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Air Macau Company Limited (traditional Chinese:
澳門航空) is an airline headquartered in Macau.[1] It is
the flag carrier of Macau, operating services to 12 destinations in
mainland China, as well as
regional international services. Its main base is Macau International
Airport[2].
History
The airline was established on 13 September 1994, and began
commercial operations on 9 November 1995, with a flight from Macau
to Beijing and Shanghai (prior to 1995,
there was no air service to Macau other than the helicopter
service). One-aircraft service between Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei began on 8 December 1995.
The first pure-freighter service was launched on 7 October 2002,
between Taipei and Shenzhen via Macau. Air Macau is owned by
China National Aviation (CNAC) (51%), TAP Portugal (20%), STDM (14%), Eva Air
(5%), the Government of Macau (5%) and Macau
investors (5%) and employs 1,023 staff (at March 2007)[2]. Two
companies controlled by Macau SAR's Chief Executive Edmund Ho have
sold a combined 1.25 percent stake in financially troubled Air
Macau to a unit of China flagship carrier Air China, Reuters
reported during the week.
According to the report, the stake sale for an undisclosed sum
was confirmed by sources at Air China, a unit of Air Macau's
controlling shareholder - China National Aviation Corporation
(CNAC).
Destinations
Fleet
The Air Macau passenger fleet consists of the following aircraft
(at December 2009):[3]
Retired
Fleet
2 Boeing 727-100F were rented to provide air
cargo service to Shenzhen
and Taiwan from 2002 to 2006;
both have returned to revenue service Transmile Air Services (and
repainted from Air Macau livery). Both aircraft were replaced with
2 A300-600RF owned
by Air Macau.
Taiwan
Strait
More than 70% of Air Macau's revenue comes from transporting
passengers across the Taiwan Strait to Macau. Every week, Air Macau has 72 round-trip
flights scheduled between Macau
and Taipei and 28 round-trip
flights scheduled between Macau
and Kaohsiung.
Air Macau offers a one-plane service for passengers traveling
between Taiwan and Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, and other cities in the Chinese
mainland. Although they must complete a brief transfer procedure in
the Macau International Airport
and wait for about 30 minutes with their carry-on luggage in the
departure lobby, passengers can board the same plane once again and
continue to their destination. Air Macau staff are also stationed
to assist Taiwanese passengers
in obtaining their PRC Entry Endorsement.
See also
External
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References
Air China Buys 1.25% Air Macau Stake [1]
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