Colorful Guizhou Airlines
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| Founded | 2015 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 31 December 2015 | ||||||
| Hubs | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 18 | ||||||
| Destinations | 45[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | ||||||
| Key people | Zhai Yan, chairman Xu Bo, general manager | ||||||
| Website | cgzair.com | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 多彩贵州航空公司 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 多彩貴州航空公司 | ||||||
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Colorful Guizhou Airlines is a low-cost Chinese regional airline with its headquarters in Guiyang, Guizhou, and with its fleet based at Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport.[2] It is intended to improve air service in Western China, particularly Guizhou Province. It is the first locally owned airline in the province.[3] The airline commenced flights in December 2015, operating Embraer 190s to destinations throughout the country.
History
[edit]On 18 May 2015, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) granted Guizhou Industrial Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. and Weining County Construction Investment Group preliminary approval to jointly establish Duocai Guizhou Airlines.[4] The airline was officially established as Colorful Guizhou Airlines on 19 June 2015.[5]
The name "Colorful Guizhou" comes from a marketing campaign by the provincial government; it signifies the cultural diversity within Guizhou Province.[6]
On 15 June 2015, the airline placed an order for 17 Embraer 190 aircraft, 7 of which were firm orders and the other 10 options. If all options are exercised, the transaction will be valued at US$834 million.[3][6] Colorful Guizhou Airlines hopes to expand its fleet to 30 aircraft by 2020 and 120–140 aircraft in the future.[3][7]
On 5 December 2015, the airline received its first Embraer 190,[8] followed by a second aircraft on 18 December.[9] It filed an application for an air operator's certificate from the CAAC on 15 December.[10]
On 31 December 2015, Colorful Guizhou Airlines commenced operations with a flight from its hub Guiyang to Bijie.[11] It plans to add flights to Chengdu and Tongren.[5]
On 24 October 2019, Colorful Guizhou Airlines received its first Airbus Airbus A320neo which by March 2020 overall would become a firm 2 Airbus A320neo's in its official fleet.
Corporate affairs
[edit]Colorful Guizhou Airlines is a joint venture between Guizhou Industrial Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. (95%), and Weining County Construction Investment Group (5%). The groups invested a total of RMB 1 billion in the airline.[5]
The chairman of the airline is Zhai Yan, who is also chairman of Guizhou Industrial Investment Group.[3]
Destinations
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Colorful Guizhou Airlines flies to the following destinations in China as of August 2017:[12]
Fleet
[edit]As of April 2022[update], the Colorful Guizhou Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[13]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers[citation needed] | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A320neo | 9 | — | 8 | 162 | 170 | |
| Embraer E190LR | 9 | — | — | 104 | 104 | |
| 3 | 108 | 111 | ||||
| Total | 18 | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Colorful Guizhou Airlines on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "联系总部" (in Chinese). Colorful Guizhou Airlines. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ a b c d "Embraer Inks Agreement with China's Colorful Guizhou Airlines for up to 17 E190s" (Press release). Paris: Embraer. PR Newswire. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Duocai Guizhou Airlines receives preliminary approval"[permanent dead link]. OAG. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ a b c Ge, Lena (4 January 2016). "China's Colorful Guizhou Airlines Starts Operations". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Colorful Guizhou Airlines is Embraer’s 5th E-Jet Customer in China" Archived 2015-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Embraer. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "China's Colorful Guizhou Airlines orders 7+10 EMB-190s". Ch-aviation. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Colorful Guizhou Airlines takes delivery of first aircraft" Archived 2016-02-16 at the Wayback Machine. OAG. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ Fei, Yu (18 December 2015). "Colorful Guizhou Airlines Takes Delivery of Its Second E190". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ Ge, Lena (15 December 2015). "CAAC to Issue Operating License to Colorful Guizhou Airlines". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Colorful Guizhou Airlines begins operations". Anna.aero. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Profile on Colorful Guizhou Airlines (Duocai Guizhou Airlines)". CAPA Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Colorful Guizhou Airlines fleet details and history". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
