Fuzhou Airlines

Fuzhou Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
FU FZA STRAIT AIR
Operating bases Fuzhou Changle International Airport
Fleet size 13
Parent company HNA Group
Headquarters Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Fuzhou, China
Website www.fuzhou-air.cn
Fuzhou Airlines
Simplified Chinese 福州航空

Fuzhou Airlines is an airline headquartered at Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Fuzhou, Fujian province, China. It is a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines.

History

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]

Ownership

As of October 2014, 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]

Destinations

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]

Fleet

Fuzhou Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

As of September 2017 the Fuzhou Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[10]

Fuzhou Airlines fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-800 13 — 8 156 164
Embraer 190 — 20[11] TBA
Total 13 20

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.[12] 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.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cantle, Katie (September 30, 2014). "Fuzhou Airlines postpones inaugural flight until end of October". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on September 30, 2014.  
  2. ↑ The Public Notice on The Subject of Approving the Preparation of Fuzhou Airlines Archived March 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Hainan Airlines to launch Fuzhou-based airline. Travel Daily Asia. 24 Jan 2014. Retrieved 26 Mar 2014.
  4. 1 2 Toh, Mavis (October 30, 2014). "PICTURE: Fuzhou Airlines launches operations". Flightglobal. Singapore. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014.  
  5. 1 2 "Fuzhou Airlines receives approval to launch seven routes initially". CAPA Centre for Aviation. October 27, 2014. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014.  
  6. 1 2 http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/32038-chinese-start-up-fuzhou-airlines-secures-aoc
  7. 1 2 Nilsson, Olivier (October 31, 2014). "Chine : Fuzhou Airlines inaugure ses vols" [China: Fuzhou Airlines launched operations]. Air Journal (in French). Archived from the original on November 1, 2014.  
  8. ↑ http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news37439.html
  9. 1 2 Cantle, Katie (October 31, 2014). "HNA Group subsidiary Fuzhou Airlines launches formal operations". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014.  
  10. ↑ http://www.xmyzl.com/?mod=jidui_show&id=43&typeid=41
  11. ↑ https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/59320-chinas-fuzhou-airlines-orders-twenty-emb-190s
  12. 1 2 Ricci, Joël (October 11, 2014). "Fuzhou Airlines reçoit son premier Boeing 737" [Fuzhou Airlines received its first Boeing 737]. Air Journal (in French). Archived from the original on November 1, 2014.  

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