Airline Start Ups: Dalian Airlines to launch this month

After receiving its public air carrier's license from the CAAC on 8 December 2011, the start-up carrier has announced plans to bring forward its launch of services and now expects to operate its first flight from the north-eastern port city of Dalian to Shenzhen on 26 December 2011. The carrier also plans to serve other provincial capitals, coastal cities and tourism destinations, as well as cities in Japan and South Korea. An initial fleet of three to six Boeing 737-800s is expected to be transferred to the carrier by majority shareholder Air China, the first of which is a sub-leased, ICBC Leasing owned aircraft (reg B-5196, serial 36810).

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