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East Star Airlines
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EAST STARFounded 2005 Ceased operations 15 March 2009 [1] Operating bases Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Fleet size 9 (+2 orders) Destinations 21 Parent company East Star Airlines Company Limited Headquarters Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China Website www.eaststar-air.com East Star Airlines (Chinese: 東星航空) was an airline based in Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. It was a privately-owned airline and operated scheduled domestic services on 10 routes from Wuhan, and was expected to add more routes as its fleet grew. Its main base was at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport.[2] In July 2007, it was granted rights to operate international services after only a year of service, the first privately-owned Chinese airline to be granted permission to operate international flights before Civil Aviation Administration of China's (CAAC) requirement of three-year service.[3]
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History
The airline received its air-operators certificate from the CAAC on 10 June 2005, and started operations on 19 May 2006. It was wholly owned by the China East Star Group and had 541 employees (at March 2007).[2] Its inaugural flight was from Wuhan to Shenzhen using its first Airbus A319.[4]
On 15 March 2009, the airline announced that it was suspending its flights indefinitely.[1][5]
On 30 March 2009, the airline was liquidated by the Wuhan's Mid-Court.
On 27 August 2009, the airline officially went bankrupt, after the Intermediate People's Court of Wuhan rejected its last restructuring plan because the investment firm ChinaEquity that had promised to invest between CNY 200 and 300 million, did not specify the source of the funding, failed to provide certificates and documents, and lacked measures to protect creditors, the court stated.[6]
Destinations
East Star Airlines destinations included (at March 2009):
† Base Fleet
An Airbus A320 of East Star parking at Xiamen Airport
The East Star Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (at 2 March 2009):[7]
East Star Airlines Fleet Aircraft In Fleet Orders Notes Airbus A319-100 3 0 Airbus A320-200 6 2 The orders were due to be delivered in 2009 Total 9 2 On 27 November 2005, the airline signed a Letter of Intent with Airbus for the purchase of 10 Airbus A320s plus a firm lease deal with GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) for another 10 Airbus A320s. The aircraft are to be delivered in batches from the second quarter of 2006.[8]
References
- ^ a b http://www.avionews.com/index.php?corpo=see_news_home.php&news_id=1101246&pagina_chiamante=index.php
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 75. 2007-04-03.
- ^ China Daily 17 July 2007
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Asia Travel Tips 26 May 2006
- ^ http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/corporatenews/view/415647/1/.html
- ^ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/27/content_11954674.htm
- ^ East Star Airlines Fleet
- ^ China Economic Net 14 December 2005
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