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Hainan Airlines

Hainan Airlines Chairman, Chen Ming
Hainan Airlines Chairman, Chen Ming
IATA Code
HU
ICAO Code
CHH
Corporate Address
HNA Development Building, 29 Hixiu Road,
Hainan, 570206,
P.R. China
Website
http://global.hnair.com/
Main hub
Beijing Capital International Airport
Country
China
Business model
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Hainan Airlines is the leading business enterprise in the air transportation division of the HNA Group. The carrier is one of the largest Chinese airlines behind the "big three". Since 1993, in additional to its main base at Haikou Meilan International Airport, Hainan Airlines has established hubs in Beijing, Xi'an, Taiyuan, Urumqi, Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Dalian and Shenzhen, as well as an extensive network across China, and connecting Asia, Europe, America and Africa. It has opened nearly 500 domestic and international routes flying to more than 90 cities. The carrier operates both scheduled and charter services.

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Chinese carrier pax traffic to exceed 300 million in FY2012 as double-digit pax growth returns

6-Feb-12 11:46 AM

China’s aviation market is poised for a memorable year in 2012, as Beijing likely eclipses Atlanta as the world’s busiest airport (expected in 2H2012) and double-digit traffic growth rates return. Chinese carriers are expected to report a 10% increase in passenger traffic this year to 320 million passengers, according to industry regulator, the CAAC, following growth of 9.2% in 2011.

Some 21 airports in China handled more than 10 million passengers in 2011, five more than 2010 – and more are expected to join the ‘10 million+ club’ in 2012. Eight Chinese airports handled more than 20 million passengers last year. 10 years ago, Beijing was the only Mainland Chinese airport handling over 20 million passengers (with 24.2 million passengers in 2001), while Guangzhou Baiyun and Shanghai Hongqiao (both with 13.8 million passengers) were the only two other airports in China with over 15 million annual passengers.

Chinese airlines' sixth freedom roles could challenge Middle East, Asian, European hubs this decade

26-Jan-12 6:52 PM

Signs are now emerging of the enormous – and largely unanticipated – impact that China’s airline industry will have on the international network as this decade rolls out. It will significantly tilt the world airline system.

China’s airlines have expanded remarkably since 2000, but most of that growth has been in the domestic arena, responding to the country’s rapid economic rise. It is only more recently that the airlines, with Central Government encouragement, have begun to focus more on international routes.

There are obstacles to be overcome. Service quality is typically not at the standards expected of the Asia Pacific region carriers; marketing and distribution remains a problem; yield management systems have been inadequate; and limited networks still make achievement of critical mass a challenge.

Yet Chinese airlines have two great advantages when it comes to operating sixth freedom network roles: they have a massive and growing third and fourth freedom market; and they are geographically strategically placed to service traffic flows from all countries to the south, connecting with North America and Western Europe using the effective north Polar routing. Additionally, they have relatively low cost bases.

Hong Kong Airlines focusing on improving regional network ahead of long-haul push mid decade

25-Jan-12 12:25 PM

Hong Kong Airlines, controlled by the mainland’s HNA Group, is undergoing a reorganisation of its short- and medium-haul operations as it seeks to build and improve its regional network ahead of a push into long-haul international markets later this decade. The restructure by the closely held carrier aims to stem losses and focus on key business markets, to build its Hong Kong hub, ahead of the delivery of 10 A380s later in the decade. At the same time, as previously reported, Hong Kong Express is being converted into an LCC to differentiate itself from its sister airline Hong Kong Airlines.

Hong Kong Airlines, and to a lesser degree Hong Kong Express, have announced a number of route changes across the short-haul network in the past couple of months. New routes for Hong Kong Airlines are generally to be operated with a minimum daily frequency and are increasingly focusing on higher-yield business sectors, such as Hong Kong-Taipei Taoyuan.

Qantas' Hong Kong capacity increase underscores city's importance to pan-Asian strategies

11-Nov-11 4:22 PM

Qantas will increase capacity from Jan-2012 on its Sydney-Hong Kong service despite the route soon losing traffic as onward passengers to London are forced to transit through Singapore after the Hong Kong-London service ends in Mar-2012. The increase shows the emerging relevance Hong Kong, and its access to mainland China, has to Australia as Cathay Pacific increases competition and Hong Kong Airlines looks to enter the market. Hong Kong also has strategic relevance as a low-cost carrier hub for Jetstar or any other pan-Asian airline – if local incumbent Cathay Pacific loses its fight to keep LCCs out from its home turf.

Big guns are lined up for this year’s three big airport transactions

8-Sep-11 9:38 AM

After spending two years distinctly in the doldrums since the fire sale bargain disposal of Gatwick Airport, airport privatisation activities are beginning to make the news headlines again. Currently there are three major transactions – the sale by Hochtief of its concessions division, which includes airports; the concession on Puerto Rico’s Luis Munoz Marin airport, and, the biggest of them all, the concessions to operate Spain’s two main airports at Madrid and Barcelona. This article looks at who is bidding for what and, as far as can be ascertained, why. It considers the possibility that at least one of the processes could still fall at the last hurdle.

Profitable Hainan Airlines 'still single'; Driving international expansion organically

6-Sep-11 10:57 AM

Hainan Airlines and HNA Aviation Group chairman Wang Yingming has said the airline has decided to remain outside the global alliances fold for now, commenting that Hainan Airlines is "still single because we don't want to marry early." Instead, the profitable carrier plans to accelerate international network expansion organically - a higher risk option. Hainan Airlines will receive 10 aircraft this calendar year, increasing its seat capacity by 11%, with the majority of the planned capacity to be introduced in 2H2011.

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