Okay Airways(Chinese:Áo khải hàng không công tư;pinyin:Aòkǎi Hángkōng gōngsī) is anairlineheadquartered inDaxing District,Beijing,People's Republic of China.It operates passenger flight services and dedicated cargo services. Its main hubs areTianjin Binhai International AirportandXi'an Xianyang International Airport,with a secondary hub atChangsha Huanghua International Airport.[1]
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| Founded | June 2004 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 11 March 2005 | ||||||
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| Secondary hubs | Changsha | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Lucky Clouds Club | ||||||
| Fleet size | 28 | ||||||
| Destinations | 50 | ||||||
| Parent company | Okay Airways Ltd. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Daxing,Beijing,China | ||||||
| Key people | Liu Jieyin (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
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Okay Airways was established in June 2004 and in February 2005 received an aviation carrier business license from theCivil Aviation Administration of China(CAAC). It is China's first private sector airline. The carrier's maiden flight from its base inTianjintoChangshawas on 11 March 2005, with 81 people on board.[2]
[3]Okay Airways leased threeBoeing 737-300Faircraft and started cargo services as a local partner ofFedEx Expressin March 2007.[4]
Flights were suspended for one month beginning on 15 December 2008, due to a dispute between the carrier and its shareholders.[5]
Corporate affairs
editIt is headquartered inDaxing District,Beijing.[6]
Previously it was headquartered in anAir Chinaoffice facility in Zone A of the Tianzhu Industrial Zone ofShunyi District,Beijing,[7][8]and before inFengtai District,Beijing.[9][10]
Destinations
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As of July 2024[update],Okay Airways flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:
Fleet
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Current fleet
editAs of July 2024[update],Okay Airways operates an all-Boeingfleet composed of the following aircraft:[15]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-800 | 20 | — | 177 | |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 6 | 2 | 200 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 2 | 5 | TBA
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| Boeing 737 MAX 10 | — | 8[16] | TBA | |
| Boeing 787-9 | — | 5[17] | TBA
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| Okay Airways Cargo fleet | ||||
| Boeing 737-400SF | — | 2 | Cargo | To be leased fromAir Transport Services Group[18] |
| Total | 28 | 23 | ||
Fleet development
editIn June 2017, the airline announced an order for 15Boeing 737 MAXaircraft consisting of 7737 MAX 8and 8737 MAX 10.In November 2017, the airline signed a firm order for 5Boeing 787-9aircraft.[17]
Okay Airways used to have a regional fleet of 13Xian MA-60.With the establishment of the newJoy Airon October 30, 2016, the regional fleet of Okay Airways (all the 13Xian MA60) has been transferred toJoy Air.[19]
Former fleet
editThe airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of August 2018):[20]
- 2 further Boeing 737-800
References
edit- ^"Directory: World Airlines".Flight International.2007-04-10. p. 58.
- ^"Private airline launches 1st flight".Archivedfrom the original on 4 March 2016.Retrieved17 February2016.
- ^Air Transport WorldArchivedMay 12, 2007, at theWayback Machine9 May 2007
- ^"Trung quốc dân dụng hàng không võng _ trung quốc dân hàng nghiệp môn hộ võng trạm _《 trung quốc dân dụng hàng không 》 tạp chí xã chủ bạn".Archived fromthe originalon 1 December 2008.Retrieved17 February2016.
- ^"China's Okay Airways suspends flights for 1 month".USA Today.2008-12-04.Archivedfrom the original on 2012-09-18.Retrieved2010-05-20.
- ^"Home".Okay Airways.Retrieved2022-03-29.
Bắc kinh thị đại hưng khu bàng các trang trấn qua hương lộ 10 hào 3 hào lâu nhất tằng 161 thất
- ^"Liên hệ phương thứcArchivedApril 26, 2012, at theWayback Machine."Okay Airways. November 21, 2011. Retrieved on December 27, 2011." Bắc kinh thị thuận nghĩa khu thiên trúc không cảng công nghiệp khu A khu thiên trụ trung lộ 16 hào "
- ^"Privacy Policy."Air ChinaFrance. Retrieved on February 5, 2010. "No. 16, A TianZhu Airport Industrial Zone TianZhu West Road"
- ^"Bắc kinh tổng công tư."Okay Airways. Retrieved on October 4, 2009." Bắc kinh tổng công tư "and" bắc kinh thị phong đài khu phương trang phương tinh viên tam khu 18 hào "
- ^"China to approve private airline – report.(Okay Airways Co)(Brief Article)."HighBeam Research,Airline Industry Information.February 22, 2005. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.
- ^"Okay Airways schedules Xi'An – Hakodate flight in Dec 2016".routesonline.Archivedfrom the original on 23 November 2016.Retrieved23 November2016.
- ^"Okay Airways plans Tianjin – Daegu service in late-May 2016".airlineroute.Archivedfrom the original on 7 May 2016.Retrieved2 May2016.
- ^"Okay Airways adds Phuket service from late-Nov 2016".routesonline.Archivedfrom the original on 18 November 2016.Retrieved18 November2016.
- ^"Okay Airways adds Nanning – Phu Quoc route from Nov 2018".Routesonline. 18 October 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 18 October 2018.Retrieved18 October2018.
- ^"Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)".Airliner World(October 2019): 11.
- ^Editorial, Reuters."BRIEF-Boeing, Okay Airways announce order for 15 737 MAX airplanes".Reuters.Archivedfrom the original on 8 September 2018.Retrieved8 September2018.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^abHashim, Firdaus (23 November 2017)."China's Okay firms up order for five 787-9s".Archivedfrom the original on 15 January 2019.Retrieved8 September2018.
- ^"China's Okay Airways to lease two B737 freighters from ATSG".Archivedfrom the original on 8 September 2018.Retrieved8 September2018.
- ^Cantle, Katie (25 January 2017)."China's Joy Air may not see profit for two years".ATW (Air Transport World).Archivedfrom the original on 22 March 2017.Retrieved22 March2017.
- ^"Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One)".Airliner World(October 2018): 11.
External links
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- Okay Airways(in Chinese)
- Okay Airways Corporate(in Chinese)(Archive)
- Okay Airways Fleet
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