LUCKY AIR - A320 NEO - F-WWDT msn 7992

Alain Charpentier - TLS

LUCK AIR - A330-300 - F-WWYY

Alain Charpentier - TLS

Lucky Air on 12 June launched twice-weekly flights between Kunming and Moscow Domodedovo

The 6,169-kilometre route will be flown on Mondays and Fridays and faces no competition. Part of HNA, Lucky Air will use an A330-300 borrowed from Hainan Airlines on the route. Yongzheng Ding, President of Lucky Air, said: “As the first low-cost airline in Yunnan, Lucky Air commits itself to developing overseas markets by using the gateway advantages of Yunnan to build an extensive and comprehensive airline network, which contributes to the development of Yunnan and neighbouring areas. The achievement of non-stop flight to Moscow not only gives convenience to passengers travelling between Yunnan and Moscow, but also provides people transiting in Kunming with more choices.” According to OAG data, Lucky Air currently operates 15 international routes, 10 of which are from Kunming. Apart from this new route to Russia, there are also international links to destinations in Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam

LUCK AIR - B737-800W - N1796B

Brisnance - Boeing - USA

Lucky Air on 23 January added Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to its international network. On that day it began four times weekly flights on the 2,475-kilometre route from Kunming

The route has been served since December 2012 by AirAsia which currently operates a daily service. This is only Lucky Air’s third route to Malaysia. It also flies twice-weekly from Kunming to Penang and also served Kota Kinabalu last July and August. Lucky Air currently flies 37 narrow-body aircraft and is part-owned by Hainan Airlines Group. The carrier operates 14 international routes, nine of them from Kunming. These routes account for just 0.4% of seat capacity of all international services to and from China.

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LUCK AIR - B737-800W - B-7988

BRISNACE - Boeing 

Lucky Air Opens First MRO Hangar in Kunming

Lucky Air has opened an MRO hangar at Kunming Changshui International Airport, marking the airline's first hangar and its parent HNA Group's first hangar in Southwest China.

The hangar, covering 9,710 square meters, is capable of handling 1.5 single narrow-body aircraft.

Lucky Air's hangar No. 1 completed its first maintenance work on December 16, which involved the layout modification of a Boeing 737-800.

The Kunming-based carrier operates 9 Airbus A320 family aircraft, and 26 Boeing 737NGs.

Lena Ge, China Aviation Daily

Lucky Air to help set up new Chengdu LCC, Shenniao Airlines

Hainan Airlines (HU, Haikou) has announced its Lucky Air (China) (8L, Dali City) budget unit will participate in the establishment of Shenniao Airlines (Chengdu), a new Sichuan-based Low Cost Carrier (LCC).
In a Shanghai Stock Exchange filing, the HNA Group subsidiary said Shenniao Airlines' shareholding would be split between Lucky Air (35%), Yunnan Xiangpeng Investment Co. (45%), and the Chengdu Communications Investment Group Co. with 20%. In all, the start-up will have a registered capital of CNY3 billion (USD435 million).
Operationally, Shenniao Airlines will operate both domestically and internationally.
Lucky Air is also parent to another Chinese LCC, West Air (China) (PN, Chongqing) which specialises in domestic operations. As with Lucky Air and West Air, it is presumed Shenniao Airlines will eventually apply for membership of the U-Fly alliance.

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Lucky Air to Acquire Two 737-700 from Tianjin Bohai

Tianjin Bohai Leasing has agreed to lease two Boeing 737-700s to fellow HNA Group subsidiary Lucky Air.

On September 7, Lucky Air signed an agreement with Nansha Bohai 4, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bohai Capital, to transfer its two 737 aircraft deal which was inked with Boeing previously; meanwhile, the two sides signed a lease agreement on the two 737 aircraft, Bohai Capital said in a stock exchange notice.
The two aircraft are being leased for 12 years at a quarterly rental of US$1.35 million.

Lucky Air operates a fleet of 12 737-700s, 11 737-800s, five Airbus A320s and three A319s.

China Aviation Daily 

BOC Aviation Delivers First of Seven New Boeing 737-800 Aircraft to Lucky Air

BOC Aviation Limited ("BOC Aviation" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the delivery of the first of seven new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Lucky Air. The remaining six aircraft will be delivered by the first half of 2017. All seven aircraft placed are from the Company's existing order book.

"We are delighted to begin our partnership with Lucky Air, our newest customer within the Asia Pacific region, and we are pleased to support the airline's fleet growth and expansion plans," said Robert Martin, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BOC Aviation."This lease placement with Lucky Air shows the continuing strong demand for new aircraftin the region, and also demonstrates our ability to provide comprehensive fleet solutions that meet our customers' needs for reliable and fuel-efficient aircraft."

Lucky Air is a Chinese low cost carrier (LCC) based in Kunming, Yunnan. Founded in 2004,Lucky Air operated its first route in 2006. The carrier operates from its main base at Kunming Changshui International Airport. Lucky Air officially transformed into a LCC in March 2016,becoming the first Yunnan-based LCC. The carrier is part of the HNA Aviation group, and amember of the U-FLY low-cost alliance.

Contributed by BOC Aviation

Lucky Air has become the first Chinese airline to start scheduled services to Sihanoukville in Cambodia

The twice-weekly service (operated Thursdays and Sundays) from Kunming (KMG) launched on 26 November using the carrier’s 737-800s. Not surprisingly, the 1,605-kilometre route is not operated by any other carrier. Sihanoukville is located on Cambodia’s south-west coast and its many beaches and nearby islands make it Cambodia’s leading seaside resort.

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Lucky Air has enhanced its international offering from Kunming (KMG) with the introduction on 10 September of services on the 2,482-kilometre route to Jeju (CJU) in South Korea

Flights operate thrice-weekly (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays), though the return flight arrives back in Kunming at 01:30 the following morning. No other carrier serves this airport pair. Lucky Air now serves 31 destinations non-stop from Kunming, with five of those outside of China. Apart from Jeju, the airline also serves Koh Samui, Krabi and Phuket in Thailand, and Taichung in Taiwan.

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LUCK AIR - B737-800W - B-5407 - Special Livery

L.G.Liao  - Chengdu - China

Lucky Air's New Aircraft Livery Spotted

China's Lucky Air (8L), a low-cost subsidiary of HNA Group, confirmed that it will unveil a fresh aircraft livery in a few days, when an Airbus A319-100 aircraft in the new livery was captured by a CARNOC user.
The new white livery features a red tail with yellow strings.
As a subsidiary of HNA Group, Lucky Air is the second-largest airline based in Kunming. As of June 2014, the airline has owned a fleet of 26 passenger planes including 19 Boeing 737s and 7 Airbus A320s, operating 52 domestic and international routes to 45 domestic cities and 1 foreign destination. WCARN

Lucky Air, a member of Hainan Airlines Group, has launched its first international route

Lucky Air, a member of Hainan Airlines Group, has launched its first international route, with Singapore (SIN) the chosen destination. On 25 January the airline began twice-weekly (Tuesdays and Saturdays) flights from Kunming (KMG), via Guiyang (KWE) to Changi Airport, using A320s. There are no other carriers operating non-stop between Singapore and Guiyang, but China Eastern Airlines (daily flights) and SilkAir (five weekly flights) operate non-stop between Kunming and Singapore.

LUCK AIR - B737-790, B-5268

Weimeng -  Beijing - Capital  - China