Hainan Airlines
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Hainan Airlines (Chinese: 海南航空公司; Pinyin: Hǎinán Hángkōng Gōngsī) is an airline based in Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China. It is a privately owned airline and the fourth largest airline of China by fleet size. It operates a scheduled domestic services network based in Haikou on the island of Hainan and Ningbo on the mainland. It has begun to add international services. Its main base is Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK), with hubs at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) and Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB).
History
The airline was established in October 1989 as Hainan Province Airlines. It then renamed as Hainan Airlines and became China's first joint-stock air transport enterprise in January 1993 and began scheduled services on 2 May 1993. Executive jet operations with a Learjet 55 were added in April 1995. In 1998 it became the first Chinese airline to own shares in an airport when it purchased a 25% stake in Haikou Meilan International Airport. Hainan Airlines has 8,000 employees (at January 2005).
It owns stakes in a range of airlines: Shanxi Airlines (92.51%), Chang'an Airlines (73.51%), China Xinhua Airlines (60%), Shilin Airlines (48.9%) and Yangtze River Express (15%).
Services
Hainan Airlines operates the following services (as of January 2005):
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Baotou, Beihai, Beijing, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhi, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Dongying, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hailar, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Jinan, Jingdezhen, Kunming, Lanzhou, Mudanjiang, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning,Ningbo, Qingdao, Qiqihar, Sanya, Shanghai, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Ürümqi, Weifang, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xiamen, Xining, Xuzhou, Yancheng, Yanji, Yichang, Yinchuan, Zhanjiang, Zhengzhou and Zhuhai.
Fleet
The Hainan Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of November 2005):
- 5 Boeing 737-300
- 7 Boeing 737-400
- 1 Boeing 737-700
- 17 Boeing 737-800 (further 3 on order)
- 5 Boeing 767-300
The average age of Hainan Airlines fleet is 5.7 years old (as of April 2006)
External links
- [Hainan Airlines]
- [Hainan Airlines Fleet Age]
- [Hainan Airlines Fleet Details]
- [Hainan Airlines Passenger Opinions]
- [Hainan Airlines Fires Three Pilots For Safety Concerns]
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