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幸福航空Joy Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
JR JOY JOY AIR
Founded3/29/2008
Commenced operations6/1/2009
HubsXi'an Xianyang International Airport
Fleet size4
Destinations10
Parent companyChina Eastern Airlines, AVIC I
Websitehttp://www.joy-air.com/
Model of a Joy Air ARJ-21
Model of a Joy Air MA-60

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 testing service in June 2009 and will commence service sometime around 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 until 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 31 July 2010)[2]

Joy Air Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers
(First/Business/Economy)
Routes
Comac ARJ21 0 50 85 (0/0/85) Domestic
Xian MA-60 4 46 60 (0/0/60) Domestic

References