Shandong Airlines

Shandong Airlines
山东航空
IATA ICAO Callsign
SC CDG SHANDONG
Founded12 March 1994 (1994-03-12)
Hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programPhoenix Miles
Fleet size127
Destinations73[1]
Parent companyAir China (22.8%)
HeadquartersShandong Airlines Center, Second Ring Road East No. 5746, Lixia District, Jinan, Shandong
Key peopleXu Chuanyu (President)
Websitewww.sda.cn

Shandong Airlines Co,.Ltd. (Chinese: 山东航空; pinyin: Shāndōng Hángkōng; nicknamed SDA or 山航; Shānháng) is an airline based in the Shandong Airlines Center (山东航空大厦; Shāndōng Hángkōng Dàshà) in Jinan, Shandong.[2][3] The Chinese carrier operates a sizable domestic network from Jinan, Qingdao and Yantai to major cities across China, together with an international network to regional Asian destinations. The airline's two largest shareholders are Shandong Aviation Group with a 42% controlling stake and Air China, a strategic partner, holding 22.8% of the airlines shares.[4]

Shandong Airlines was established on 12 March 1994 and started operations in September of the same year. In September 1997 it became a founding member of the New Star (Xinxing) Aviation Alliance together with five other Chinese provincial airlines. The purpose of the alliance was to improve finances and deter takeover from larger competitors.[5] The airline's first of many new international services commenced on 8 June 2004 connecting Jinan to Singapore.[6]

On 21 April 2014, Shandong Airlines committed to order 50 Boeing 737s, including 16 Next-Generation 737s and 34 737 MAXes.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Shandong Airlines on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  2. ^ "About SDA Archived 2012-01-05 at the Wayback Machine." Shandong Airlines. Retrieved on December 19, 2011. "Address: Shandong Airlines Centre, 5746 – East 2nd Ring Road, Jinan, Shandong, PR China."
  3. ^ 山航简介. Shandong Airlines. Archived from the original on 2011-12-29. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 地址:济南市二环东路5746号山东航空大厦
  4. ^ "Shandong Airlines Review". Destination Travel. Retrieved 28 April 2018
  5. ^ "Chinese independents co-operate to form defensive alliance". Flight Global. Published 17 September 1997
  6. ^ "Shandong Airlines Launches Jinan-Singapore Flight". China Internet Information Center. Retrieved 28 April 2018
  7. ^ "Shandong Airlines Commitment to Purchase 50 Boeing 737s (737-800/737 MAX)". Shandong Weekly.
  8. ^ "Boeing Statement on Shandong Airlines Commitment to Purchase 50 737s" (Press release). The Boeing Company.

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