Air is the name given to the Earth's atmosphere used in breathing and photosynthesis.

Air may also refer to:

Music

Air (music), a song-like vocal or instrumental composition

*''Air on the G String'', August Wilhelmj's adaptation of an air by Johann Sebastian Bach

Air de cour, secular vocal music in France in the late Renaissance and early Baroque period

Associated Independent Recording (AIR), an audio recording facility based in London

Songs

"A.I.R.", a song by Anthrax from ''Spreading the Disease''

"Air", a song by Talking Heads from ''Fear of Music''

Albums

''Air'' (Cecil Taylor album), 1960

''Air'' (Kym album), 2005

''Air'' (Agua de Annique album), 2007

''Air'' (Andreas Vollenweider album), 2009

Artists

Air (French band), a French electronic music duo

Air (Japanese band), a Japanese band

Air (jazz group), a jazz trio founded in 1971

Air (1970s band), 1970s American rock band

All India Radio (band), an Australian electronic band

Literature

''Air'' (comics), a comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics

''Air'' (novel), a 2005 novel by Geoff Ryman

Videogames

''Air'' (1977 video game), an air combat based mainframe computer game

''Air'' (visual novel), a 2000 Japanese visual novel

*''Air'' (visual novel), a 2000 anime adaption

*''Air'' (film), a 2005 adaptation of the visual novel

Art Is Resistance, an organization in the Year Zero

Other

"Air" (''Stargate Universe''), series premiere of the television series ''Stargate Universe''

''Air/Love is destructive'', the first half of ''The End of Evangelion'', a 1997 anime film.

Air (classical element)

MacBook Air, an Apple laptop

A range of boardsport tricks consisting of jumps without rotation

Aïr Mountains, a massif in northern Niger

The Sultanate of Aïr, or Sultanate of Agadez, a monarchy in the Aïr Mountains between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries

Air conditioning, any form of cooling, heating, ventilation or disinfection that modifies the condition of air

Air, a common colloquialism for a broadcast

"Airs" above the ground, a term used in dressage

Nickname of Michael Jordan, American basketball player

*Air Jordan, a popular brand of basketball shoes promoted by Michael Jordan

Nickname of Steve McNair, American football player

Donna Air, British actress

Air (roller coaster), a flying roller coaster at Alton Towers theme park in the United Kingdom

Air-to-air rocket or air interception rocket, an unguided projectile fired from aircraft to engage other flying targets

Airbles railway station (National Rail code), in Motherwell, Scotland

AIR (program), a program suite for medical image registration

AIR (nightclub), a 2000 capacity superclub located in Digbeth, Birmingham in the UK

Initialisms

ABS-CBN International Report, a defunct international newscast of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation

Active Infrared, combines infrared illumination of spectral range 700–1,000 nm (just below the visible spectrum of the human eye) with CCD cameras sensitive to this light.

Adelaide International Raceway, a permanent circuit owned by Australian Motorsport Club Limited under the auspices of the Bob Jane Corporation

Adobe Integrated Runtime or Adobe AIR, a runtime environment for rich Internet applications

Air injection reactor, a very early automobile emissions control system

AIR-X, USSR aircraft series by Yakovlev, stands for Alexei Rykov, one of the communist leaders

All India Radio, radio broadcast service in India

Aminoimidazole ribotide

''Annals of Improbable Research'', a bi-monthly magazine devoted to scientific humour

Anterior interval release, a type of arthroscopic knee surgery

Art International Radio, an arts-oriented radio station

Average issue readership, a statistic used by National Readership Survey to measure the readership of a magazine.

the New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol for AAR Corporation

See also

Aire (disambiguation)

AIRS (disambiguation)

Ayr (disambiguation)

Ayre, one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man

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China Southern Airlines () (, , ) is an airline headquartered in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. It is the world's sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried, and Asia's largest airline in terms of both fleet size and passengers carried. It is also the fourth-largest airline in the world in domestic passenger traffic and the sixth-largest in scheduled domestic passenger-kilometres flown. From its main hubs at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Beijing Capital International Airport, the airline flies to 121 destinations using a fleet of 422 aircraft.

