Uni-Top Airlines

Uni-Top Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign UW UTP UNITOP
Founded	2009
Operating bases	Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
Fleet size	11
Destinations	3
Parent company	Uni-Top Industry Co. Ltd.
Headquarters	Wuhan, China
Website	www.unitop-air.com

Uni-Top Airlines Co. Ltd.(Chinese: 友和道通航空) is a cargo airline, based in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, China. It is a fully owned subsidiary of (Shenzhen) Uni-top Industrial Corporation. The establishment was started with the approval of CAAC in 2007 and the maiden flight was launched successfully in 2011.

Destinations

Uni-Top were due to fly from May 2009 with services to Shenzhen, Dubai, Bishkek, Almaty and Chennai but was postponed, air freight operations finally began in April 2011.^[1]

The airline operates out of Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, currently serving Shenzhen airport,Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai,Bishkek, New Delhi and Chennai.^[2]

On 5 July 2015 a Uni Top 747-200F (B-2462) was commissioned by a private customer to fly 24 elephant calves, captured in the Hwange National Park, from Harare International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun Airport where the elephants were then delivered to Chimelong Safari Park.

Fleet

Uni-top Airlines Boeing 747-2J6F cargo jet at Luxembourg Findel International Airport

The Uni-Top Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):^[3] <left>

In late 2013 it was announced that Dresden, Germany based EADS Elbe Flugzeugwerke will convert 4 (plus 3 options) ex China Eastern A300-600 beginning in September 2014. On 20 July 2015, the first A300-600 (MSN 763) made its maiden flight after conversion and was delivered on 27 July 2015.^[4]

References

1. ↑ UW information
2. ↑ Uni-Top Airlines network
3. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 12.  |access-date= requires |url= (help)
4. ↑

External links

• Official website

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