SPECIAL SCHEME - SPRING AIRLINES / A320NEO / B-8700 - "Dingzhi Dental (鼎植口腔)" special colours

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SPECIAL LIVERY - SPRING AIRLINES / A320-214 / B-6862 - "BOSIDENG"

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SPECIAL LIVERY - SPRING AIRLINES - A320-200 - B-8248 - "Oishi Snacks" livery.

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pring Airlines to Launch First Non-Stop Flight from Southwest China to Central Japan

Spring Airlines (9C), China's largest low-cost carrier, announced Tuesday at a press conference that it will launch a thrice-weekly non-stop flight linking Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province in Southwest China, and Nagoya, Japan starting September 26.

It is introduced that this will be the first non-stop flight connecting Southwest China with the city in central Japan.

The thrice-weekly service will be operated by Airbus A320 aircraft on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, according to the airline.

The Nagoya-bound flight 9C8755 is scheduled to depart Guiyang at 7:35 p.m. and arrive in Nagoya at 0:45 a.m. the next day, with the return flight 9C8756 taking off at 2:50 p.m. and arriving in Guiyang at 6:35 p.m.

Spring Airlines said the launch of the non-stop flight will shorten the travel time for people headed to Japan.

In addition, the budget carrier will launch two more Nagoya services from Yinchuan and Changzhou, as well as one Osaka service from Changchun next month.

Spring Airlines Expands Osaka / Nagoya Service from late-Sep 2015

Chinese low-cost carrier Spring Airlines continues to expand service to Japan, with the additional of new route. From 27SEP15, the airline will launch 2 weekly Changchun – Osaka Kansai service, as well as Changzhou – Nagoya and Guiyang – Nagoya, using Airbus A320 aircraft.

eff 27SEP15 Changchun – Osaka Kansai 2 weekly
9C8769 CGQ1940 – 2315KIX 320 27
9C8770 KIX1655 – 1840CGQ 320 27

eff 27SEP15 Changzhou – Nagoya 4 weekly
9C8731 CZX2035 – 0000+1NGO 320 x136
9C8732 NGO0930 – 1125CZX 320 x136

eff 28SEP15 Guiyang – Nagoya 3 weekly
9C8755 KWE1935 – 0045+1NGO 320 136
9C8756 NGO1450 – 1835KWE 320 136

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SPRING AIRLINES: It's our birthday tomorrow! Ten years and over 59 million passengers later..

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Spring Airlines to Introduce Two Airbus A320s with Wi-Fi Connection

Spring Airlines (9C), China's first and largest budget carrier, will introduce two Airbus A320 aircraft this year, which are outfitted with in-flight Wi-Fi connection.

The Shanghai-based low-cost carrier achieved a total turnover volume of 1.685 billion tonnes kilometers and transported up to 11.447 million passengers in 2014, up 10% and 8.49% year on year respectively.

As its fleet expands, Spring Airlines keeps a high passenger load factor of 93.07%, leading the world.

Spring Airlines receives its 50th A320

China’s first low cost carrier expands fleet to meet growing demand for cost efficient air travel
Spring Airlines, an all Airbus A320 Family operator and China’s first low cost airline, has taken delivery of a new A320 at Airbus (Tianjin) Delivery Centre on lease from ICBC Financial Leasing, a leasing company owned by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. The newly received aircraft brings the carrier’s total Airbus A320 fleet to 50.

The aircraft, the 210th A320 Family aircraft assembled at the Airbus Tianjin Final Assembly Line, is powered by CFM 56 engines and is configured in an efficient lay-out with 180 economy class seats. Based in Shanghai, Spring Airlines has been an Airbus operator since July 2005.

“We are pleased to expand our all Airbus A320 fleet to 50 as we are going to celebrate our 10th anniversary in July this year. From the first to the 50th, our partnership with Airbus has lasted for 10 years. Airbus is our closest partner,” said Wang Zhenghua, Chairman of Spring Airlines. “The low cost mode that we initiated in China 10 years ago has proved to be successful and it is becoming more and more popular today. The Airbus A320 plays a key role in the successful development of low cost operations in China with its high reliability, unrivaled economics and comfort in its class.”

"The sustained development and steady growth of Spring Airlines has impressed the industry deeply,” said Eric Chen, Airbus China President. “We are proud to see that our products have supported the success of our customers. There is great potential for low cost airlines in China as the market demand for cost efficient air traffic is growing. We will provide Spring Airlines with even stronger support in the future including our innovative products and top level service.”

Derived from Spring Tourism Company, Spring Airlines took its maiden flight in 2005 as one of the first private enterprises entering into the airlines business and first positioning itself as a low cost carrier. The slogan of Spring is ‘to make flying affordable for everyone.” Competitive pricing, quality service and smart operation make Spring an outstanding airline.

