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China Postal Airlines
中国货运邮政航空公司
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CHINA POSTFounded 25 November 1996 Commenced operations 27 February 1997 Hubs Nanjing Lukou International Airport Fleet size 16 Destinations Headquarters Beijing, China Website www.cnpostair.com China Postal Airlines is a cargo airline based in Beijing, People's Republic of China. It operates express mail and cargo transport services mainly for China Post to over 300 domestic destinations, as well as international scheduled and charter services. Its main base is Nanjing Lukou International Airport.[1]
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History
The airline was established on 25 November 1996 and started to operate on 27 February 1997. It is owned by Chinese Postal Bureau (51%) and China Southern Airlines (49%). It was originally set up to operate domestic postal services, but in 2006 introduced international scheduled services to South Korea and Japan. From January 2007 international cargo charter services were introduced.[1]
Fleet
The China Postal Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 27 October 2009):[2]
China Postal Airlines Fleet Aircraft Total Notes Boeing 737-300F 9 Boeing 737-300QC 2 Boeing 737-400 2 Stored at SIN
To be converted into freightersBoeing 737-400F 3 Total 16 Last updated: 27 October 2009 See also
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 65. 2007-04-03.
- ^ China Postal Airlines Fleet
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* in / related to the special administrative regionsCategories:- Cargo airlines of China
- Airlines of the People's Republic of China
- Airlines established in 1996
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