Chang'an Airlines

Chang'an Airlines (长安航空)

IATA 2Z ICAO CGN Callsign CHANGAN
Founded	1992
Hubs	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Secondary hubs	Yinchuan Hedong Airport
Fleet size	4
Destinations
Parent company	Hainan Airlines (73.51%)
Headquarters	Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
Website	http://www.changan-air.net

Chang’an Airlines Co., Ltd. (长安航空) was an airline based in Xi'an, Shaanxi, the People's Republic of China. It operated scheduled, passenger and cargo services within Shaanxi province and to neighbouring provinces. Its main base was Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, with a hub at Yinchuan Hedong Airport^[1]. In Nov 29, 2007, it merged with Shanxi Airlines and China Xinhua Airlines to form Grand China Air, a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines.

History

The airline was established on 24 December 1992 and started operations on 1 June 1993. Hainan Airlines owns a 73.51% stake in Changan Airlines^[1].

Fleet

A Chang'an Airlines Boeing 737-700 taxiing. (2008)

The Chang'an Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of December 2009:^[2]

• 4 Boeing 737-800

Retired

Chang'an Airlines also operated the following aircraft in the past:^[3]

• 2 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 63. 2007-04-03. 
2. ^ Chang'an Airlines fleet list at ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
3. ^ Flight International, 3–9 October 2006

External links

• (Chinese) Chang An Airlines official website