Shenzhen Donghai Airlines former name East Pacific Airlines is a cargo airline

Cargo airline

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 based in Shenzhen

Shenzhen

Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...

, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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. It plans to develop a multi aviation business on both cargo and passenger flight between domestic major Chinese cities and international route. Its main base is Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Shenzhen International Airport is located near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, the People's Republic of China. It is 32 km northwest of the city center. It is the hub for Shenzhen Airlines, and a focus city for China Southern Airlines. The airport also...

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History

The airline was established in 2006 and is owned by Shenzhen Donggang Trade (51%), Donghai United Group (25%) and Yonggang (24%). Services were expected to start in August 2006 subject to gaining approval from Chinese aviation authorities. It has taken delivery of its first freighter aircraft, a Boeing 737-300

Boeing 737

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 passenger plane converted into a freighter, with two further converted aircraft expected in August and September 2006.

In 2010, Donghai Jet Co. Ltd. orders 5 Challenger business jet from Bombardier

Bombardier Aerospace

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 for business jet service, Donghai Jet Co. Ltd. received the first Canadair CL-600 business jet on 13 November.

Destinations

The airline's inaugural service was expected to be between Shenzhen and Shanghai

Shanghai

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, with an intention to start a service to Kunming

Kunming

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 sometime after the launch of the inaugural service. In 2008, the airlines start the service to Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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 - Chengdu

Chengdu

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. Now, Donghai airlines flies between Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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, Manila

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, Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City

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, Beijing

Beijing

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, Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

, Chengdu

Chengdu

Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...

, Hangzhou

Hangzhou

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 and Wuxi

Wuxi

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Fleet

The Donghai Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at October 2011) :

• 6 Boeing 737-300SF
  Boeing 737
  The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
  
  

Aircraft registration : B-2517, B-2518, B-2897, B-2898, B-5046, B-5047

Donghai Jet Co. Ltd.

• 1 Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605
  Bombardier Challenger 600
  The Bombardier Challenger 600 series is a family of business jets designed by Bill Lear and produced first by Canadair until that company was bought by Bombardier Aerospace in 1986.-Development:...
  
  

Aircraft registration : B-3077

• 5 Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 300
  Bombardier Challenger 300
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Aircraft registration : B-8106, B-8190, B-8191, B-8192, B-8193

Donghai Airlines has bought two Boeing 737-300

Boeing 737

The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...

 passenger aircraft from China Eastern Airlines

China Eastern Airlines

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited is an airline headquartered on the grounds of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Changning District, Shanghai, China. It is a major Chinese airline operating international, domestic and regional routes. Its main hubs are at Shanghai Pudong...

to be converted to freighters. The aircraft were expected to be completed in time for starting freighter operations at the beginning of August 2006. Pemco World Air Services has been contracted to convert four Boeing 737-300 passenger aircraft to full freighters (ie two immediate conversions and two option aircraft).

External links

Shenzhen Donghai Airlines official website