Jade Cargo International
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| Jade Cargo International 翡翠国际货运航空有限公司 Fěicùi Guójì Huòyùn Hángkōng Yŏuxiàn Gōngsī | ||
|---|---|---|
| IATA JI | ICAO JAE | Callsign JADE CARGO |
| Founded | 2004 | |
| Hubs | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | |
| Fleet size | 3 | |
| Destinations | 10 | |
| Parent company | Jade Cargo International Company Ltd. | |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| Key people | Dong Lijia (Chairman of the Board of Directors) | |
| Website: http://www.jadecargo.com/ | ||
Jade Cargo International is a cargo airline based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. It operates cargo services to Asia and Europe. Its main base is Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport.[1]
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[edit] History
Jade Cargo International was established in October 2004 and is co-owned by Shenzhen Airlines, which has a 51% stake, Lufthansa Cargo with 25% and DEG – Deutsche Investitions Entwicklungsgesellschaft – with 24%. It started operations in March 2005 with intra-Asian services. It is the first cargo airline in China with foreign ownership and has 300 employees (at JUN2007). [2]
In August 2007 Jade Cargo had to ground 2 of the 4 aircraft, because they were unable to crew them. This situation in likely to continue as long as the salary conditions remain unchanged.
[edit] Destinations
[citation needed]Jade Cargo International commenced operations with its first commercial flight from Shenzhen to Amsterdam on 5 August 2006. The aircraft returned to Shenzhen and operated its first flight to Seoul the next day. Now it operates twelve flights weekly from China to Europe.
The expanded network serves ten destinations:
Europe
Asia
North America
Plans are to launch new US destinations Dallas and Portland from Shenzhen via Shanghai.
[edit] Fleet
As of June2007, the Jade Cargo International fleet includes:[citation needed]
- 4 Boeing 747-400ERF (plus 2 on order)
[edit] Aircraft orders
On September 15, 2005, the airline ordered 6 Boeing 747-400ERF from Boeing with delivery from 2006 through January 2008. [3]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, pp. 95-96.
- ^ With the delivery of its third freighter Jade Cargo International starts services to four additional destinations February 2007
- ^ Boeing Press Release on Jade Cargo International Boeing 747-400ERF Order
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nl:Jade Cargo ja:翡翠国際貨運航空
