Henan-based Air Freighter ‘Central Airlines’ Starts Operation

Henan-based Air Freighter ‘Central Airlines’ Starts Operation

中州航空正式开航 系河南省首家货运航空公司

A main force for Henan’s air freight industry! On the morning of May 10, Central Airlines, the first cargo airline taking Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport as its main operation base, started operation! On the same day, the first B737-300 all-cargo plane of the company finished its maiden flight from Zhengzhou to Shenzhen. Its operation will further improve Henan’s air freight capacity and strengthen its logistics competitiveness.

大河网讯 郑州机场货运再添主力军！5月10日上午，作为河南省首家以郑州机场为主运营基地的货运航空公司——中州航空——正式开航！随后，该公司首架波音B737-300全货机从郑州新郑国际机场起飞，顺利抵达深圳宝安国际机场，完成商业运行首航，中州航空开航运营后，将进一步提升河南省航空货运能力，增强河南省物流行业竞争力。

Henan-based air freighter 'Central Airlines'. [Photo provided to dahe.cn]

Central Airlines, based in Central China’s Henan province, is the first cargo airline taking Zhengzhou airport as its main operation base. It finished industrial and commercial registration on June 30, 2016, gained approval for establishment on February 26, 2019, and obtained the operating licence for public air transport enterprise on January 3, 2020 and airlines operation qualification certificate on April 26. Central Airlines aims to build a modern air freight network taking Zhengzhou as a hub to cover domestic and global market. At present, it has opened many air routes from Zhengzhou to Quanzhou via Wuxi, Shenzhen, Haikou, etc. It is scheduled to increase its flights to 12 in 3 years, 20 in 10 years and 60 with 5,000 employees in 10 years.

中州航空总部定位郑州，是一家以郑州新郑国际机场为主运营基地的本土航空公司。中州航空于2016年6月30日完成工商注册，2019年2月26日获得民航局批准筹建，2020年1月3日获得经营许可，2020年4月26日获得运行合格证。中州航空致力构建“以郑州为枢纽，覆盖国内、辐射全球”的现代化航空物流网络，目前，已获得郑州—无锡—泉州，郑州—深圳，郑州—海口等航线。中州航空计划开航3年内，机队规模达12架，开航5年内，机队规模将达20架，开航10年内，机队规模将实现60架机队规模，员工人数达5000人。

According to the latest statistics, Zhengzhou airport finished 52 thousand tons of cargo throughput with a year-on-year increase of 30 percent, ranking1st in terms of monthly growth rate in China. From January to April, its cargo throughput saw a year-on-year increase of 4 percent with a growth rate standing at the 2nd place among all domestic airports, becoming one of the two large airports with positive growth rate in China. By May 8, Zhengzhou airport has totally completed 156 thousand tons of cargo throughput with an increase of 8 percent year-on-year, of which 100 thousand tons were contributed by international markets (a year-on-year increase of 19 percent) while 115 thousand tons were from all-cargo flights (an increase of 21 percent year-on-year). Up to now, the number of air freighters regularly operating at Zhengzhou airport has amounted to 25 with 44 air routes (37 are international and regional) and 58 destinations (45 are international and regional).

最新统计数据显示，今年4月份，郑州机场完成的货邮吞吐量5.2万吨，同比增长30%，单月增速位居全国机场首位。今年1—4月份，累计完成货邮吞吐量同比增长4%，增速在全国机场中排名第二，成为国内仅有的2家货运量正增长的大型机场之一。截至今年5月8日，郑州机场累计完成货邮吞吐量15.6万吨，同比增长8%，其中国际地区货运量10万吨，同比增长19%；全货机货运量11.5万吨，同比增长21%。目前在郑州机场运营的定期货运航空公司已达到25家，开通货运航线44条，其中国际和地区货运航线37条，货运通航点58个，其中国际和地区通航点45个。（记者/祝传鹏 翻译/赵汉青 审校/张玉红）

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