China Southern Airlines was established on 1 July 1988 following the restructuring of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Since then, the airline acquired and merged with a number of domestic airlines, becoming one of China's "Big Three" airlines (alongside Air China and China Eastern Airlines). China Southern Airlines is a member of SkyTeam. The airlines's logo is a red kapok on a blue vertical tail fin.

In 2010, China Southern Airlines carried 76.5 million domestic and international passengers with an average load factor of 79.2%. The airline reported a net profit of CNY5.8 billion ($883 million) in 2010.

History and development

China Southern Airlines was established in 1988, following the government's decision to split the operating divisions of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) into separate airlines. The CAAC was restructured in late 1984 and divided into four major airlines, among which was China Southern Airlines, which became a separate identity on 1 July 1988. with operations starting in 1989. Although controlled by the CAAC, China Southern quickly established relationships with Western companies; in 1990, it launched a maintenance joint-venture with Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa and Lockheed called Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co. (GAMECO). During 1991, six million passengers were carried, and with 38 Boeing jet airliners, China Southern was serving 90 domestic cities and 17 international destinations. In 1992, the airline raised US$537 million in revenue, and posted a $102 million profits; on 17 December 1992, China Southern also signed an order for six Boeing 777s, split between four standard −200 series and two longer-range −200ERs. China Southern, along with a number of Chinese airlines, was granted financial independence during the year, with a resultant drawback being the purchase of fuel and airport fees.

Foreign investments

In 1994, the Chinese government opened the possibility foreign investments in its airlines; China Southern and United Airlines quickly started talks on the matter. To raise its operating standards and distance itself from mostly unprofitable second- and third-tiers domestic airlines, the carrier signed agreements with a number of U.S. carriers regarding staff training and aircraft maintenance, with the ultimate aim of being listed on the . Revenue for the year doubled, although profits did not increase significantly due to the costs associated with the airline's growth.

The first of the six Boeing 777s arrived on 28 December 1995, The following year, China Southern was the first to place its Boeing 777s into non-stop services across the Pacific Ocean, connecting Guangzhou and Los Angeles. Three years later, Boeing 777's were deployed to Sydney and Melbourne. Despite the airline's effort on raising international capacity from the start, domestic traffic made up 80% of the airline's revenue. As a result, it signed a codeshare agreement during the mid-1990s to further increase international traffic.

In order to keep pace with fast developments, China Southern Airlines entered the capital market to optimise its financial structure. The airline is successfully listed on the Hong Kong and New York Stock Exchanges in July 1997, raising $600–$700 million. It followed up in 2003 at the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Mergers and acquisitions

In July 2000, the CAAC announced that the ten airlines under its direct management will be merged into three airline groups, revolving around Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern itself. On 4 August, China Southern absorbed Zhongyuan Airlines. The following year it acquire China Northern Airlines and China Xinjiang Airlines. In 2004, the merger was completed. As a result, China Southern Airlines became one of the "Big Three" carriers in the country. Since then, it has successively took over shareholding stocks and joined the equity in numerous Chinese carriers. The airline is the major shareholder of Xiamen Airlines (51%) and Chongqing Airlines (60%). It also invests in Sichuan Airlines.

On 29 September 2003, the airline placed an order with Airbus for 4 Trent 700-powered Airbus A330-200s, to be delivered from 2005. This was part of the order placed in April by the China Aviation Supplies Imp. & Exp. Group covering 30 aircraft. The first example was delivered on 28 February 2005, thereby giving China Southern the title of the first mainland Chinese A330 operator. One month earlier, on 28 January 2005, the airline placed a commitment order for 5 Airbus A380-800s, becoming the first Chinese airline to so, with delivery in time for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Ironically, PRC officials also placed an order for 60 7E7s on the same day for six airlines. The aircraft would be delivered between 2008 and 2010. However, due to delivery delays, the aircraft was not delivered in time for the Olympics and as of May 2010, the first of the aircraft are scheduled to arrive sometime in 2011. Boeing used the event to official designate the aircraft the ''Boeing 787''.

