Chang An Airlines

Chang An Airlines (长安航空)
IATA ICAO Callsign
9H CGN CHANGAN
Founded 11 April 1992
Hubs Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Secondary hubs Yinchuan Hedong Airport
Fleet size 4
Parent company Hainan Airlines (61.43%)
HNA Aviation (16.69%)
Beijing-based company (21.88%)
Headquarters Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Website hainanairlines.com

Chang An Airlines Co., Ltd. (长安航空 Cháng'ān Hángkōng) is an airline based in Xi'an, Shaanxi, the People's Republic of China. It has a fleet of 4 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, all of which are leased to parent company Hainan Airlines.

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 Chang An Airlines. The airlines was suggested to be operated by Shaanxi Province Government and several aircraft manufactures. On 11 April 1992, Chang An Airlines was formally founded, with meanwhile merging Dapeng Airlines. On 5 January 1993, the first flight of Chang An Airlines operated, from Xi'an to Yulin. Then, Chang An Airlines was transfer to be operated by Shaanxi Province Government only, after other aircraft manufactures quit due to the new regulation.

On 30 August 2000, Chang An Airlines was purchased and merged by HNA, and became a modern developing 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 to/from Shaanxi Province.[1]

Fleet

A Chang An Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Shanghai–Hongqiao in 2012. All aircraft currently wear the Hainan Airlines livery but retain Chang An Airlines titles

The Chang An Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2016):[2]

Chang An Airlines fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
F Y Total
Boeing 737-800 4 – 8 156 164 all leased to Hainan Airlines

Retired

Chang An Airlines also operated the following aircraft in the past:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "HNA Group to Restore Chang An Air as Independent Carrier". China Aviation Daily. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Chang An Airlines fleet details". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Flight International, 3–9 October 2006

External links

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