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| Ying'an Airlines' sole Xian MA60 at Chongqing Airport | |||||||
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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2015 | ||||||
| Hubs | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 3 | ||||||
| Parent company | Guangdong Ying'an Transport Service Co Ltd (56.5%) Li Guiying (43.5%) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Pu'er City, Yunnan, China | ||||||
| Key people | Li Guiying, CEO | ||||||
| Website | yingair.yndinghao.com | ||||||
| Ying'an Airlines | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 英安航空 | ||||||
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Yunnan Ying'an Airlines,branded as Ying'an Airlines,was a Chinese regional airline based at Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport in Guizhou. It operated flights throughout Yunnan Province as well as in Guizhou Province using a single Xian MA60 aircraft.
The airline suspended operations on 1 December 2015,and it is unknown when service will resume. [3] The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) cancelled Ying'an Airlines' air operator's certificate as it was not meeting the certificate's requirements. [4] [5]
Ying'an Airlines was founded in 2005 as Yunnan Ying'an General Aviation Co Ltd,a general aviation company. [6] It received its air operator's certificate from the CAAC on 19 January 2005. [7]
In 2008 the airline placed orders for Xian MA60 aircraft,supplementing its fleet of Harbin Y-12s. [8]
On 7 December 2010,Ying'an Airlines was granted preliminary approval from the CAAC to operate regional passenger and cargo flights. [9] [10] The airline conducted a trial charter flight between Pu'er City and Kunming on 17 February 2011. [11]
Ying'an Airlines commenced passenger operations on 23 April 2014,flying from Libo to Chongqing via Guiyang with its MA60 aircraft. [12] [13]
On 18 December 2014,Ying'an Airlines signed a cooperation agreement with Joy Air,with the intent of increasing the former's registered capital to CNY 1 billion (US$161 million) and expanding its fleet to 30 aircraft. Ultimately,the agreement hopes to transform Ying'an Airlines into a major regional airline in Southeast China. [14]
Ying'an Airlines suspended operations on 1 December 2015, [15] and the temporary operating permit it had received from the CAAC was invalidated on 4 December. [16] As of January 2017,the airline's profile at ch-aviation indicates that Ying'an Airlines is "restarting". [17]
Ying'an Airlines was a joint venture between Guangdong Ying'an Transport Service Co Ltd (56.5%) and CEO Li Guiying (43.5%). The two invested CNY 80.7 million (US$12 million) in the airline. [11] Through a cooperation agreement signed between Ying'an Airlines and Joy Air in December 2014,the registered capital will be raised to CNY 1 billion (US$161 million). [14]
Ying'an Airlines flew to the following destinations:
| City/County | Province | Country | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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| Chongqing | Chongqing | People's Republic of China | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | ||
| Guiyang | Guizhou | People's Republic of China | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport [Hub] | ||
| Libo County | Guizhou | People's Republic of China | Libo Airport | ||
The Ying'an Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2016): [18]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Xian MA60 | 1 | — | 60 | |