On the same day, a China Southern Airlines Boeing 777–200 originating from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport landed in Taipei, becoming the first mainland Chinese to land in the Republic of China since 1949, when the Kuomintang were involved in the war with the Communist Party of China. The flight carried 234 passengers home after the Lunar New Year. Within three years, in July 2008, a China Southern Airlines Airbus A330 carrying 230 tourists again landed in Taipei. The governments of the two countries agreed to allow directs flights between the countries in June, ending six-decades of limited air travel between the two Chinas. Following the flight, China Southern Airlines Chairman and pilot of the flight, Liu Shaoyong, said, "From today onward, regular commercial flights will replace the rumbling warplanes over the skies of the Taiwan Strait, and relations between the two sides will become better and better. "

On 6 September 2005, China Southern Airlines along with CASGC placed an order for a further 10 Airbus A330 wide-body airliners: 8 A330-300s and 2 A330-200s. Aircraft deliveries were due to begin in December 2007 and continue through 2008. It followed up with another Airbus order on 7 July 2006, when it confirmed a deal covering the purchase of 50 more A320 narrowbodies for delivery from 2009. The order included 13 A319-100s, 20 A320-200s and 17 A321-200s, reportedly worth $3.3 billion at list price. In December 2005, China Southern Airlines along with CASGC, announced an order with Boeing for 9 Boeing 737-700s and 11 Boeing 737-800s.

Recent developments

In June 2006, China Southern Airlines confirmed another order of 3 Boeing 737-700s and 7 Boeing 737-800s. The deliveries would continue through 2010. On 18 October 2006, China Southern Airlines placed an order for 6 Boeing 777 freighters, striding forward a brand new step in its cargo development. The aircraft would be delivered from November 2008 to July 2010.

On 20 August 2007, China Southern Airlines announced its intention for an order of 25 Boeing 737-700s and 30 Boeing 737-800s, which will be delivered from May 2011 to October 2013. It was a mere two months before, on 23 October 2007, China Southern Airlines announced that it had placed an order for 10 additional Airbus A330-200s. The order has a listed price of US$1.677 billion and the aircraft will be delivered from March 2010 to August 2012.

On 21 January 2010, China Southern announced an order for an additional 20 A320-200s scheduled for delivery from 2011 – 2013 due to the falling fuel costs and surging passenger demand.

In March, the Chinese carrier issued new shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai 2010 to raise 10.75 billion yuan ($1.57 billion) in a bid to pay off outstanding loans. In December, CNY810 million ($121.5 million) was injected by China Southern Airlines into its subsidiary Xiamen Airlines to fund its fleet expansion.

In November 2010, China Southern Airlines signed an agreement with Airbus for the purchase of six A330s and 30 A320s–200. The specific variant of A330 is not identified.

On 11 January 2011, China Southern announced a lease for 10 Embraer E-190 to be delivered from the second half of 2011.

On 27 January 2011, China Southern was awarded the four star ranking by Skytrax. It is currently the largest 4 star airline to hold this title.

On 15 June 2011 China Southern made its inaugural flight to Vancouver, Canada opening up a new passenger and trade routes including China Southern Cargo's first flight on on 5 July 2011.

On 17 October 2011, China Southern made its first flight with the Airbus A380.

Destinations

China Southern Airlines flies to 169 countries worldwide, including code-share destinations. It maintains a strong presence in the domestic market, with its main hubs being Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Beijing Capital International Airport, along with other focus cities in Changchun, Changsha, Dalian, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Wuhan and Zhengzhou. The airline plans to develop Chongqing and Ürümqi as hubs as well to exploit the domestic market potential.

The airline provides services to 65 international destinations. Most of the international flights link between Guangzhou and world cities. There are also plenty of international flights operated through Beijing, Urumqi (notably to Central Asia) and Dalian (to Japan, South Korea, and Russia). China Southern Airlines has developed an extensive network to Southeast Asia and also has become the Chinese airline with the largest presence in Australia.

Alliance

On 28 August 2004, China Southern Airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the airline alliance SkyTeam. On 15 November 2007, the airline was officially welcomed as the 11th member of SkyTeam, becoming the first mainland Chinese airline to join the global airline alliance, expanding the alliance's presence on mainland China.

Codeshare agreements

The airline has also codeshare agreements with the following airlines (besides SkyTeam members): {| |- |valign="top"|

Asiana Airlines (Star Alliance)

Garuda Indonesia (future SkyTeam member)

Japan Airlines (Oneworld)

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Malaysia Airlines (future Oneworld member)

Pakistan International Airlines

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Fleet

China Southern Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of November 2011):

Cargo

China Southern Cargo is the cargo subsidiary of China Southern Airlines. The cargo airline provides services between mainland China and North America, Europe, and Australia, where destinations such as Amsterdam, Anchorage, Chicago, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Vienna are served from its main hub at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, with cargo flights to Amsterdam and Milan from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. The cargo subsidiary has joined the SkyTeam Cargo alliance in November 2010.

