China Express Airlines

China Express Airlines
华夏航空
IATA ICAO Callsign
G5 HXA CHINA EXPRESS
Founded18 April 2006 (2006-04-18)
HubsChongqing
Focus cities
Fleet size64
DestinationsMore than 70
HeadquartersChongqing Jiangbei International Airport
Chongqing, China
Key people
EmployeesMore than 2,000
Websitewww.chinaexpressair.com
China Express
Simplified Chinese华夏航空股份公司
Traditional Chinese華夏航空股份公司

China Express Airlines (simplified Chinese: 华夏航空; traditional Chinese: 華夏航空; pinyin: Huáxià Hángkōng) is a regional airline with its corporate headquarters on the grounds of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, Chongqing, China.

History

China Express Airlines, also known as Huaxia Airlines, is China's first private regional airline. The airline was established in May 2006 and is owned by Cathay Fortune (40%), High Zero (25%), Tampines International (24%) and others (11%).

On August 28, 2010, a China Express Airlines Bombardier Bombardier CRJ200 regional jet scraped the ground on landing at Guiyang Airport in southwest China. No one was injured during the incident. On 1 September 2010, China's Civil Aviation Administration ordered the airline to suspend operations after a landing incident at Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport in which an aircraft's right wing made contact with the runway during landing. The airline was ordered to review its safety regulations and perform an investigation into the incident. On 6 September, Chinese authorities allowed the airline to resume partial operations; according to a spokesperson, the company planned to resume full operations within two weeks.

Corporate affairs

The airline was previously headquartered on the grounds of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in Chongqing.

Fleet

China Express Airlines CRJ200 at Dalian Airport
China Express Airlines CRJ900 at the Bombardier plant at Montreal-Mirabel

As of December 2023, China Express Airlines operates the following aircraft:

China Express Airlines fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A320-200 11 4 168 172
Airbus A320neo 13 1 4 168 172
Bombardier CRJ900 38 6 78 84
Comac ARJ21-700 6 44 95 95
Total 64 45

In October 2011, China Express signed a conditional order for six CRJ900 NextGen aircraft with an option for an additional five. The deal was announced on February 10, 2012. On July 7, 2012, the conditional order was converted into a firm order.

In 2014 the airline signed a deal for a further 16 Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft (including 8 options).

On April 30, 2015, China Express retired its final CRJ 200 with the last flight from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport operating as flight G52006. On December 31, 2015, the company exercised eight of its options and placed a firm order for 10 CRJ 900.


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