Sichuan Airlines

Sichuan Airlines
四川航空

IATA ICAO Call sign 3U CSC SICHUAN [1]
Founded	19 September 1986;38 years ago (1986-09-19)
Commenced operations	14 July 1988;36 years ago (1988-07-14)
Hubs	Chengdu–Shuangliu Chengdu–Tianfu Chongqing Kunming
Focus cities	Beijing–Capital Harbin Hangzhou Lhasa Nanning Sanya Xi'an
Frequent-flyer program	Golden Panda
Subsidiaries	Chengdu Airlines Sichuan Airlines Logistics Sichuan Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (73.04%)
Fleet size	202
Destinations	142 [2]
Parent company	Sichuan Airlines Co., Ltd. Group (40%) China Southern Airlines (39%) China Eastern Airlines (10%) Air China (10%) Chengdu Gingko Restaurant Co. (1%)
Headquarters	Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Chengdu, Sichuan
Key people	Yue LI (CEO)
Employees	more than 6,000
Website	sichuanair.com global.sichuanair.com

Main article: List of Sichuan Airlines destinations

Sichuan Airlines is operating mainly flights in East Asia. (Hong Kong, Tokyo, Beijing, Osaka, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, Guangzhou, Lhasa, Kunming, Urumqi, Kathmandu, etc.)^{[ citation needed ]}

Others destinations include Australia (Sydney, Melbourne), New Zealand (Auckland), Africa (Cairo), Western Asia (Dubai), Southeast Asia (Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta), Europe (Istanbul, Rome) and North America (Vancouver, Los Angeles), etc.^{[ citation needed ]}

The airline launched its first long-haul overseas route in June 2012 with flights from its Chengdu hub to Vancouver, Canada. Its second long-haul flight, from Chengdu to Melbourne, Australia, was launched in February 2013 with three weekly services. On 17 October 2016 the airline launched twice-a-week service from Chengdu via Hangzhou to Los Angeles (LAX). ^[9] In 2016, Sichuan Airlines started twice-a-week flights to its first European destination, Prague. ^[10] On 23 June 2018, Sichuan Airlines launched service from Chengdu to Zurich via Prague. It was the first fifth freedom flight for the airline. It was also the only airline operating this route with Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft. ^[11]

Codeshare agreements

Sichuan Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines: ^[12]

• Air China
• Chengdu Airlines (Subsidiary)
• China Eastern Airlines
• China Express Airlines
• China Southern Airlines ^[13]
• Juneyao Air
• Kunming Airlines
• Shandong Airlines
• Shanghai Airlines
• Shenzhen Airlines
• Tibet Airlines
• Turkish Airlines ^[14]
• XiamenAir

Fleet

Current fleet

A Sichuan Airlines Airbus A321neo

An Airbus A330-200 flying into Melbourne Airport

A Sichuan Airlines Airbus A350

Airbus A320-200 economy class cabin

As of February 2025 ^[update] , Sichuan Airlines operates an all-Airbus fleet composed of the following aircraft: ^{[15] [ additional citation(s) needed ]}

Sichuan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Chinese	四川 航空 股份公司
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sìchuān hángkōng gǔfèn gōngsī other Mandarin Sichuanese Pinyin Sìcuān hángkōn gǔfèn gōnsī

Sichuan Airlines fleet

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers			Notes
			J	Y	Total
Airbus A319-100	22	—	8	124	132
Airbus A320-200	55	—	8	150	158	B-6388 in Chinese Dragon livery. B-6719 in Yunnan livery.
				156	164
Airbus A320neo	33	3	8	150	158 [16]
			—	180	180
Airbus A321-200	46	—	12	177	189	B-1663 in "100th Aircraft" livery.
			8	186	194
Airbus A321neo	21	3	8	190	198
				193	201
Airbus A321LR	6 [17]	—	8	193	201	Operating direct flights to Male from Chengdu. [17]
Airbus A330-200	4	—	24	250	274	One aircraft painted in Panda livery.
Airbus A330-300	7	—	36	265	301 [18]	B-5923 and B-5929 in "Wuliangye" livery. B-5945 in 2021 Summer Universiade livery.
			24	281	305
Airbus A350-900	9	4 [19] [20]	28	303	331	B-325J and B-306N in Panda Route livery. B-304V and B-304U in Chengdu FISU World University Games livery. B-301D in Panda livery.
Comac C919	—	20	TBA
Sichuan Airlines Cargo fleet
Airbus A321-200/P2F	3	4	Cargo
Airbus A330-200F	3	—	Cargo
Airbus A330-300/P2F	2	—	Cargo			Delivery started in 2022. [21]
Total	211	34

