Shenzhen Airlines

Shenzhen Airlines
深圳航空
IATA ICAO Callsign
ZH CSZ SHENZHEN AIR
Founded November 1992
Commenced operations 17 September 1993 (1993-09-17)
Operating bases
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer program PhoenixMiles
Alliance Star Alliance
Subsidiaries Kunming Airlines (80%)
Fleet size 190
Destinations 74
Company slogan "任何时候，自然体贴，深圳航空" (Feel easy and considerate at anytime with Shenzhen Airlines)
Parent company Air China (51%)
Headquarters Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Key people Chen Zhiyong (President)
Website www.shenzhenair.com
Shenzhen Airlines Co., Ltd
Traditional Chinese 深圳航空有限責任公司
Simplified Chinese 深圳航空有限责任公司
Abbreviation
Chinese 深航
Corporate headquarters at Bao'an Airport

Shenzhen Airlines (Chinese: 深圳航空; pinyin: Shēnzhèn Hángkōng) is an airline headquartered in Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong.[1][2] It has been a member of Star Alliance since 2012, and is currently one of two Chinese airlines that is part of the global airline network along with Air China.[3]

The carrier operates a total of 137 domestic airport-pairs involving 58 Chinese airports, plus nine international routes. In 2010, the airline carried 16.5 million passengers, up 9% on the previous year.[4]

Corporate affairs

At one time the airline had its headquarters in the Lintian Building at Shenzhen Airport.[5][6]

Destinations

Codeshare agreements

Shenzhen Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[7]

Fleet

Shenzhen Airlines Airbus A330
Shenzhen Airlines Boeing 737-800
Shenzhen Airlines Airbus A319

As of September 2018, the Shenzhen Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8][9]

Shenzhen Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
J Y+ Y Total
Airbus A319-100 10 — 8 — 120 128
Airbus A320-200 80 — 8 — 150 158
Airbus A320neo 3[10] 24 8 — 150 158
Airbus A330-300 5 1[11] 18 24 267 309
Boeing 737-700 1 — — — 140 140 Leased to Kunming Airlines
Boeing 737-800 83 — 8 — 160 168
Boeing 737-900 5 — 8 — 159 167
Boeing 737 MAX 8 2[12] 1 TBA
Total 189 26

Accidents and incidents

  • In July 2015, Shenzhen Airlines Flight 9648 was on approach to Guangzhou Airport when a passenger set two seats and the forward door on fire. Other passengers were able to extinguish the fire and save the aircraft. An emergency evacuation was carried out at Guangzhou, injuring 2 passengers slightly. The airline and 2 passengers were rewarded for saving the 102 lives on board.[13]
  • On 26 June 2016, Shenzhen Airlines Flight ZH9041 from Quanzhou (JJN) to Hong Kong (HKG) experienced a "near crash" into a mountain on Lantau Island, south of Hong Kong International Airport when the A320 aircraft was going around. The flight flew into the no-fly-zone over the island at an altitude lower than Lantau Peak. Shenzhen Airlines suspended a pilot over the incident.[14][15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 聯系方式. Shenzhen Airlines. Retrieved 30 December 2011. 公司地址：深圳寶安國際機場深圳航空有限責任公司（518128）
  2. ↑ "Contact Us." Shenzhen Airlines. Retrieved on 30 December 2011. "Company Address: Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, Shenzhen Airlines (518128)"
  3. ↑ "Shenzhen Airlines accepted as future Star Alliance member carrier". Star Alliance. 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Shenzhen Airlines is China's fourth biggest domestic airline". anna.aero. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 4–10 April 2000. "Wuhan Airlines" p. 102. "Lintian Building. Lingxiao Garden, Shenzhen Airport, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518218, China"
  6. ↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 26 March-1 April 2002. p. 78. "Lintian Building, Lingxiao Garden, Shenzhen Airport, Shenzhen, 518128, China"
  7. ↑ "Profile on Shenzhen Airlines". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  8. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 11. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  9. ↑ "Shenzhen Airlines Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  10. ↑ https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/68878-chinas-shenzhen-airlines-adds-first-a320neo
  11. ↑ Perrett, Bradley (2016-09-26). "Air China Avoiding Direct Conflict With China Eastern". Aviation Week Network.
  12. ↑ https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/69416-chinas-shenzhen-airlines-adds-maiden-b737-max-8
  13. ↑ "The Aviation Herald". Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  14. ↑ Chew, Hui Min (29 June 2016). "Shenzhen Airlines plane in near miss with Hong Kong's Big Buddha". The Straits Times.
  15. ↑ "Shenzhen Airlines suspends pilot over Lantau incident". Hong Kong Economic Journal. 14 July 2016.
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