Air Macau

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Air Macau Company Limited
澳門航空股份公司
Companhia de Transportes Aéreos Air Macau, S.A.R.L.
Air Macau logo.svg
IATA ICAO Call sign
NXAMUAIR MACAU [1]
Founded13 September 1994;30 years ago (1994-09-13)
Commenced operations9 November 1995;29 years ago (1995-11-09)
Hubs Macau International Airport
Frequent-flyer program Lotus Miles
Fleet size22
Destinations29
Parent company Air China (66.9%)
Headquarters Macau
Key people
Revenue Increase2.svg MOP78.76 million (2017)
Employees1,279 (31 March 2016) [2]
Website www.airmacau.com.mo

Air Macau and All Nippon Airways officially launch frequent flyer program cooperation from July 1, 2010. Air Macau Privileges members will earn mileages on all scheduled flights operated by All Nippon Airways and marketed by All Nippon Airways or Air Macau, and redeem Award Travel on all scheduled flights operated and marketed by All Nippon Airways. [22]

Frequent flyer

Air Macau has its own frequent flyer program called Lotus Miles (formerly Privileges). On 1 January 2015, Privileges merged with Phoenix Miles, which is the frequent flyer program of Air China, hence retaining the current Lotus Miles. [23]

Fleet

Current fleet of Air Macau

Current fleet

As of August 2024, Air Macau operates an all-Airbus fleet composed of the following aircraft: [24]

Air Macau Company Limited
Traditional Chinese 澳門 航空 股份 公司
Simplified Chinese 澳门航空股份公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Àomén Hángkōng Gǔfèn gōngsī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping ou3 mun4*2 hong4 hung1 gu2 fan6*2 gung1 si1
Air Macau fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
CYTotal
Airbus A320-200 68150158B-MCI in "Historic Centre of Macau" livery.
Airbus A320neo 48150158 [25]
Airbus A321-200 812170182B-MBM in "Macau Welcomes You" special livery.
B-MBB in "Macao - Creative City of Gastronomy".
24155179
Airbus A321neo 412186198B-MBQ in "Macau Welcomes You" special livery. [26] [27]
Airbus A330-300 130271301B-5916 wet lease from Air China.
Total23

Former fleet

Two Boeing 727-100Fs were rented to provide air cargo service to Shenzhen and Taiwan from 2002 to 2006; both have returned to revenue service Transmile Air Services (and repainted from Air Macau livery). Both aircraft were replaced with two A300-600RFs owned by Air Macau. These two Airbus A300 left the company in 2012. Two old A321-100 were replaced by two new A321-200 in 2013. In 2020 two Airbus A319-100 were retired.

Livery

Although Air Macau serves as Macau's flag carrier, the flag of the Special Administrative Region of Macau has never appeared on any of its aircraft, similar to Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific. However, unlike Cathay Pacific, which carried a Union Jack on its aircraft prior to the 1997 Handover of Hong Kong, the flag of Portugal never appeared on any Air Macau aircraft prior to the 1999 Handover of Macau.

Macau Asia Express

Macau Asia Express was a failed low-cost airline project, which was to be based in Macau and originally to be launched in 2007, offering scheduled flights mostly to mainland China. [4] It was founded on 24 January 2006 with an initial funding of $30 million. It was owned by Air Macau (51%) and ST-CNAC (CNAC and Shun Tak Holdings) (49%). [4] The aircraft fleet would have consisted of 6 Airbus A320 short-medium haul jet aircraft, which was planned to be expanded to 15–20 aircraft over the first years in operation. [28]

In November 2007, the Macau Daily News reported that Macau Asia Express was suffering from funding problems, which led to a delay at the taking-over of ordered aircraft, and finally the revocation of its Air Operator's Certificate in 2008. [29]

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