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Shenzhen Airlines (Chinese: 深圳航空) is a domestic budget airline
headquartered on the grounds of Shenzhen Bao'an
International Airport in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of
China.[1]
History
The airline was established in October 1992 and started operations 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
CRJ200's. The airline's goal is to grow at a rate of 20
aircraft per year for the next 5 years.
In 2009 Phoenix-based Mesa Air
Group has reached an agreement to sell off its stake in a Chinese
joint venture airline for a net $3.6 million. Mesa said in a filing
with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it will sell its
interest in Kunpeng to Shenzhen for $4.5 million, minus return of
security deposits totaling $900,000.
Destinations
Fleet
The Shenzhen Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft
(as of 15 May 2009):
See also
References
- ^
"Contact Us." Shenzhen
Airlines. Retrieved on 9 September 2009.
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