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Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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Hubs | Kunming Changshui International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 23 | ||||||
Destinations | 34 | ||||||
Parent company | Jincheng Group | ||||||
Headquarters | Kunming, Yunnan, China | ||||||
Key people | Dong Lecheng (Chairman) | ||||||
Website | http://www.rlair.net/ |
Ruili Airlines Co., Ltd. | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 瑞丽航空公司 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 瑞麗航空公司 | ||||||
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Ruili Airlines Co.,Ltd.,is a Chinese low-cost carrier headquartered at Kunming Changshui International Airport. It provides both domestic and international services to destinations in China and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. [3] [4]
The airline was established in 2014 and is wholly owned by the Jingcheng Group. [4] It received its air operator's certificate on 22 January 2014 [5] and flew its first service on 18 May 2014,between Kunming and Mangshi. [6] Five Boeing 787-9s were ordered in 2016,however as of November 2023 none had been delivered.
As of March 2018,the airline served 34 destinations in China and in Southeast Asia. [7] [ needs update ]
As of January 2020 [update] ,the Ruili Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft: [8] [9] [ needs update ]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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C | Y | Total | ||||
Boeing 737-700 | 7 | — | — | 144 | 144 | |
Boeing 737-800 | 16 | — | — | 186 | 186 | |
8 | 168 | 176 | ||||
Boeing 737 MAX | — | 60 [10] | TBA | Unspecified variants. [11] | ||
Boeing 787-9 [ needs update ] | — | 6 | TBA | |||
Total | 23 | 66 |
The airline received its two Boeing 737-700s from Air Berlin (formerly D-ABLE and D-ABLF) on January 6,2014. However,the aircraft were returned to Southwest Airlines in May 2015. The first 737-800 was received on 30 March 2014,and the direct purchase Boeing 737-700 from Boeing was on 25 November 2014. It has orders and commitments for a further 13 Boeing 737 aircraft (7 Boeing 737-700 and 6 Boeing 737 MAX).
In mid-2015,the airline signed a commitment to purchase and lease 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft,subject to final negotiations. [12]
In July 2016,Ruili Airlines finalized an order for six Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The deal was worth US$1.59 billion. [13] [14]
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