East Star Air is a low-cost 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. 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 Civil Aviation Administration of China's (CAAC) requirement of three-year service.
The East Star Airlines received its air operators certificate from the 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 (as of March 2007). Its inaugural flight was from Wuhan to Shenzhen using its first Airbus A319.
East Star Airlines flies to the following destinations(as of March 2008):
Wuhan, Shenzhen
Haikou, Nanjing
Shenyang, Guangzhou
Guilin, Changde
Xian, Hangzhou
Tianjin, Qingdao
Chongqing, Sanya
Dalian, Shanghai
Xiamen, Zhengzhou
Hong Kong, Macau
* 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.
Visit East Star Airlines official website - http://www.eaststar-air.com
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