Special liveries

• 
  Sichuan Airlines took delivery of their first Airbus A350 XWB in August 2018
• 
  Sichuan Airlines Chinese Dragon Livery
• 
  The 100th Sichuan Airlines A321
• 
  The Sichuan Airlines Airbus A330 painted by "Wuliangye"
• 
  The Sichuan Airlines Airbus A330 painted by “Changhong”

Sichuan Airlines lounge at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport

Former fleet

The Xi'an Y-7 is Sichuan Airlines' first self-owned aircraft which is still stored outside the Sichuan Airlines' building

Sichuan Airlines Retired Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Airbus A319-100	1	2010	2016
Airbus A320-200	13	1996	2019
Airbus A321-100	2	2003	2015
Airbus A321-200	4	1998	2018
Airbus A330-200	1	2012	2014
Antonov An-24	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Boeing 737-300	1	2000	2001
Embraer ERJ 145	5	2000	2011
Tupolev Tu-154	6	1992	2001	[22]
Xian MA60	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Xian Y-7	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	[23]

Golden Panda

The Golden Panda Club is a frequent-flyer program launched by Sichuan Airlines. It can accumulate every flight mileage and enjoy free tickets and other product rewards. When the mileage reaches a certain standard, it can be upgraded to a VIP member and enjoy free upgrades. Free first-class lounge waiting, free baggage allowance, and other value-added services. ^[24]

Accidents and incidents

• On 24 January 2003, Sichuan Airlines Flight 434, an Embraer EMB-145 from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, when a man attempted to hijack the aircraft and detonated homemade explosives, injuring both a passenger and himself in the process. He was eventually restrained by a security officer. ^[25]
• On 14 May 2018, Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633, an Airbus A319 from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, diverted to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport after a windshield on the copilot's side of the cockpit blew off, intrinsically similar to the 1990 British Airways Flight 5390 Incident, resulting in a loss of a part of the flight control panel. The flight crew made a difficult landing with decompression failure and extremely low temperature. The copilot and a flight attendant were reported injured. ^{[26] [27] [28]} Later, the incident was adapted into the film "The Captain (2019 film)" and was also featured in the documentary series Mayday .

See also

• Civil aviation in China
• List of airlines of China
• List of airports in China
• List of companies of China
• Transport in China
• The Captain (2019 film)

References

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12. "Profile on Sichuan Airlines". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
13. "China Southern Airlines/Sichuan Airlines expands Codeshare network".
14. "Sichuan Airlines/Turkish Airlines Begins Reciprocal Codeshare Service From late-Nov 2023".
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16. "China's Sichuan Airlines adds maiden A320neo". ch-aviation. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
17. "China's Sichuan Airlines' A321neo(LR)s get ETOPS clearance".
18. 图片 首架A330-300加盟 川航A330飞机增至5架_民航新闻_民航资源网. cdn.carnoc.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
19. "Sichuan Airlines orders Airbus A350s". traveldailymedia. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
20. "China's Sichuan Airlines orders ten A350-900s". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
21. "China's Jiangxi Cargo, Sichuan Airlines to add A330P2Fs". Ch-Aviation. 17 February 2022.
22. "Sichuan Airlines Fleet of Tupolev Tu-154". rzjets.net. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
23. "B-3497 | Xian Y-7-100C | Sichuan Airlines | isur". JetPhotos. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
24. "Service Guide of SCAL Golden Panda Club Member". global.sichuanair.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
25. "Sichuan Airlines Flight 434". Aviation Safely Network (ASN). 24 January 2003. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
26. "Sichuan Airlines jet makes emergency landing after cockpit..." reuters.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
27. "BREAKING: Sichuan Airlines Airbus A319 Loses Windscreen; Crew Injuries Reported | TheAvgeek". TheAvgeek. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
28. "South China Morning Post: Sichuan Airlines pilots recall moment cockpit window blew out in mid-air". YouTube . 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

External links

Media related to Sichuan Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website