Beijing Capital Airlines
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| Founded | 1995 (as Deer Jet Airlines) | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 82 | ||||||
| Destinations | 66 | ||||||
| Parent company | Hainan Airlines (70%) | ||||||
| Key people | Zhang Kui (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.jdair.net/ | ||||||
Beijing Capital Airlines (Chinese: 首都航空; pinyin: Shǒudū Hángkōng), operating as Beijing Capital, is a Chinese low-cost airline based in Beijing Capital International Airport. It is a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines.
History
The company was established in 1995 as Deer Jet Airlines (Chinese: 金鹿航空; pinyin: Jīnlù Hángkōng). In 1998, it began offering international services under the Deer Air branding. In October 2007, it received its first Airbus A319 and began returning the formerly operated Boeing 737s. Deer Jet began providing charter services in December 2008 using a fleet of A319s and corporate jets. The airline was authorized by the Civil Aviation Administration of China to operate scheduled air services in 2009.
On 2 April 2010, Beijing Capital Airlines CO., LTD. launched its first service, based in Beijing Capital International Airport.[1][2] Deer Jet Airlines was divided into two companies on May 4, 2010. While the charter operation has kept the Deer Jet branding, scheduled operations using Airbus aircraft were renamed Capital Airlines. Capital Airlines operates mainly in China (including the Hong Kong and Macao special autonomous regions) and Taiwan, focusing on international air passenger service and cargo transport operations.[3][4][5]
Destinations
Since 2015, long haul flights between China and other cities have been operated by Beijing Capital Airlines with Airbus A330 aircraft. The airline planned to commence long-haul flights to Helsinki, Mexico City and Zagreb in the first half of 2017 and in arriving flights to Los Angeles 7th Half in 2018.[6] The opening of these international routes aimed to solve the lack of international direct flight services. These also significantly stimulate domestic and international market and push forward the development of tourism resources, as well as promote local economic and social development. In the future, Capital Airlines will be leveraging the Chinese outbound tourism market, developing more tourism products, further improving the domestic and international route network. Capital Airlines wishes to make an important contribution to domestic and international cultural exchange and development.[citation needed]
In November 2016, Beijing Capital Airlines announced the launch of a Hangzhou-Qingdao-Vancouver service on December 30, 2016, to be served by Airbus A330 aircraft.[7]
On June 27 2018, Beijing Capital Airlines announced the launch flights of Hangzhou-Qingdao-Los Angeles Service on 16 August 2018, to be a Served by Airbus A330 300 or A350 900XWB aircraft
In September 2018, Beijing Capital Airlines announced Flights of Hangzhou-Tianjin-New York City & San Francisco Service in March 2019, to be a Served by Airbus A350 900XWB Aircraft when After Delivery in Q12 2018
Fleet
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As of September 2018, the Beijing Capital Airlines fleet consists of an all Airbus fleet of following aircraft:[8][failed verification][9]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 19 | — | — | 138 | 138 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 34 | — | 8 | 144 | 152 | |
| Airbus A320neo | 1 | 4 | — | 180 | 180 | Entered in service in 2018 |
| Airbus A321-200 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 196 | 216 | |
| Airbus A330-200 | 7 | — | 36 | 186 | 222 | |
| Airbus A330-300 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 288 | 306 | |
| Total | 81 | 7 | ||||
| VIP Aircraft | ||||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | — | Operated by Deer Jet | |||
| Airbus A320-200/ACJ | 1 | — | ||||
| Boeing 737-700/BBJ1 | 1 | — | ||||
| Boeing 787-8/BBJ | 1 | — | ||||
| Gulfstream G550 | 2 | — | ||||
| Gulfstream V | 1 | — | ||||
| Hawker 4000 | 1 | — | ||||
| Total | 8 | — | ||||
Fleet history
Beijing Capital Airlines has previously operated the following aircraft:[citation needed]
References
- ^ "联系方式." Beijing Capital Airlines. Retrieved on August 26, 2012. "北京首都国际机场货运北路3号首都航空大厦"
- ^ "youjidizhi.doc[permanent dead link]." (Archive[dead link]) Beijing Capital Airlines. Retrieved on August 26, 2012. "Address：Capital Airlines Building，No 3，North Cargo Road, Beijing Capital International Airport"
- ^ "Deer Air to be renamed Capital Airlines". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
- ^ "Capital Airlines to jet off next week". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
- ^ F_127. "Beijing Capital Airlines formally launched". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Capital Airlines Plans Mexico City, Zagreb, Helsinki Flights". www.chinaaviationdaily.com.
- ^ "Beijing Capital Airlines rolls out new Vancouver-Qingdao-Hangzhou Service". Canada NewsWire. November 24, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 11.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Beijing Capital Airlines Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
External links
Media related to Beijing Capital Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
