Established in 2002, Sichuan Airlines Co.,Ltd. is based on Sichuan Airlines Group Co., Ltd. and jointly associated with China Southern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Shandong Airlines and Chengdu Gingko Catering Co., Ltd.. Its predecessor, Sichuan Airlines Company was founded on September 19, 1986 and started operations on July 14, 1988.
It currently operates the largest Airbus fleet in China with more than 130 Airbus aircraft, serving over 130 destinations in 25 countries worldwide.
Along with expansion of the fleet size and enhancement of its own strength, Sichuan Airlines is accelerating the network transformation and internationalization step. Sichuan Airlines has established Chongqing Branch, Yunnan Branch as well as Harbin Base, Beijing Base, Hangzhou Base, Xi’an Base, Sanya Base, Tianjin Base, Xichang Base, Urumqi Base other than Chengdu headquarters. It also has launched new international routes to Vancouver, Melbourne, Sydney, Moscow, Dubai, Tokyo, Osaka, Singapore, Prague, Los Angeles, Auckland, etc.
With its core value of safety, Sichuan Airlines strives to innovate its brand culture, blaze its own road of operation and management, and establish a more improved scientific Safety and Quality Management System (SQMS). It provides more than 24 million passengers with air services having “Chinese Elements, Sichuan Charms” per year. Its service quality and flight on-time performance always rank among the best in the China civil aviation industry. It has been awarded with the title of “Best Service Airline”, won the “China Quality Award Nomination Prize” in consecutive years.
