How many airlines are there in China?

China has a vast territory and a long history. It is a magical place. There are still a relatively large number of airlines in China, which can meet the air transportation needs of different regions. So what are the domestic airlines?

At present, there are 17 airlines in China, including 12 state-owned enterprises and central enterprises, 3 private enterprises, and 2 Sino-foreign joint ventures, not including subsidiaries or branches derived from each airline. company.

1. Air China Co., Ltd., referred to as "Air China", its English name is "AirChina Limited", referred to as "AirChina". Air China is the only airline in China that flies the national flag.

Not only provides international and domestic passenger and cargo transportation services, but also undertakes the task of special planes for national leaders. Air China currently operates 114 routes, including 43 international routes, 71 domestic routes, and more than 1,000 scheduled flights every week. It flies to 29 cities in 19 countries around the world, reaching most domestic provincial capitals, major cities and tourist hot spots.

2. China Southern Airlines China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China Southern Airlines) is the airline with the largest number of domestic transport flights, the densest route network and the largest annual passenger volume in Asia. The company adheres to the core value of "safety first" and is symbolized by a sky blue vertical tail inlaid with abstract red kapok. China Southern Airlines jointly reorganized and controlled many domestic airlines and became China's first mainland airline to join an international airline alliance. China Southern Airlines, Air China Co., Ltd. and China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. are collectively known as China's three major aviation groups.

3. China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. is a state-controlled airline headquartered in Shanghai, China. Based on the original China Eastern Airlines Group, it merged with China Northwest Airlines and reorganized with China Yunnan Airlines. China is the first airline to list in Hong Kong, New York and Shanghai. On February 4, 5, and November 5, 1997, China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. was successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and the Shanghai Stock Exchange respectively. It is one of the three major state-owned backbone aviation companies in China (the other two are Air China Co., Ltd. and China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd.).

4.HNA HNA Group was established in January 2000 with the approval of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, with the air transportation industry as the main body, covering air transportation, tourism services, airport management, logistics, hotel management, financial services, real estate, Commercial retail, aviation food and other related industries.

5. Shandong Airlines Co., Ltd. of Shandong Airlines was established on December 13, 1999. Its predecessor is Shandong Airlines Co., Ltd. established in 1994. Shandong Airlines Co., Ltd. was reorganized from Shandong Airlines Group Co., Ltd., Inspur Group Co., Ltd., Shandong Luhua Group Co., Ltd., Shandong Aquatic Enterprise Group Co., Ltd., and Luyin Investment Group Co., Ltd. Shandong Airlines Group Co., Ltd. will combine its air passenger and cargo operations. The transportation business was invested in Shandong Airlines Co., Ltd.

6. Xiamen Airlines Xiamen Airlines Co., Ltd. (Xiamen Airlines for short) was established on July 25, 1984. Xiamen Airlines is China's first airline co-founded by the Civil Aviation Administration of China and Fujian Province and operated under a modern enterprise system. The current shareholders are China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. (51%), Xiamen C&D Group Co., Ltd. (34%) and Jizhong Energy Co., Ltd. (15%).

7. Shanghai Airlines Co., Ltd., formerly known as Shanghai Airlines, was established in 1985. It is China's first commercial limited liability aviation company with diversified investments. As of May 5, 2008, the company has more than 97 domestic, international and regional routes, reaching more than 60 domestic and foreign (regional) cities. It has opened many international and regional routes from Shanghai to Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Macau, etc.

8. Happiness Airlines Happiness Airlines is an airline operating domestic aircraft and regional network. It is currently the only airline with Xi'an as its main operating base and shoulders the important mission of revitalizing the national aviation manufacturing industry and developing western regional aviation.

9. Spring Airlines Spring Airlines Co., Ltd. is China’s first private low-cost airline.

10. Juneyao Airlines Shanghai Juneyao Airlines Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as Juneyao Airlines or Juneyao Airlines) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Juneyao Group, a well-known private enterprise in China. It is a new private airline headquartered in Shanghai. It is a private capital airline jointly invested and established by Shanghai Junyao (Group) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Juneyao Group.

1. Sichuan Airlines Sichuan Airlines was established on September 19, 1986 and officially launched its flights on July 14, 1988.

12. Shenzhen Airlines Shenzhen Airlines Co., Ltd. was established in November 1992 and officially launched flights on September 17, 1993. It is a joint-stock air transportation enterprise focusing on air passenger, cargo and mail transportation.

13. Qingdao Airlines Qingdao Airlines is a civil aviation company of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China (China) established in 2013. On June 6, 2013, with the approval of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the unveiling ceremony of Qingdao Airlines was held on June 12.

Qingdao Liuting International Airport is the base airport, jointly invested and established by Nanshan Group Co., Ltd., Qingdao Transportation Development Group Co., Ltd., and Shandong Airlines Co., Ltd. to engage in air transportation related industries.

14. Fuzhou Airlines Fuzhou Airlines (full name: Fuzhou Airlines Co., Ltd.) was established on February 12, 2014, and made its first flight on October 30, 2014. It only took eight months from preparation to launch, making it the shortest domestic airline company from preparation to operation.

15. Kunming Airlines On February 15, 2009, Kunming Airlines, controlled by Shenzhen Airlines Investment, held an unveiling ceremony and maiden flight ceremony at Kunming Wujiaba International Airport in Yunnan. Kunming Airlines officially launched its first flight to Harbin.