The airline was established in July 2004 as a start-up airline known as Shilin Airlines. Hainan Airlines had invested 2.93 million yuan in the company, while its affiliate Shanxi Airlines invested 47.07 million yuan. The airlines provided the new company with three Dornier aircraft, a Boeing aircraft, and a Dash-8. The Yunnan Shilin Tourism Aviation Co. also invested a further 1 million yuan.[4]
On 23 December 2005, Shilin Airlines was renamed Lucky Air. It started operations with a flight between Kunming and Dali within Yunnan on 26 February 2006.[citation needed]
The airline is owned by Hainan Airlines, Shanxi Airlines and Yunnan Shilin Tourism Aviation. It has 263 employees (at March 2007).[3]
The airline is one of the four founding members of U-FLY Alliance, which is the world's first alliance of low-cost carriers. It formed in January 2016 by HK Express, Lucky Air, Urumqi Air, and West Air. Lucky intended to deploy 787-9s to Europe and North America by the end of 2016.[5]
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Lucky Air Chinese 祥鹏航空公司 pinyin Xiangpeng Hangkōng Gōngsi is a low cost carrier based in Kunming Yunnan China 1 2 The airline started with flights connecting Kunming with Dali and Xishuangbanna and later expanded to other domestic and international destinations Its main base is Kunming Changshui International Airport 3 The airline is one of the four founding members of the U FLY Alliance Lucky Air祥鹏航空公司IATA ICAO Callsign8L LKE LUCKY AIRFoundedJuly 2004 18 years ago 2004 07 as Shilin Airlines Commenced operations26 February 2006 17 years ago 2006 02 26 HubsKunmingSecondary hubsChengdu ShuangliuFrequent flyer programFortune Wings ClubFleet size52Destinations62Parent companyHainan Airlines GroupHeadquartersKunming Yunnan ChinaKey peopleMa Guohua Chairman Websitewww wbr luckyair wbr netLucky AirChinese祥鹏航空公司TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXiangpeng Hangkōng Gōngsi Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe airline was established in July 2004 as a start up airline known as Shilin Airlines Hainan Airlines had invested 2 93 million yuan in the company while its affiliate Shanxi Airlines invested 47 07 million yuan The airlines provided the new company with three Dornier aircraft a Boeing aircraft and a Dash 8 The Yunnan Shilin Tourism Aviation Co also invested a further 1 million yuan 4 On 23 December 2005 Shilin Airlines was renamed Lucky Air It started operations with a flight between Kunming and Dali within Yunnan on 26 February 2006 citation needed The airline is owned by Hainan Airlines Shanxi Airlines and Yunnan Shilin Tourism Aviation It has 263 employees at March 2007 3 The airline is one of the four founding members of U FLY Alliance which is the world s first alliance of low cost carriers It formed in January 2016 by HK Express Lucky Air Urumqi Air and West Air Lucky intended to deploy 787 9s to Europe and North America by the end of 2016 5 Destinations EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lucky Air has expanded its network rapidly By now it covers 51 domestic cities 11 foreign cities and 2 regional cities Country City Airport Notes Refs Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei International Airport Cambodia Sihanoukville Sihanouk International Airport Terminated 6 China Anqing Anqing Tianzhushan AirportBaoshan Baoshan Yunrui AirportBaotou Baotou AirportBeijing Beijing Capital International AirportCangyuan Cangyuan Washan AirportChengdu Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport HubChongqing Chongqing Jiangbei International AirportDali Dali AirportDalian Dalian Zhoushuizi International AirportDatong Datong Yungang AirportDiqing Diqing Shangri La AirportFuzhou Fuzhou Changle International AirportGanzhou Ganzhou Huangjin AirportGuangzhou Guangzhou Baiyun International AirportGuilin Guilin Liangjiang International AirportGuiyang Guiyang Longdongbao International AirportHaikou Haikou Meilan International AirportHangzhou Hangzhou Xiaoshan International AirportHarbin Harbin Taiping International AirportHefei Hefei Xinqiao International AirportHohhot Hohhot Baita International AirportHuai an Huai an Lianshui