Services

Cabins

China Southern Airlines offers Premium First Class on select flights, such as on the Beijing Capital International Airport- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport route. This cabin offers more amenities and is more spacious than Regular First Class.

;Premium Economy class China Southern offers Premium Economy class, which is more spacious than Economy class. The seats are , compared to in Economy.

Sky Pearl Club

China Southern Airlines's frequent-flyer program is called ''Sky Pearl Club'' (). The Sky Pearl Club allows its members earn FFP mileage not only flying China Southern domestic segments but also on flights of other SkyTeam member airlines within the SkyTeam global network. Moreover, The Sky Pearl Club members can 'earn and burn' mileage on the partnered Sichuan Airlines and China Airlines' flights. The mileage earned on the above mentioned flights can be counted into Elite Qualifying Mileages (EQM) and Elite Qualifying Segment (EQS), enabling quick access to SkyTeam elite status. Membership of Sky Pearl Club can be divided into two tiers: Sky Pearl Gold Card and Sky Pearl Silver Card.

+ Sky Pearl Club Membership Tiers

!Tier Level

Benefits

:* Elite bonus mileages: 30% of statute mileage

:* Confirmed full fare Economy reservation: 48 hours prior to departure

:* Premium check-in: First Class counter

:* Lounge access: First class Lounge with one companion

:* Extra baggage allowance: 15kg or 1 piece

:* Priority standby and upgrade

:* Flight delays: First class service

:* Exclusive gifts and information

:Elite qualifying mileage (EQM): 80,000 km

:Elite qualifying segments (EQS): 40 designated segments

:* Elite bonus mileages: 15% of Statute Mileage

:* Confirmed full fare economy reservation: 72 hours prior to departure

:* Premium check-in: Business Class counter

:* Lounge access: Business class lounge

:* Extra baggage allowance: 10kg or 1 piece

:* Priority standby and upgrade

:* Flight delays: Business Class service

:* Exclusive gifts and information

:Elite qualifying mileage(EQM): 40,000 km

:Elite qualifying segments(EQS): 20 designated segments

Incidents and accidents

On 2 October 1990, a hijacked Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737 crashed into a China Southern Airlines Boeing 757, killing 128 people from both aircraft. See Guangzhou Baiyun aircraft collision

On 24 November 1992, Flight 3943, a Boeing 737 jetliner (Registered ''B-2523''), crashed into a hill near Guilin, Guangxi, killing all 141 on board, due to an engine thrust malfunction. On 8 May 1997, Flight 3456, a Boeing 737–300 jetliner (registered ''B-2925''), crashed on approach into Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport killing 35, with 9 injured. On 22 August 2006, flight CZ325 from Guangzhou, China to Sydney, Australia had to be turned back to Guangzhou after a note had been found indicating a bomb was on board. The plane was returned to Guangzhou after one hour into the flight. Passengers were interviewed by police for two hours after landing, after which they were allowed back onto the plane to resume their journey. A 39-year-old Australian businessman of Hong Kong origin was arrested after Chinese police matched his handwriting with that of the threatening note found in the lavatory. He was alleged to have told police that he had made the threat because he was lovesick and suffering from depression over a failed relationship, the Xinhua news agency was quoted as saying. On 7 March 2008, an attempt to hijack and crash a flight en route to Beijing from Urumqi was averted when the crew found a 19 year old Turkic woman trying to spill gasoline in the toilet. The pilot made an emergency landing at Lanzhou Airport and two passengers were arrested.

See also

Aviation

Aviation industry in the People's Republic of China

List of airlines of the People's Republic of China

List of airports in the People's Republic of China

List of companies of the People's Republic of China

Transportation in the People's Republic of China

References

External links

China Southern Airlines Global Website

China Southern Airlines

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Hong Kong Airlines Ltd (), formerly CR Airways Limited (, IATA: N8), is a Hong Kong-based airline, with its main hub and corporate head office at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline operates scheduled regional passenger and cargo services to 10 destinations within the People's Republic of China and Vietnam, including codeshares with its sister airline, Hong Kong Express Airways.

