Sichuan Airlines aims to end 2020 with fleet of more than 180 aircraft

Sichuan Airlines said (04-Feb-2016) the next five development years, between 2016 and 2020, marks an important strategic transformation for the year. BY 2020, the carrier aims to have a fleet of more than 180 aircraft and total asset of CNY50 billion (USD8.3 billion). Between 2011 and 2015, Sichuan Airlines doubled its fleet from 57 to 106 and transported an accumulated 84.5 million passengers, including 21.2 million passengers alone in 2015, which was the first time annual passengers have exceeded 20 million for the carrier. [more - original PR - Chinese]