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| Founded | 2004; 21 years ago (2004) (as United Eagle Airlines) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 27 July 2005; 19 years ago (2005-07-27) | ||||||
| Hubs | Chengdu-Shuangliu Chengdu–Tianfu | ||||||
| Fleet size | 76 | ||||||
| Destinations | 113 | ||||||
| Parent company | Sichuan Airlines | ||||||
| Headquarters | Shuangliu District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Chengdu Airlines is an airline headquartered in Shuangliu, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. A subsidiary of Sichuan Airlines, it operates a network of scheduled domestic passenger flights out of its hub at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and Chengdu Tianfu International Airport both located in Chengdu.
History
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Originally named United Eagle Airlines Co., Ltd (鹰联航空公司; also known as UEAir), the company was founded in 2004 by a former executive of China Northwest Airlines, with the necessary funding being provided by the Vickers Financial Group. It took delivery of its first airliner, an Airbus A320 that previously had belonged to Air Jamaica, on 8 July 2005 and on 27 July, revenue flights were commenced. Another similar aircraft type, the slightly smaller Airbus A319, was put in service with United Eagle Airlines on 2 December of that year.
In March 2009, Sichuan Airlines invested 200 million RMB (30 million USD) in United Eagle Airlines, thus holding 76 percent of the shares. In late 2009, these shares were sold to Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac and to Chengdu Communications Investment Group. Following this ownership change, United Eagle Airlines placed a firm order for 30 Comac ARJ21s, the first of which initially was planned to be delivered in late 2010.
On 23 January 2010, the airline was renamed Chengdu Airlines.
Destinations
Fleet
As of November 2024, the Chengdu Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:< Chengdu Airlines was the launch customer for the Comac ARJ21, entering the type into service in June 2016.
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 4 | — | 12 | 108 | 120 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 36 | — | — | 180 | 180 | |
| Airbus A320neo | 11 | — | TBA | |||
| Airbus A321neo | 5 | — | TBA | |||
| Comac ARJ21-700 | 30 | 2 | — | 90 | 90 | Launch customer |
| Total | 84 | 4 | ||||
Incidents
On 5 April 2013, a flight going to Nanning from Chengdu started to land (using the autopilot) with the Runway Visual Range (RVR) and vertical visibility requirement significantly lower than allowed for a safe landing to occur. The airplane ending up having to completely stop while taxing because the plane's visual of the taxiway was lost. The crews were grounded and a different crew flew on the return flight.
On 14 Sep 2019, a Chengdu Airlines Airbus A320 (registered B-9985) performing flight EU 6667 from Chengdu Shuangliu to Shanghai Pudong Airport could not retract the landing gear as the crew were climbing out of Chengdu.The aircraft entered a hold at 2700m, then climbed to 3000m to burn fuel and landed safely at Chengdu thereafter. A replacement airplane was deployed.
References
- "Hainan Airlines set to establish Chengdu base". ch-aviation. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- "Chengdu Airlines on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- "公告信息" (in Chinese). Chengdu Airlines. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
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- Francis, Leithen (2009-03-18). "China's Sichuan Airlines Group swallows United Eagle". Flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "China's United Eagle renamed Chengdu Airlines". Flightglobal. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Chengdu Airlines Resumes Harbin – Vladivostok Service From late-July 2023". AeroRoutes. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Liu, Jim (28 May 2024). "Chengdu Airlines Adds Kashi – Khudzhand Service in June 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- "Chengdu A319 at Nanning on Apr 5th 2013, landed below weather minima". AeroInside. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- "Chengdu A320 at Chengdu on Sep 14th 2019, could not retract landing gear". www.aeroinside.com. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- United Eagle Airlines information, AirportGuide.com
