China Express Airlines ( Chinese 華夏 航空 ) is a Chinese airline headquartered in Guiyang City ( Guizhou Province , PRC ), operating in the field of domestic and regional transportation.
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| Established | 2006 | |||
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| Fleet size | 20 | |||
| Headquarters | Guiyang ( Guizhou ) | |||
| Guide | Wu Longjiang (President) | |||
| Site | chinaexpressair.com | |||
The company operates one type of aircraft: Bombardier CRJ-900 [1] .
The main transit hub ( hub ) of the airline is Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport , the main destinations in the regular transport route network are Guiyang Lundongbao International Airport and Hohhot Byta International Airport .
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History
China Express Airlines (also known as Huaxia Airlines ) was established in May 2006, becoming the first private regional air carrier in China [1] .
The following financial companies became owners of China Express Airlines : Cathay Fortune (40%), High Zero (25%) and Tampines International (24%), as well as minority shareholders with 11% of the shares [1] .
On August 28, 2010, a Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft, while landing at Guiyang Lundongbao International Airport, hooked the airport runway with its right wing, and no one was hurt. Nevertheless, on September 1, 2010, the Chinese Civil Aviation Administration ordered to suspend all flights of the airline, conduct a full investigation of the incident and review the safety standards in force in the airline [4] . On September 6, the regulator allowed partial flight operations, and after some time, China Express Airlines restored the full volume of flights [5] .
Fleet
In April 2015, the following aircraft made up the air fleet of China Express Airlines [6] :
| Type of aircraft | In operation | Ordered | Notes |
| Bombardier CRJ-900 | 20 | 18 | |
| Total | 20 | 18 |
In October 2011, the airline signed an agreement of intent for the supply of six CRJ-900NG airliners with an option for five more cars. The deal was announced in February of the following year [7] , and in July of that year the preliminary agreement was transformed into a firm contract [8] .
In 2014, China Express Airlines entered into an agreement for the supply of another 16 CRJ-900 aircraft [9] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Directory: World Airlines, Flight International (April 3, 2007), p. 91.
- ↑ Airline Codes
- ↑ China Express Airlines eyes international expansion (November 9, 2012). Date of treatment March 16, 2013.
- ↑ China Express grounded by authorities after CRJ200 landing incident . Flightglobal.com (September 2, 2010). Date of treatment September 5, 2010.
- ↑ China Express resumes operations . Flightglobal.com (September 6, 2010). Date of treatment September 6, 2010.
- ↑ China Express Airlines at planespotters.net retrieved 13 May 2015
- ↑ Bombardier wins order for up to 11 regional jets , The Globe and Mail (February 10, 2012).
- ↑ China Express Airlines Confirms Order for Six Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen Aircraft . Bombardier (July 7, 2012).
- ↑ CRJ900 Customer Revealed // Airliner World : magazine. - Key Publishing . - No. January 2015 . - P. 16 .