The airline was founded as CR Airways by Robert Yip on 28 March 2001 and began helicopter passenger charter operations with a Sikorsky S-76C+ helicopter. It was Hong Kong's first helicopter operator to receive an Air Operator's Certificate since the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was established. Mainland Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines and Mr Mung Kin Keung took over the airline in 2006 by acquiring a 45 percent and 55 percent holdings in the airline, respectively. The airline officially changed its name to Hong Kong Airlines Limited on 28 November 2006 and introduced a new logo representing a bauhinia flower, a Hong Kong native flower.

History

Robert Yip, the chairman of China Rich Holdings, with business interests in Chinese medicine, internet portal, construction and property development, established CR Airways in Hong Kong on 28 March 2001. The airline received its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (CAD) with a 12 passenger Sikorsky S-76C+ helicopter in early 2002. It was Hong Kong's third commercial helicopter operator and the first helicopter operator to receive an AOC since Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of People's Republic of China.

On 27 June 2003, CR Airways became Hong Kong's third passenger airline after receiving a revised AOC from the Director of Civil Aviation Albert Lam and operated its first passenger flight on the next day. It started passenger charter operations to Laoag, Philippines on 5 July 2003, with a Bombardier CRJ200 leased from GE Capital Aviation Services. In September 2003, the airline applied for traffic rights to operate scheduled passenger services to Laoag and Chinese cities of Jinan, Naning, Meixian and Wenzhou. In addition, Robert Yip sold 40 percent of the airline to his company, China Rich Holdings, for HK$180 million. By March 2004, the airline had added Siem Reap, Cambodia to its charter network.

In April 2005, the Hong Kong Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA) granted a five-year licence to transport passengers, cargo and mail to China; the airline was free to apply for traffic rights to 10 cities in China. On 5 July 2005, the airline announced the purchase of two Bombardier CRJ700s from Danish carrier Maersk Air, scheduled to arrive in July and mid-August, respectively. In addition, the airline had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Boeing for the purchase of 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 30 Boeing 737–800s on 20 December 2005 at a listed price of US$3.28 billion. An executive of the airline had told reporters that some of the Boeing aircraft was from Hainan Airlines' order.

On 27 June 2006, Hainan Airlines purchased a 45 percent holdings of the airline and the holdings would be transferred to Grand China Air, a new holding company of Hainan Airlines. Two months later, Mr Mung Kin Keung acquired the remaining 55 percent of the airline and became the controlling shareholder on 7 August; and its director on 13 August. On 22 September 2006, CR Airways Limited officially changed its name to Hong Kong Airlines Limited and a launch ceremony took place on 28 November. The airline also introduced a new logo, which represents a bauhinia flower, the symbol of Hong Kong where the airline is anchored. The new logo also represents the close relationship between the airline and Hong Kong and its new era in the civil aviation industry. The airline made the biggest aircraft order in its young history on 21 June 2007, by ordering 51 narrow- and wide-body aircraft from European plane maker, Airbus, at an estimated value of US$5.6 billion. The airline's IATA code was changed from N8 to HX on 27 May 2007.

On 24 October 2008, the airline announced plans in preparation for the arrival of the Airbus A330-200 wide-body aircraft, which included personnel and fleet composition. The new aircraft will provide medium haul passenger and cargo services to the Middle East and Australia.

On 8 June 2010, Hong Kong Airlines successfully completed their proving flight from Hong Kong to Beijing and return earning their Air Operating's Certificate for the Airbus A330 operations from HKCAD. Captain Mikey Ng (Malaysian) and Captain Nejad (Iranian) were the first 2 commanders flying the A330-200 for the airline.

On 28 June 2010, schedule flight to Moscow was successfully launched.

Cellphone usage on Hong Kong Airlines flights will soon be allowed between 2009–2010. The service is stated to be provided by OnAir.

On 22 October 2010, Hong Kong Airlines officially joined the IATA.

On 9 November 2011, Hong Kong Airlines is launching Daily Hong Kong – London Gatwick service from 8 March 2012, with Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The A330-200 aircraft on this route will be operating as an all Club Class service, featuring 34 “Club Premier” (business class lie-flat beds) and 82 “Club Classic” (cradle style recliner business class) seats.

