China Express Airlines

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China Express Airlines
华夏航空
ChinaExpressAirLogo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
G5[1] HXA CHINA EXPRESS[2]
Founded 2006
Hubs Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport[3]
Focus cities Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport
Hohhot Baita International Airport
Fleet size 20
Headquarters Chongqing International Airport
Chongqing, China
Key people Li Xiaoming (Chairman), Wu Longjiang (President)
Website www.chinaexpressair.com
China Express Airlines
Simplified Chinese 华夏航空有限公司
Traditional Chinese 華夏航空有限公司

China Express Airlines (simplified Chinese: 华夏航空; traditional Chinese: 華夏航空; pinyin: Huáxià Hángkōng) is an airline with its corporate headquarters on the grounds of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.[4] It provides services using all Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft.[1]

History

China Express Airlines, also known as Huaxia Airlines, is China‘s first private regional airline. The airline was established in May 2006 and is owned by Cathay Fortune (40%), High Zero (25%), Tampines International (24%) and others (11%).[1]

On August 28, 2011, a China Express Airlines Bombardier CRJ 200 regional jet scraped the ground on landing at Guiyang Airport in southwest China. No one was injured during the incident. On 1 September 2010, China's Civil Aviation Administration ordered the airline to suspend operations after a landing incident at Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport in which an aircraft's right wing made contact with the runway during landing. The airline was ordered to review its safety regulations and perform an investigation into the incident.[5] On 6 September, Chinese authorities allowed the airline to resume partial operations; according to a spokesperson, the company planned to resume full operations within two weeks.[6]

Corporate affairs

The airline was previously headquartered on the grounds of Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport in Guiyang, Guizhou.[7]

Fleet

China Express Airlines CRJ200 at Dalian Airport
China Express Airlines CRJ900 at the Bombardier plant at Montreal-Mirabel

As of April 2015, the China Express fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8]

China Express Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Notes
Bombardier CRJ900 20 18
Total 20 18

In October 2011, China Express signed a conditional order for six CRJ900 NextGen aircraft with an option for an additional five. The deal was announced on February 10, 2012.[9] On July 7, 2012, the conditional order was converted into a firm order.[10]

In 2014 the airline signed a deal for a further 16 CRJ900 NextGen aircraft (including 8 options).[11]

On April 30, 2015, it retired the CRJ 200 with last flight was Shanghai Pudong to Chongqing route as G52006. On December 31, 2015, the company exercised eight of its options and placed a firm order for 10 CRJ900.[12]

References

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  2. ↑ Airline Codes
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  4. ↑ "联系我们." China Express Airlines. August 14, 2015. Retrieved on May 12, 2016. "重庆总部:重庆江北国际机场"
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  7. ↑ "联系我们." China Express Airlines. June 13, 2013. Retrieved on May 12, 2016. "联系地址(Ad):贵州省 贵阳市 龙洞堡国际机场 华夏航空有限公司"
  8. ↑ China Express Airlines at planespotters.net retrieved 13 May 2015
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