Chengdu Airlines Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 成都航空公司; pinyin: Chéngdū Hángkōng gōngsī), a subsidiary of Sichuan Airlines, is an airline headquartered in Shuangliu District, Chengdu, China.[2] It operates a network of scheduled domestic passenger flights out of its hub at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. Chengdu Airlines is also the first user of ARJ21.
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Founded | 2004 (as United Eagle Airlines) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 2005 | ||||||
Hubs | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport[1] | ||||||
Fleet size | 68 | ||||||
Destinations | 27 | ||||||
Parent company | Sichuan Airlines | ||||||
Headquarters | Chengdu, China | ||||||
Website | cdal.com.cn |
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Originally named United Eagle Airlines CO., LTD (simplified Chinese: 鹰联航空公司; traditional Chinese: 鷹聯航空公司; pinyin: Yīnglián Hángkōnggōngsī, also known as UEAir), the company was founded in 2004 by a former executive of China Northwest Airlines, with the necessary funding being provided by the Vickers Financial Group.[3] It took delivery of its first airliner, an Airbus A320 that previously had belonged to Air Jamaica, on 8 July 2005[4] and on 27 July, revenue flights were commenced.[3] Another similar aircraft type, the slightly smaller Airbus A319, was put in service with United Eagle Airlines on 2 December of that year.[4]
In March 2009, Sichuan Airlines invested 200 million RMB (30 million USD) in United Eagle Airlines,[5] thus holding 76 percent of the shares.[3] In late 2009, these shares were sold to Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac and to Chengdu Communications Investment Group. Following this ownership change, United Eagle Airlines placed a firm order for 30 Comac ARJ21s, the first of which initially was planned to be delivered in late 2010.[6] Since then, the Comac project has seen a series of delays, though.
On 23 January 2010, the airline was renamed Chengdu Airlines.[3][6]
As of June 2020[update], the Chengdu Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[7]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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Airbus A319-100 | 4[8] | — | 12 | 108 | 120 | |
Airbus A320-200 | 37 | 3 | — | 180 | 180 | |
Airbus A320neo | — | 2 | TBA | |||
Comac ARJ21-700 | 27[9][10] | 3 | — | 90 | 90[11] | Launch customer |
Total | 68 | 8 |
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