Destinations

Codeshare agreements

Hong Kong Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines (at July 2011):

EVA Air - Taipei-Taoyuan Hong Kong Express – Beijing, Shanghai-Pudong, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hanoi, Hangzhou, Nanning, Sanya.

Tianjin Airlines - Tianjin

Hainan Airlines - Haikou, Sanya ,Hangzhou, Chengdu

Fleet

As of February 2012, the Hong Kong Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 4.9 years:

All passenger aircraft are equipped with a video broadcasting system with 20 -wide ceiling or wall-mounted liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors, with two in Business Class and 18 in Economy Class.

Aircraft orders

On 20 December 2005, the airline signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Boeing to acquire 30 Boeing 737–800 aircraft and 10 Boeing 787 aircraft. However, according to the airline's website, there is only a firm order of four Boeing 737–800 aircraft, with no mention of a firm order for the Boeing 787 aircraft.

On 21 June 2007, the airline signed an MOU with Airbus to acquire 30 Airbus A320s, 20 Airbus A330-200s powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines and one Airbus Corporate Jet. The order was subsequently confirmed with the signing of a firm contract with Airbus on 12 September 2007 and it will be shared between the airline and its sister airline Hong Kong Express Airways. In December 2008, three of the original orders for 20 A330-200s were converted to A330-300s and transferred to Hong Kong International Aviation Leasing. They will be operated by Hong Kong Airlines.

On 4 February 2010, Airbus announced another MOU signed with Hong Kong Airlines to acquire 6 more Airbus A330-200s. These will have Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines and were originally ordered by Grupo Marsans. At the same time, one of the A330-243s on order was converted to a −343.

At the Farnborough Air Show in July 2010, Airbus announced that Hong Kong Airlines had signed a MOU to convert orders for 15 A330s to A350s and place an additional order for 10 A330-200s. No engine selection for the additional A330s was announced.

In early 2011, there were rumours that Hong Kong Airlines had ordered 15 B747-8 aircraft, but such an order never materialized.

At the Paris Air Show in June 2011, Hong Kong Airlines had announced a signed contract for 10 Airbus A380's however due to China's anger with the European Union over plans to force all airlines to take part in its carbon-trading scheme,the Chinese government has blocked progress on Airbus’s sale of 10 A380s to Hong Kong Airlines. In early January 2012, HKA's corporate governance head Kenneth Thong stated in a TV interview that the order was going ahead.

Retired

Aircraft that have been in service with Hong Kong Airlines are: Sikorsky S-76C+ helicopter Bombardier CRJ200 Bombardier CRJ700

Corporate affairs

The airline's head office is on Level 2 of the CNAC House (中航大廈, Cantonese: ''jung1 hong4 daai6 ha6'', Mandarin: ''Zhōngháng Dàshà'') on the property of Hong Kong International Airport in Lantau, Hong Kong.

Loyalty programmes

The Fortune Wings Club is the loyalty programme for Hong Kong Airlines and its sister airlines, including Grand China Air, Grand China Express, Hainan Airlines, Hong Kong Express Airways, Lucky Air and West Air. Membership benefits include air ticket redemption and upgrade; VIP members have additional privileges of dedicated First or Business Class check in counters, lounge access, bonus mileage and extra baggage allowance.

Incidents and accidents

This covers Hong Kong Airlines flights. 17 November 2011: Hong Kong Airlines Flight 752 was held hostage by passengers at Hong Kong Airport after a dispute between the airline and the passengers over compensation offered to them after a 9 hour delay on the tarmac at Changi Airport. The passengers were later removed from the aircraft by the police but 21 of them continued their protest at the airport terminal. This dispute was later settled after the airline agreed to increase the compensation. In January 2012, Hong Kong Airlines came under fire after reaching a deal involving dolphins captured in Tajii, Japan (the site of the annual dolphin drive hunt, featured in the Oscar winning film, The Cove) being transported to dolphin parks around the world. Passengers threatening a boycott against the airline ensued.

See also

List of airlines of Hong Kong

List of airports in Hong Kong

List of companies of Hong Kong

Transport in Hong Kong

References

External links

Hainan Airlines website

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