resumed operations as an independent airline on 9 May 2016. The inaugural flight was from Xi'an to Zhuhai. During the customary water salute upon arrival in Zhuhai, the fire engines accidentally sprayed foam instead. As a result, the aircraft had to undergo a safety check, and the return flight was cancelled.^[3]

Corporate affairs

Hainan Airlines holds an 83.3% stake in the airline, up 21.9% following a 1.01 billion yuan share purchase in September 2015.^[4]

Destinations

As of July 2016, Air Chang'an flies to the following destinations:

Fleet

An Air Chang'an Boeing 737-800 in 2012, wearing the pre–Hainan Airlines merger livery

Air Changan operates the following aircraft as of September 2016:^[10]

Retired

Chang An Airlines also operated the following aircraft in the past:^[11][12][13]

Airbus A319 at XIY

Boeing 737-700 in 2008

Dash DH.8-400 at XIY

Xian Y-7 of Air Chang'an at PEK in 1997

• Airbus A319
• Boeing 737-400
• Boeing 737-700
• Bombardier Dash 8 Q400
• Embraer 190
• Fairchild-Dornier 328-300
• Xian MA60
• Xian Y-7

References

1. ↑ "HNA Group to Restore Chang An Air as Independent Carrier". China Aviation Daily. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2016. 
2. 1 2 Ge, Lena (19 April 2016). "Revived Air Changan Unveils Brand New Livery". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 4 June 2016. 
3. ↑ "Video: Air ChangAn Inaugural Flight Grounded Due to Foam Canon Salute Instead of Water". China Aviation Daily. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016. 
4. ↑ "China's Air ChangAn Returns to Independent Operations". China Aviation Daily. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016. 
5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "长安航空4天内新开6条西安出港航线". Retrieved 13 September 2016. 
6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Air Changan will open four new routes at the end of this month". 
7. 1 2 3 4 5 "航线网络图" [Route network map]. Air Chang'an (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 June 2016. 
8. 1 2 "长安航空7月7日起新开西安—西宁、西安—呼和浩特航线_陕西传媒网". www.sxdaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2016-07-11. 
9. ↑ "长安航空新开西安—银川航线 每周5班". 
10. ↑ "Boeing 737 Next Gen Active with Chang An Airlines". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 4 June 2016. 
11. ↑ Flight International, 3–9 October 2006
12. ↑ ":: 长安航空公司 ::". travel.news.cn. Retrieved 2016-07-11. 
13. ↑ "新舟60介绍". www.caac.gov.cn. Retrieved 2016-07-11. 

External links

• Official website

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