Suparna Airlines Suparna Airlines, known in Chinese as Jinpeng (Chinese: 金 鹏 航 空 ; pinyin: Suparna Airlines Jīnpéng Hángkōng), is an airline based in China. It was formerly known as Yangtze River Express and Yangtze River Airlines after launching passenger services. IATA ICAO Callsign Y8 YZR YANGTZE RIVER The company's headquarters are in "Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Tower" Founded 15 January 2003 (Chinese: 浦发大厦; pinyin: Pǔ fā dà shà) in Pudong, Shanghai.[1] Hubs Shanghai Pudong Luxembourg-Findel Fleet size 25 Contents Destinations 8 1 History Parent Hainan Airlines 2 Destinations company 3 Fleet Headquarters Shanghai, China 4 References Website www.yzr.com.cn 5 External links History Established on 15 January 2003 as the second cargo airline in the country after China Cargo Airlines,[2] Yangtze River Express was majority owned by the HNA Group (85%) with Hainan Airlines Co (5%) and Shanghai Airport Group (10%) holding the remaining shares. The airline took over the entire cargo operations of Hainan Airlines, China Xinhua Airlines, Chang An Airlines and Shanxi Airlines, all former logo members of the Hainan Air Group. In 2006, it divested 49% of its shareholdings to a consortium of companies including China Airlines, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, Wan Hai Lines and China Container Express Lines. China Airlines became the largest foreign shareholder with a 25% stake. The airline rebranded as Suparna Airlines on 7 July 2017.[3] Destinations Cargo Suparna Airlines has applied for permission to serve Novosibirsk in Russia, Dallas–Fort Worth and Los Angeles in USA from summer 2009, pending CAAC approval, they also serve some domestic and Asian routes. From 2010 a Shanghai, Tianjin Binhai International Airport, Prague, Luxembourg, Shanghai, Schiphol Airport round trip route has been operated. As of 2014 there is also a Frankfurt Hahn, Tianjin Binhai International Airport, Shanghai Pudong International Airport connection. Passenger On 15 December 2015 Suparna Airlines launched domestic passenger flights under revised name Yangtze River Airlines, from Shanghai-Pudong Airport to Guyang, Sanya and Zhuhai using a single Boeing 737-800. Permission was also granted for international flights to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.[4] Fleet The Suparna Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2017:[5] Suparna Airlines Fleet In Aircraft Orders Passengers Notes service Boeing 737-800 5 — 189 ETS: 15 Boeing 787-8 — 1 TBA December 2017[6] Suparna Airlines Boeing 747- Cargo Fleet 400BDSF Boeing 737- 12 — Cargo 300F Boeing 737- 2 — Cargo 300QC Boeing 737- 3 — Cargo 400F Boeing 747- 3 — Cargo 400BDSF Total 25 1 References 1. "Yangtze River Express Airlines Company Limited (http://www.hnagroup.com/en/business/hna-airlines/aviation-introd uction/yangzi-express.html)." HNA Group. Retrieved on February 24, 2014. "Address: Pufa owerT , 588 Pudong South Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai" -Address in Chinese (http://www.hnagroup.com/zh/business/hna-airline s/aviation-introduction/yangzi-express.html): "地址：上海市浦东新区浦东南路588号浦发大厦 邮编：200120" 2. [1] (http://english.people.com.cn/200301/16/eng20030116_110235.shtml) 3. "China's Yangtze River Airlines rebrands as Suparna Airlines" (https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/57652-china s-yangtze-river-airlines-rebrands-as-suparna-airlines). ch-aviation. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017. 4. Yangtse River Express launches passenger lightsf (http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/42347-chinas-yangtze-riv er-express-to-start-pax-ops-this-month) 5. "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)".Airliner World (October 2017): 12. 6. [2] (https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275932/suparna-schedules-787-debut-in-december-2017/) External links Media related to Yangtze River Express at Wikimedia Commons Official website (in Chinese) Hainan Airlines (in English) Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suparna_Airlines&oldid=815044198" This page was last edited on 12 December 2017, at 12:21. Text is available under theCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of theWikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization..