Joy Air

Joy Air
Founded	3/29/2008
Commenced operations	6/1/2009
Hubs	Xianyang International Airport, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province
Fleet size	3
Parent company	China Eastern Airlines, AVIC I
Website	http://www.joy-air.com/

Joy Air is a new Chinese airline launched jointly by China Eastern Airlines and AVIC I on March 29 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 Group 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	85 (0/0/85)	Domestic
MA-60	3	47	60 (0/0/60)	Domestic

References

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