Okay Airways
Okay Airways (Chinese: 奥凯航空公司; pinyin: Aòkǎi Hángkōng gōngsī) is an airline headquartered in Shunyi District, Beijing, People's Republic of China. It operates passenger flight services and dedicated cargo services. Its main hubs are Tianjin Binhai International Airport and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, with a secondary hub is Changsha Huanghua International Airport.[1]
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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Tianjin Binhai International Airport
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Changsha Huanghua International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Lucky Clouds Club | ||||||
| Fleet size | 28 | ||||||
| Destinations | 50 | ||||||
| Parent company | Okay Airways Ltd. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Beijing, China | ||||||
| Key people | Liu Jieyin | ||||||
| Website | http://www.okair.net/ | ||||||
History
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Okay Airways was established in June 2004 and in February 2005 received an aviation carrier business license from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). It is China's first private sector airline. The carrier's maiden flight from its base in Tianjin to Changsha was on 11 March 2005, with 81 people on board.[2]
In August 2005, the airline signed a letter of intent with Korean Air under which it and another Korean company were to have acquired 49% of the airline, but agreement could not be reached over the issue of control and the deal failed.[3] Okay Airways leased three Boeing 737-300F aircraft and started cargo services as a local partner of FedEx Express in March 2007.[4]
Flights were suspended for one month beginning on 15 December 2008, due to a dispute between the carrier and its shareholders.[5]
Okay Airways and Joy Air were announced as launch customers for the Xian MA700 aircraft and are to be involved with the development of the aircraft, which is due to make its maiden flight in 2019.[6]
Corporate affairs
Its headquarters are in an Air China office facility in Zone A of the Tianzhu Industrial Zone of Shunyi District, Beijing, People's Republic of China.[7][8] Previously the headquarters of Okay Airways were in the Fengtai District, Beijing.[9][10]
Destinations
As of September 2018, Okay Airways Operate to:
Fleet
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Current fleet
As of September 2019, Okay Airways operates an all-Boeing fleet consisting of the following aircraft:[15]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-800 | 20 | — | 177 | |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 6 | 2 | 200 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Boeing 737 MAX 10 | — | 8[16] | TBA | |
| Boeing 787-9 | — | 5[17] | ||
| Okay Airways Cargo fleet | ||||
| Boeing 737-400SF | — | 2 | Cargo | To be leased from Air Transport Services Group[18] |
| Total | 28 | 23 | ||
Fleet development
In June 2017, the airline announced an order for 15 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft consisting of 7 737 MAX 8 and 8 737 MAX 10. In November 2017, the airline signed a firm order for 5 Boeing 787-9 aircraft.[17]
Okay Airways used to have a regional fleet of 13 Xian MA-60. With the establishment of the new Joy Air on October 30, 2016, the regional fleet of Okay Airways (all the 13 Xian MA60) has been transferred to Joy Air.[19]
Former fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of August 2018):[20]
- 2 further Boeing 737-800
References
- "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 58.
- "Private airline launches 1st flight". Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- Air Transport World Archived May 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine 9 May 2007
- "中国民用航空网_中国民航业门户网站_《中国民用航空》杂志社主办". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- "China's Okay Airways suspends flights for 1 month". USA Today. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- "AVIC cuts metal on MA700 turboprop". Flightglobal.com. 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- "联系方式 Archived April 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." Okay Airways. November 21, 2011. Retrieved on December 27, 2011. "北京市顺义区天竺空港工业区A区天柱中路16号"
- "Privacy Policy." Air China France. Retrieved on February 5, 2010. "No. 16, A TianZhu Airport Industrial Zone TianZhu West Road"
- "北京总公司." Okay Airways. Retrieved on October 4, 2009. "北京总公司" and "北京市丰台区方庄芳星园三区18号"
- "China to approve private airline – report.(Okay Airways Co)(Brief Article)." HighBeam Research, Airline Industry Information. February 22, 2005. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.
- "Okay Airways schedules Xi'An – Hakodate flight in Dec 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- "Okay Airways Plans Tianjin – Daegu Service in late-May 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- "Okay Airways adds Phuket service from late-Nov 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- "Okay Airways adds Nanning – Phu Quoc route from Nov 2018". Routesonline. 18 October 2018.
- "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 11.
- Editorial, Reuters. "BRIEF-Boeing, Okay Airways announce order for 15 737 MAX airplanes". Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- "China's Okay firms up order for five 787-9s". 23 November 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- "China's Okay Airways to lease two B737 freighters from ATSG". Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- Cantle, Katie (25 January 2017). "China's Joy Air may not see profit for two years". ATW (Air Transport World). Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- "Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2018): 11.
External links
- Okay Airways (in Chinese)
- Okay Airways Corporate (in Chinese) (Archive)
- Okay Airways Fleet
