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| Operating bases | Fuzhou Changle International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
| Parent company | HNA Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Fuzhou, China | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 福州航空 | ||||||
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Fuzhou Airlines is an airline headquartered at Fuzhou Changle International Airport,Fuzhou,Fujian province,China. It is a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines.
The airline was formed as a joint venture subsidiary of HNA Group and Fuzhou Municipal Government. As part of its initial operation,Fuzhou Airlines' professional personnel (including pilots,MRO staff and cabin crew) [1] were provided by its parent company Hainan Airlines. [2] [3]
On 17 October 2014,the carrier secured its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). [4] [5] This certificate was needed to allow the launch later that month. [6] Operations started on 30 October 2014 with its maiden flight serving the Fuzhou–Beijing sector. [4] [7] [8]
As of October 2014 [update] ,Fuzhou Airlines has a registered capital of CNY2 billion ($33 million). The major shareholder of the company is the HNA Group (CNY1.2 billion,60% stake),with the balance split between the Fuzhou State-owned Investment Holdings Co. keeping 20% of the shares and Century Golden Resources Group and Ningbo Ruitong Network Technology Co. having 10% each. [9]
Prior to the launch of services,the airline stated it had been approved to initially fly to seven domestic destinations from Fuzhou:Chongqing,Kunming,Haikou,Hefei,Taiyuan,Tianjin and Xi'an. [5] All these routes,along with another one serving Shanghai-Pudong,commenced on 30 October 2014,when formal operations were launched. [9] The carrier plans to expand in the future in order to serve over a dozen domestic routes. [6]
As of May 2023 [update] ,Fuzhou Airlines operates the following aircraft: [10] [11]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 14 | — | 8 | 156 | 164 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 2 [12] | — | Unknown | |||
| Total | 16 | — | ||||
The company took delivery of its first aircraft,a Boeing 737-800 sourced from Hainan Airlines that was repainted in a red and white livery,in early October 2014. [13] Fuzhou Airlines started operations with a fleet of two of these aircraft using a seating layout able to accommodate 8 passengers in Business and 156 in Economy class. [7] There are plans to expand the number of aircraft in the fleet to 40 by 2020. [13]
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