Aviation

Air China
PO Box 644, Capital Airport, Beijing 100621 Tel: (10) 6456 3220
Fax: (10) 6466 3595
Web: http://www.airchina.com.cn
One of the largest carriers in China,Air China serves 42 international and regional routes and 61 domestic routes. It returned to profit in May 1999 after big losses the previous year. The carrier has been considering a stock market listing or a possible merger over the past couple of years.

Changan Airlines
PO Box 2, Laodongnan Road, Xian, Shaanxi 710082 Tel: (29) 425 7662
Fax: (29) 426 3432
Small Chinese joint venture airline that operates passenger services to 30 destinations in China.

China Eastern Airlines
2550 Hongqiao Road, Hongqiao International Air-port, Shanghai 200335
Tel: (2 I) 6268 6268
Fax: (21) 6268 8668
Web: http://www.ce-air.com
Serves 132 international and domestic destinations, opening new passenger and cargo routes in 1999. It made a first-half 1999 profit of Yn53m and was expecting a full-year net profit of Yn 100m. Code shares with ANA, American, Korea Air and Asiana.

China Northern Airlines
Dongta Airport, Shenyang, Liaoning 110043 Tel: (24) 829 423 I
Fax: (24) 829 4433
China Northern serves 150 domestic and overseas destinations. It also operates charter flights that serve Japan, Korea and Southeast Asian countries.

China Northwest Airlines
Laodong Nanlu, Xian, Shanxi 710082
Tel: (29) 426 3029
Fax: (29) 426 2022
Operates more than 100 domestic routes and five international and regional routes, including services to Japan, Hong Kong and Macau. China Northwest has hubs in Xian, Lanzhou, Nanjing and Zhuhai.
Started code-sharing with Air China in 1998.

China Southern Airlines
Baiyun Airport, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510406 Tel: (20) 667 8901
Fax: (20) 666 7637
Web: http://www.cs-air.corn
Listed in New York and Hong Kong, China Southern carries more passengers than any other Mainland airline. Held merger talks with Air China in 1999. It has 300 domestic routes and connects with more than 80 cities around the world, including a non-stop service between Guangzhou and Los Angeles.

China Southwest Airlines
Shuangliu Airport, Chengdu, Sichuan 610202 Tel: (28) 581 4466
Fax: (28) 558 2630
Web: http://www.cswa.com
Chengdu-based carrier that serves 50 domestic and overseas destinations. Fourth largest airline in China. Started routes to Lhasa and Xining in 1999.

China Xinhua Airlines
No I, Zuoan Donglu, Zuoanmenwai, Beijing 100021 Tel: (10) 6512 1585
Fax: (10) 6512 1578
China Xinhua operates scheduled trunk services from Beijing, together with charter flights.

China Yunnan Airlines
Wujaba Airport, Kunming,Yunnan 650200
Tel: (87 I) 71 I2999 Fax: (871) 715 1509

Fujian Airlines
Tielu Building,Wuyi St, Fuzhou, Fujian 350005
Tel: (591) 331 8888 Fax: (591) 754 4696
Scheduled operations from Fuzhou.

Great Wall Airlines
34 Nanliu Road,Taigucheng, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315040 Tel: (574) 772 4260
Fax: (574) 772 4421
A small carrier, Great Wall operates domestic trunk and cargo services from Ningbo.

Hainan Airlines
Haihang Development Building, 29 Haixiu Road, Haikou 570206
Tel: (898) 671 1524
Fax: (898) 679 8976
Web: http://www.hnair.com
China's first shareholding airline, Hainan Airlines operates scheduled passenger services within China. Forecast profit of Yn 149m in 1999 and said to be looking to acquire domestic carriers.

Nanjing Airlines
238 Zhujiang Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210018
Tel: (25) 460 2629 Fax: (25) 449 4461

Shandong Airlines
Yaoqiang Airport, Jinan, Shandong 25001 I Tel: (531) 554 081
Fax: (531) 554 082
Web: http://www.shandongair.com
Operates domestic trunk routes from Jinan.

Shanghai Airlines
No 212 Jiangning Road, Shanghai 200040
Tel: (2 I) 6255 8888 Fax: (21) 6255 8 I07
Web: http://www.shanghaiair.com
Major scheduled carrier, Shanghai Airlines operates 300 flights a week on over 100 domestic routes.

Shenzhen Airlines
Lingtian Tian, Lingxiao Garden, Shenzhen Airport, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518128
Tel: (755) 777 7243
Fax: (755) 777 7242
Operates 13 domestic routes.

Sichuan Airlines
9 Nansan Duan,Yinhan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041 Tel: (28) 555 1161/1154
Fax: (28) 558 2641

Wuhan Airlines
230-1 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430030
Tel: (27) 385 43 I3 Fax: (27) 585 3692
Operates domestic scheduled flights.

Xiamen Airlines
Gaoqi International Airport, Xiamen, Fujian 361009 Tel: (592) 602 2961
Fax: (592) 602 8263
Operates extensive regional and domestic routes.

Xinjiang Airlines
Diwopu Airport, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830016
Tel: (991) 335 688 Fax: (991) 335 688
Regional carrier, linking Xinjiang with other major domestic cities and some destinations in neighbouring countries. Since 1995 it has chartered planes to take Muslims to Mecca.

Zhejiang Airlines
Jian Qiao Airport, 7 Yucheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310021
Tel: (57 I) 808 2490 Fax: (571) 517 3015

Zhongyuan Airlines
143 Minggong Road, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000
Tel: (371) 622 2542 Fax: (371) 622 2542
Zhongyuan Airlines operates services within Henan province and to other regions in China.