Shandong Airlines Co,.Ltd. (Chinese: 山东航空; pinyin: Shāndōng Hángkōng; nicknamed SDA or 山航; Shānháng) is an airline based in the Shandong Airlines Center (山东航空大厦; Shāndōng Hángkōng Dàshà) in Jinan, Shandong.[2][3] The Chinese carrier operates a sizable domestic network from Jinan, Qingdao and Yantai to major cities across China, together with an international network to regional Asian destinations. The airline's two largest shareholders are Shandong Aviation Group with a 37% controlling stake and Air China, a strategic partner, holding 51% of the airlines shares.[4]
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| Founded | 12 March 1994 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Phoenix Miles | ||||||
| Fleet size | 127 | ||||||
| Destinations | 73[1] | ||||||
| Parent company | Air China (51%) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Shandong Airlines Center, Second Ring Road East No. 5746, Lixia District, Jinan, Shandong | ||||||
| Key people | Xu Chuanyu (President) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Shandong Airlines was established on 12 March 1994 and started operations in September of the same year. In September 1997 it became a founding member of the New Star (Xinxing) Aviation Alliance together with five other Chinese provincial airlines. The purpose of the alliance was to improve finances and deter takeover from larger competitors.[5] The airline's first of many new international services commenced on 8 June 2004, connecting Jinan to Singapore.[6]
On 21 April 2014, Shandong Airlines committed to order 50 Boeing 737s, including 16 Next-Generation 737s and 34 737 MAXes.[7][8]
Destinations
editAs of December 2023[update], Shandong Airlines operates flights to the following destinations:
Codeshare agreements
editShandong Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[15]
Fleet
editCurrent fleet
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As of December 2023[update], Shandong Airlines operates the following aircraft:[17][18][19]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-700 | 3 | — | 8 | 119 | 127 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 123 | — | 8 | 159 | 167 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 168 | 176 | |
| Comac ARJ21-700 | — | 10[20][unreliable source?][21] | TBA | |||
| Total | 134 | 33 | ||||
Former fleet
edit| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-300 | 16 | 1996 | 2014 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 6 | 2007 | 2022 | |
| Bombardier CRJ200 | 12 | 2000 | 2016 | |
| Bombardier CRJ700 | 2 | 2003 | 2017 | |
| Saab 340B | 3 | 1998 | 2005 |
References
edit- ^ "Shandong Airlines on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "About SDA Archived 2012-01-05 at the Wayback Machine." Shandong Airlines. Retrieved on December 19, 2011. "Address: Shandong Airlines Centre, 5746 – East 2nd Ring Road, Jinan, Shandong, PR China."
- ^ 山航简介. Shandong Airlines. Archived from the original on 2011-12-29. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
地址：济南市二环东路5746号山东航空大厦
- ^ "Shandong Airlines Review". Destination Travel. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018
- ^ "Chinese independents co-operate to form defensive alliance". Flight Global. Published 17 September 1997
- ^ "Shandong Airlines Launches Jinan-Singapore Flight". China Internet Information Center. Retrieved 28 April 2018
- ^ "Shandong Airlines Commitment to Purchase 50 Boeing 737s (737-800/737 MAX)". Shandong Weekly. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "Boeing Statement on Shandong Airlines Commitment to Purchase 50 737s" (Press release). The Boeing Company.
- ^ "Shandong Airlines schedules Jinan – Hong Kong Jan 2018 launch". routesonline. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Shandong Airlines Adds India Service from mid-Nov 2015". Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "SHANDONG AIRLINES ADDS JAKARTA SERVICE IN MID-NOV 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Shandong Airlines Adds Tokyo Haneda Debut in Aug 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Shandong Airlines resumes Hualien/Taichung service from July 2019". Airlineroute. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Shandong Airlines discontinues 2 routes to Taiwan in Aug 2019 | Routes".
- ^ "Profile on Shandong Airlines". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ^ "SHANDONG AIRLINES PLANS AIR MACAU CODESHARE IN NS24". aeroroutes.com. 25 July 2024.
- ^ "airfleets.net". airfleets.net. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ B-1226飞机加盟山航 助力新开四条航线线. news.carnoc.com. 2018-04-08.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 11.
- ^ "ARJ21 Regional Jet Aircraft, China". aerospace-technology.com. 2013-08-17.
- ^ "COMAC ARJ21 Production List". abcdlist.nl. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
External links
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- (in English) Official website
- (in Chinese) Official website
