Fuzhou Airlines
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| Operating bases | Fuzhou Changle International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 3 [1] | ||||||
| Parent company | HNA Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Fuzhou, China | ||||||
| Website | www |
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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)[2] were provided by its parent company Hainan Airlines.[3][4]
On 17 October 2014, the carrier secured its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).[5][6] This certificate was needed to allow the launch later that month.[7] Operations started on 30 October 2014 with its maiden flight serving the Fuzhou–Beijing sector.[5][8][9]
Ownership
As of October 2014[update], 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.[10]
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.[6] All these routes, along with another one serving Shanghai-Pudong, commenced on 30 October 2014, when formal operations were launched.[10] The carrier plans to expand in the future in order to serve over a dozen domestic routes.[7]
Fleet
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.[8] There are plans to expand the number of aircraft in the fleet to 40 by 2020.[11]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.fuzhou-air.cn/frontend/aboutUs/aboutus.jsp
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Archived 31 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Archived November 1, 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/32038-chinese-start-up-fuzhou-airlines-secures-aoc
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Archived 1 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news37439.html
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Archived 31 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Archived 1 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
