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'''Joy Air''' is a new Chinese [[airline]] launched jointly by [[China Eastern Airlines]] and [[AVIC I]] on March 29th 2008 <ref>http://www.avbuyer.com.cn/e/2008/22420.html</ref> based at [[Xi'an]].
'''Joy Air''' is a new Chinese [[airline]] launched jointly by [[China Eastern Airlines]] and [[AVIC I]] on March 29th 2008 <ref>http://www.avbuyer.com.cn/e/2008/22420.html</ref> based at [[Xi'an]]. The airline started operations in June 2009. The airline started testing service in June 2009 and will commence service on the end of 2009.





Revision as of 04:48, 5 July 2009

Joy Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
- JOY JOY AIR
Founded3/29/2008
Commenced operations6/1/2009
HubsXianyang International Airport, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province
Fleet size3
Parent companyChina Eastern Airlines, AVIC I
Websitehttp://www.joy-air.cn/
Model of a Joy Air ARJ-21

Joy Air is a new Chinese airline launched jointly by China Eastern Airlines and AVIC I on March 29th 2008 [1] based at Xi'an. The airline started operations in June 2009. The airline started testing service in June 2009 and will commence service on the end of 2009.


History

The airline began flying on June 1 2009 with a fleet of 3 MA-60 turboprops. The airline will begin focusing on the northwestern part of china. The airline would be testing its aircraft till the end of 2009 when it will begin passenger service with 10 MA-60 turboprops. The company is mainly owned by China Eastern Airlines. AVIC I owns the rest. The airline will expect to create service for Xi'an and serve northwestern China. China Eastern is planning to sell most of the stock to create money for the company. Joy Air is expecting to own 50 ACAC ARJ 21 and 50 MA-60 in 8 years.

Fleet

The Joy Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of June 2009)

Joy Air Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers
(First/Business/Ecomomy)
Routes
ACAC ARJ21 0 50 102 (102/0/0) Domestic
MA-60 3 47 60 (60/0/0) Domestic


References