East Star Airlines is an airline based in Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. It is a privately owned airline and operates scheduled domestic services on 10 routes from Wuhan, and expects to add more routes as its fleet grows. Its main base is Wuhan Tianhe International Airport^[1]. In July 2007, it was granted rights to operate international service after only a year of service, the first privately owned Chinese airline to be granted permission to operate international flights before CAAC's requirement of three-years service. ^[2]. IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (Traditional Chinese: 武漢天河國際機場; Simplified Chinese: 武汉天河国际机场; pinyin: WÇ”hàn Tiānhé Guójì JÄ«chÇŽng) (IATA: WUH, ICAO: ZHHH) serves Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples Republic of China. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... For the brand of cymbal, see Wuhan cymbals. ... Hubei (Chinese: 湖北; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hu-pei; Postal System Pinyin: Hupeh) is a central province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... For the brand of cymbal, see Wuhan cymbals. ... Hubei (Chinese: 湖北; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hu-pei; Postal System Pinyin: Hupeh) is a central province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (Traditional Chinese: 武漢天河國際機場; Simplified Chinese: 武汉天河国际机场; pinyin: WÇ”hàn Tiānhé Guójì JÄ«chÇŽng) (IATA: WUH, ICAO: ZHHH) serves Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples Republic of China. ...

History

The airline received its air operators certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on 10 June 2005 and started operations on 19 May 2006. It is wholly owned by the China East Star Group and has 541 employees (at March 2007)^[1]. Its inaugural flight was from Wuhan to Shenzhen using its first Airbus A319^[3]. Known by the acronym CAAC, with the official name of General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (中国民用航空总局, pinyin Zhongguo Renyong Hangkong Zongju). ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern China. ...

Destinations

East Star Airlines destinations include (at SEP 2007)^[3]:

• Wuhan
• Shenzhen
• Haikou
• Nanjing
• Shenyang
• Guangzhou
• Guilin
• Chande
• Xian
• Hangzhou
• Tianjin
• Qingdao
• Chongqing
• Sanya
• Dalian
• Shanghai
• Xiamen
• zhengzhou
• Hong Kong(start from October)

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Fleet

The East Star Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007)^[1] :

• 2 Airbus A319-100 (plus 1 on order)
• 1 Airbus A320-200
• On order: 7 Airbus A320-200

On 27 November 2005, the airline signed a Letter of Intent with Airbus for the purchase of 10 Airbus A320s plus a firm lease deal with GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) for another 10 Airbus A320s. The aircraft are to be delivered in batches from the second quarter of 2006.^[4] The Airbus A320 family of short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft are manufactured by Airbus S.A.S.. Family members include the A318, A319, A320, and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet. ... The Airbus A320 family of short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft are manufactured by Airbus S.A.S.. Family members include the A318, A319, A320, and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet. ... The Airbus A320 family of short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft are manufactured by Airbus S.A.S.. Family members include the A318, A319, A320, and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... GECAS (GE Commercial Aviation Services, formerly GE Capital Aviation Services, though the acronym is the more common usage) is a unit of GE Capital, itself part of the large conglomerate General Electric. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• East Star Airlines

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 75. 
2. ^ China Daily 17 July 2007
3. ^ ^{a b} Asia Travel Tips 26 May 2006
4. ^ China Economic Net 14 December 2005