Jade Cargo International

Infobox_Airline
airline=Jade Cargo International
翡翠国际货运航空有限公司
"Fěicùi Guójì Huòyùn Hángkōng Yŏuxiàn Gōngsī"

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fleet_size=6 (+6 orders)
destinations=10
IATA=JI
ICAO=JAE
callsign=JADE CARGO
parent=Jade Cargo International Company Ltd.
founded=2004
headquarters=Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
key_people=Li Kun (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
hubs=Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX)
focus_cities=
frequent_flyer=
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alliance=
website=http://www.jadecargo.com/

Jade Cargo International is a cargo airline based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. It operates cargo services to Asia and Europe. Its main base is Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. [cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | pages= 95-96 | date= 2007-04-03]

History

Jade Cargo International was established in October 2004 and is co-owned by Shenzhen Airlines, which has a 51% stake, Lufthansa Cargo with 25% and DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH – with 24%. It started operations in March 2005 with intra-Asian services. It is the first cargo airline in China with foreign ownership and has 200+ employees (as of Feb 2008). [ [http://www.jadecargo.com/News/tabid/59/newsid409/16/Default.aspx Jade Cargo International - News ] ]

Destinations

Jade Cargo International commenced operations with its first commercial flight from Shenzhen to Amsterdam on 5 August 2006. The aircraft returned to Shenzhen and operated its first flight to Seoul the next day.

;AsiaEast
*Hong Kong
*Osaka
*Seoul-Incheon
*Shenzhen (Hub)Southeast
*Jakarta [applied for October 2008/pending approval] South
*Chennai [applied for October 2008/pending approval]
*Karachi [applied for October 2008/pending approval]
*Lahore (operated for Lufthansa Cargo)Southwest
*Bahrain [applied for October 2008/pending approval]
*Dubai [applied for October 2008/pending approval] ;Europe
*Amsterdam
*Barcelona
*Brescia
*Frankfurt (operated for Lufthansa Cargo)
*Luxembourg
*Manchester International Airport (uk)
*Stockholm
*Tallinn
*Vienna;Oceania
*Melbourne [applied for October 2008/pending approval]
*Sydney [applied for October 2008/pending approval]

Fleet

As of February 2008, the Jade Cargo International fleet includes: Fact|date=June 2007

See also

* Shenzhen Airlines
* Lufthansa Cargo

External links

* [http://www.jadecargo.com/ Jade Cargo International]
* [http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Jade-Cargo-International Jade Cargo International fleet details]

References