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Founded | 2004 (as United Eagle Airlines) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 27 July 2005 | ||||||
Hubs | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport [1] | ||||||
Fleet size | 76 | ||||||
Destinations | 113 [2] | ||||||
Parent company | Sichuan Airlines | ||||||
Headquarters | Shuangliu District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China | ||||||
Website | www |
Chengdu Airlines is an airline headquartered in Shuangliu, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. [3] A subsidiary of Sichuan Airlines, it operates a network of scheduled domestic passenger flights out of its hub at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.
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Originally named United Eagle Airlines Co., Ltd (鹰联航空公司; also known as UEAir), the company was founded in 2004 by a former executive of China Northwest Airlines, with the necessary funding being provided by the Vickers Financial Group. [4] It took delivery of its first airliner, an Airbus A320 that previously had belonged to Air Jamaica, on 8 July 2005 [5] and on 27 July, revenue flights were commenced. [4] Another similar aircraft type, the slightly smaller Airbus A319, was put in service with United Eagle Airlines on 2 December of that year. [5]
In March 2009, Sichuan Airlines invested 200 million RMB (30 million USD) in United Eagle Airlines, [6] thus holding 76 percent of the shares. [4] In late 2009, these shares were sold to Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac and to Chengdu Communications Investment Group. Following this ownership change, United Eagle Airlines placed a firm order for 30 Comac ARJ21s, the first of which initially was planned to be delivered in late 2010. [7]
On 23 January 2010, the airline was renamed Chengdu Airlines. [4] [7]
As of June 2020 [update] , the Chengdu Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft: [10] Chengdu Airlines was the launch customer for the Comac ARJ21, entering the type into service in June 2016.
Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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C | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A319-100 | 4 | — | 12 | 108 | 120 | |
Airbus A320-200 | 36 | — | — | 180 | 180 | |
Airbus A320neo | 7 | 1 | TBA | |||
Airbus A321neo | 3 | 1 | TBA | |||
Comac ARJ21-700 | 28 | 2 | — | 90 | 90 | Launch customer |
Total | 78 | 4 |
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