Fuzhou Airlines
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| Operating bases | Fuzhou Changle International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Parent company | HNA Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Fuzhou, China | ||||||
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Fuzhou Airlines (Chinese: 福州航空公司) is an airline headquartered at Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Fuzhou, Fujian province, China. It is a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines.
History
The airline was formed as a joint venture subsidiary of HNA Group and Fuzhou Municipal Government. As part of its initial operation, Fuzhou Airlines' professional personnel (including pilots, MRO staff and cabin crew)[1] were provided by its parent company Hainan Airlines.[2][3]
On 17 October 2014, the carrier secured its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).[4][5] This certificate was needed to allow the launch later that month.[6] Operations started on 30 October 2014 with its maiden flight serving the Fuzhou–Beijing sector.[4][7][8]
Ownership
As of October 2014, Fuzhou Airlines has a registered capital of CNY2 billion ($33 million). The major shareholder of the company is the HNA Group (CNY1.2 billion, 60% stake), with the balance split between the Fuzhou State-owned Investment Holdings Co. keeping 20% of the shares and Century Golden Resources Group and Ningbo Ruitong Network Technology Co. having 10% each.[9]
Destinations
Prior to the launch of services, the airline stated it had been approved to initially fly to seven domestic destinations from Fuzhou: Chongqing, Kunming, Haikou, Hefei, Taiyuan, Tianjin and Xi'an.[5] All these routes, along with another one serving Shanghai-Pudong, commenced on 30 October 2014, when formal operations were launched.[9] The carrier plans to expand in the future in order to serve over a dozen domestic routes.[6]
Fleet
The Fuzhou Airlines fleet consists of eight Boeing 737-800s (as of August 2016):[10]
The company took delivery of its first aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 sourced from Hainan Airlines that was repainted in a red and white livery, in early October 2014.[11] Fuzhou Airlines started operations with a fleet of two of these aircraft using a seating layout able to accommodate 8 passengers in Business and 156 in Economy class.[7] There are plans to expand the number of aircraft in the fleet to 40 by 2020.[11]
See also
References
- ↑ Cantle, Katie (30 September 2014). "Fuzhou Airlines postpones inaugural flight until end of October". Air Transport World. Archived 30 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ The Public Notice on The Subject of Approving the Preparation of Fuzhou Airlines
- ↑ Hainan Airlines to launch Fuzhou-based airline. Travel Daily Asia. 24 Jan 2014. Retrieved 26 Mar 2014.
- 1 2 Toh, Mavis (30 October 2014). "PICTURE: Fuzhou Airlines launches operations". Flightglobal. Singapore. Archived 31 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 "Fuzhou Airlines receives approval to launch seven routes initially". CAPA Centre for Aviation. 27 October 2014. Archived November 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/32038-chinese-start-up-fuzhou-airlines-secures-aoc
- 1 2 Nilsson, Olivier (31 October 2014). "Chine : Fuzhou Airlines inaugure ses vols" [China: Fuzhou Airlines launched operations]. Air Journal (in French). Archived 1 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news37439.html
- 1 2 Cantle, Katie (31 October 2014). "HNA Group subsidiary Fuzhou Airlines launches formal operations". Air Transport World. Archived 31 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 11.
- 1 2 Ricci, Joël (11 October 2014). "Fuzhou Airlines reçoit son premier Boeing 737" [Fuzhou Airlines received its first Boeing 737]. Air Journal (in French). Archived 1 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
