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Ruili Airlines Co., Ltd., is a Chinese low-cost carrier headquartered at Kunming Changshui International Airport. It provides both domestic and international services to destinations in China and elsewhere in Southeast Asia.[3][4]
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| Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Kunming Changshui International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 23 | ||||||
| Destinations | 34 | ||||||
| Parent company | Jincheng Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kunming, Yunnan, China | ||||||
| Key people | Dong Lecheng (Chairman) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.rlair.net/ | ||||||
| Ruili Airlines Co., Ltd. | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 瑞丽航空公司 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 瑞麗航空公司 | ||||||
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The airline was established in 2014 and is wholly owned by the Jingcheng Group.[4] It received its air operator's certificate on 22 January 2014[5] and flew its first service on 18 May 2014, between Kunming and Mangshi.[6] Five Boeing 787-9s were ordered in 2016, but as of November 2023 none had been delivered.
As of March 2018, the airline served 34 destinations in China and in Southeast Asia.[7][needs update]
As of January 2020[update], the Ruili Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[8]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-700 | 7 | — | — | 144 | 144 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 16 | — | — | 186 | 186 | |
| 8 | 168 | 176 | ||||
| Boeing 737 MAX | — | 60[9] | TBA | Unspecified variants.[10] | ||
| Boeing 787-9[needs update] | — | 6 | TBA | |||
| Total | 23 | 66 | ||||
The airline received its two Boeing 737-700s from Air Berlin (formerly D-ABLE and D-ABLF) on 6 January 2014. However, the aircraft were returned to Southwest Airlines in May 2015. The first 737-800 was received on 30 March 2014, and the direct purchase Boeing 737-700 from Boeing was on 25 November 2014. It has orders and commitments for a further 13 Boeing 737 aircraft (seven Boeing 737-700s and six Boeing 737 MAXs).
In mid-2015, the airline signed a commitment to purchase and lease 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, subject to final negotiations.[11]
In July 2016, Ruili Airlines finalized an order for six Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The deal was worth US$1.59 billion.[12][13]
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