Shenzhen Airlines
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| Shenzhen Airlines 深圳航空公司 |
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| IATA ZH |
ICAO CSZ |
Callsign SHENZHEN AIR |
| Founded | 1992 | |
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| Fleet size | 67 | |
| Destinations | 55 | |
| Parent company | Guangdong Development Bank (65%) | |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| Key people | Li Kun (President) | |
| Website: http://www.shenzhenair.com | ||
Shenzhen Airlines (Chinese: 深圳航空) is a domestic budget airline based in Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
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[edit] History
The airline was established in October 1992 and on 13 September 1993. It was formed by the CAAC and Shenzhen government, with financial participation by Air China, Overseas Chinese City Economic Development Corporation, Bank of China and Shenzhen South Tongfa Industrial Corporation. It is one of the most profitable airlines in China. It is currently owned by Guangdong Development Bank (65%), CNAC (Air China) (25%) and Shenzhen Investment Management (10%).
In 2004 it founded, with German partners Lufthansa Cargo and DEG, the international cargo airline Jade Cargo International which started operations in September 2005. Shenzhen Airlines owns a 51% stake in the cargo airline.
On 10 June 2005, Boeing handed over the first Boeing 737-900 to Shenzhen Airlines in Seattle. It was the first of five to be delivered during 2005 for operation on domestic and regional routes. Shenzhen is the first Chinese airline to order the Boeing 737-900 and this is the airline's first direct delivery from Boeing.
In 2006, Shenzhen Airlines signed an agreement with Mesa Air Group of the United States to launch a joint venture regional airline, Kunpeng Airlines. This airline began flying in October 2007 with 3 Bombardier CRJ 200's. The airline's goal is to grow at a rate of 20 aircraft per year for the next 5 years.
[edit] Destinations
- Further information: Shenzhen Airlines destinations
[edit] Fleet
The Shenzhen Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2008):
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (Business*/Economy) |
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| Airbus A319-100 | 5 | 128(8/120) | ||
| Airbus A320-200 | 12 | 158(8/150) 150(150) | ||
| Boeing 737-300 | 9 | 136(136) 132(132) 137(137) | ||
| Boeing 737-700 | 10 | 132(132) 134(8/126) 128(8/120) | ||
| Boeing 737-800 | 21 | 156(12/144) 168(8/160) 164(8/156) 177(177) | ||
| Boeing 737-900 | 5 | 189(189) | ||
| Bombardier CRJ 200 | 5 | 50(50) |
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