AirportJieyang Jieyang Chaoshan International AirportJinan Jinan Yaoqiang International AirportJinzhou Jinzhou Bay AirportKunming Kunming Changshui International Airport HubKunming Wujiaba International Airport Airport ClosedLancang Lancang Jingmai AirportLanzhou Lanzhou Zhongchuan International AirportLijiang Lijiang Sanyi International Airport HubLongyan Longyan Guanzhishan AirportLuzhou Luzhou Lantian AirportMangshi Dehong Mangshi AirportMianyang Mianyang Nanjiao Airport HubNanchang Nanchang Changbei International AirportNanjing Nanjing Lukou International AirportNanning Nanning Wuxu International AirportNingbo Ningbo Lishe International AirportNinglang Ninglang Luguhu AirportPu er Pu er Simao AirportQingdao Qingdao Jiaodong International AirportQingdao Liuting International Airport Airport ClosedSanya Sanya Phoenix International AirportShanghai Shanghai Hongqiao International AirportShanghai Pudong International AirportShenzhen Shenzhen Bao an International AirportShijiazhuang Shijiazhuang Zhengding International AirportTaiyuan Taiyuan Wusu International AirportTengchong Tengchong Tuofeng AirportTianjin Tianjin Binhai International AirportUrumqi Urumqi Diwopu International AirportWenzhou Wenzhou Longwan International AirportWuhan Wuhan Tianhe International AirportXiamen Xiamen Gaoqi International AirportXi an Xi an Xianyang International AirportXishuangbanna Xishuangbanna Gasa International AirportXuzhou Xuzhou Guanyin International AirportYichang Yichang Sanxia AirportYichun Yichun Mingyueshan AirportZhengzhou Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport HubZhuhai Zhuhai Jinwan Airport Indonesia Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport Terminated Japan Osaka Kansai International Airport Terminated Malaysia Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu International Airport TerminatedKuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International AirportPenang Penang International Airport Philippines Cebu Mactan Cebu International AirportManila Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminated Russia Moscow Domodedovo International Airport TerminatedSheremetyevo International Airport TerminatedSaint Petersburg Pulkovo Airport 7 South Korea Jeju Jeju International Airport 8 Taiwan Taipei Taoyuan International Airport Terminated Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi AirportChiang Mai Chiang Mai International AirportKoh Samui Samui Airport TerminatedKrabi Krabi International Airport TerminatedPhuket Phuket International Airport Vietnam Nha Trang Cam Ranh International AirportPhu Quoc Phu Quoc International AirportFleet Edit Lucky Air Boeing 737 800 A former Lucky Air Airbus A319 100 wearing an older livery version As of December 2022 update Lucky Air fleet includes the following aircraft 9 Lucky Air fleet Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers NotesC Y TotalAirbus A320 200 7 8 150 158Airbus A320neo 6 186 186Airbus A330 300 5 32 260 29224 279 303Boeing 737 700 10 8 120 128 148 148Boeing 737 800 21 8 156 164Boeing 737 MAX 8 3 1 10 8 168 176Total 52 1References Edit 联系我们 Archived 25 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine Lucky Air Retrieved on 26 August 2012 云南省昆明市春城路296号祥鹏航空大厦 KunMin Office sic Hainan Airlines 10 November 2007 204 Chuncheng Road Kunming left to the Honghe Hotel a b World Airlines Flight International 3 April 2007 p 107 People s Daily 29 July 2004 Lucky Air to be China s first long haul LCC to Europe N America in 2016 China international up 29 Retrieved 8 September 2018 Lucky Air launches flight to Sihanoukville on 11 June 2019 Liu Jim 26 April 2019 Lucky Air plans Kunming St Petersburg service from June 2019 Routesonline Retrieved 26 April 2019 Lucky Air resumes Jeju service from May 2019 Lucky Air Fleet www planespotters net Retrieved 14 December 2022 unreliable source China s Lucky Air to add four B737 MAX 8s Retrieved 8 September 2018 External links Edit Media related to Lucky Air at Wikimedia Commons Official website in Chinese Portals China Companies Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lucky Air amp oldid 1153146200, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
