Donghai Airlines
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Chinese airline From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Donghai Airlines is an airline headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, with its base at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport.[1][2]
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| Founded | 2002 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Seagull Club | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Donghai Jet Co. Ltd. Greater Bay Airlines | ||||||
| Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
| Destinations | 41 | ||||||
| Parent company | Sichuan Airlines, Shenzhen Donggang Trade, Donghai United Group and Yonggang | ||||||
| Headquarters | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong | ||||||
| Key people | Bill Wong Cho-bau (chairman) Liu Jianping (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
| Donghai Airlines | |||||||||||
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Donghai Airlines headquarters in Shenzhen | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 东海航空 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 東海航空 | ||||||||||
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The company was started in November 2002 as Jetwin Cargo Airline, with 2005 being the originally anticipated launch date for flight operations, using Boeing 737 aircraft. Initially, it was owned by Orient Holdings Group (65% ownership) and (Hong Kong company) East Pacific Holdings (35% ownership).[3]
By 2006, the airline still had not become operational, and its name changed to East Pacific Airlines. By then, the company's ownership was as follows: Shenzhen Donggang Trade (51%), Donghai United Group (25%) and Yonggang (24%),[1] and it expected to begin service in August 2006, subject to gaining approval from Chinese aviation authorities. Delivery of its first freighter aircraft, three Boeing 737-300 converted passenger planes, occurred in September 2006.[4]
In 2010, Donghai Jet Co. Ltd. ordered five Challenger jets from Bombardier Aerospace for business jet service. Its received its first Canadair CL-600 business jet on 13 November 2010.[5]
In 2015, the airline announced plans for a major increase in its operations, including the beginning of international and long-haul flights between 2020 and 2023 and to have 120 aircraft by 2025, including Boeing 787 Dreamliners and additional Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.[6]
As of April 2022[update], Donghai Airlines operates an all-Boeing fleet including the following aircraft:[14][15]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 20 | — | 8 | 159 | 167 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 2 | 23 | TBA | Delivery will resume in early 2024 | ||
| Boeing 787-9 | — | 5 | TBA | |||
| Total | 22 | 28 | ||||
The airline previously operated 8 737-300F between September 2006 and August 2016
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