Airbus, headquartered in Toulouse, France, is the world’s leading aircraft manufacturer of passenger airliners, ranging in capacity from 100 to more than 500 seats. Airbus has design and manufacturing facilities in France, Germany, the UK, and Spain, and subsidiaries in the US, China, India, Japan and in the Middle East. In addition, it provides the highest standard of customer support and training through an expanding international network.

The A320 Family is the world’s best-selling single aisle product line with more than 11,500 orders to date and more than 6,400 aircraft delivered to 400 customers and operators worldwide. Thanks to its wide cabin, all members of the A320 Family offer the industry’s best level of comfort in all classes and Airbus’ 18” wide seats in economy as standard.

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Spring Airlines to Introduce 10 A320s for Fleet Expansion

Spring Airlines (9C) will boost its capacity input in Shanghai and introduce 10 Airbus A320 aircraft in next year, NetEase, Inc. reported, citing the fleet and network expansion plans disclosed by an insider from the budget carrier.

Spring Airlines to become the first customer for Sharklet retrofit in China

China’s first LCC invests in new technologies for fuel-saving

Spring Airlines, a low-cost carrier based in Shanghai, China, has signed an agreement with Airbus for Sharklet retrofit of its A320 aircraft in operation to become the first Chinese airline to perform retrofit of the latest fuel saving device.
Thanks to this aerodynamic upgrade, Spring Airlines’ retrofitted aircraft will benefit from a reduction in fuel costs by up to 4 per cent, an annual 900t reduction in CO2 emissions, an increased mission range by up to 100 nautical miles and improved performances at high elevation airports.
Spring Airlines took delivery of its first A320 with Sharklets in September 2013. Since then the operator has been evaluating the effect of Sharklets on the operational performance of its fleet of six Sharklet-equipped A320s. Based on the proven operational advantage observed from more than 8500 accumulated flight hours, Spring Airlines has decided to select Sharklets for all its new deliveries and now has decided to expand the option to its in-service fleet.

“We are delighted to be the first airline in China to perform Sharklet retrofit to our aircraft in operation,” said Wang Zhenghua, Chairman of Spring Airlines. “As a low-cost operator, Spring Airlines is committed to offering our passengers with the most efficient means of transportation but keeping the fares at a level which is affordable to the general public. We are willing to invest in new technologies that help us further reduce the operational cost of our all Airbus A320 fleet, which is already a benchmark of the industry,” Wang added.

“We are delighted to see Spring Airlines, the first low cost carrier in China, to take another pioneering step this time to become the first Chinese airline for Sharklet retrofit,” said Rafael Gonzalez-Ripoll, Chief Operating Officer, Airbus China. “We will provide Spring Airlines with the strongest support for the retrofit and for the smooth operation of the airline’s all Airbus fleet,” he added.
Sharklets are made from light-weight composites and are 2.4 meters tall. They are an option on new-build A320 Family aircraft and standard on all members of the new A320neo family. They offer operators up to four per cent fuel burn reduction on longer range sectors and provide the flexibility of either adding an additional 100 nautical miles range or increased payload capability of up to 450 kilograms.

Following the success of line-fit Sharklets, Airbus, via its Upgrade Services business unit, entered service with the retrofit programme in February 2013 for all A320 Family aircraft equipped with the latest standard wings

China's Spring Airlines begins int'l flights from Hangzhou

Spring Airlines launched its first international service out of Hangzhou with the introduction of a 3x weekly Bangkok Suvarnabhumi service on September 9. According to anna.aero, the route operates on-board an A320-200.
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Spring Airlines bucks industry trend with 10% profit growth

Spring Airlines staff pose in front of an A320 in Tianjin to mark the receipt of the airline's first purchase of the model from Airbus, March 10, 2010. (Photo/Xinhua)

 At a time when most airlines have seen profit declines due to restricted business flight demand, Spring Airlines, China's only budget airline, reversed the downtrend to see profit growth of around 10% last year, Shanghai-based China Business News reports.

In 2013, total profits in China's airline industry reached 27.3 billion yuan (US$4.5 billion), down 7.7% from 29.6 billion yuan (US$4.9 billion) a year earlier, while Spring Airlines, which owns 40 aircraft, enjoyed a profit growth of about 10%.
In 2013, amid slowing economic growth and the government's anti-corruption campaign, which restricts business trips, the nation's airlines, which had seen prosperous profit growth in the past, suffered profit declines.

Spring Airlines, headquartered in Shanghai, is the aviation subsidiary of Shanghai Spring International Travel Service. It is China's only no-frills airline.

The rising restrictions on business trips and, consequently, business flights, has given new opportunities for Spring Airlines. "The passenger volume of China's market is still growing, and more and more clients are choosing low-cost budget airlines," said Spring Airlines spokesman Zhang Wuan.

Zhang said that more and more of Hebei's government officials have chosen Spring Airlines when taking either business trips or private trips, while among the airline's customers, about 75% are young adults aged under 30.

Spring Airlines has offered ticket prices about 36% lower than other airlines, giving them a higher seat occupancy rate, standing at around 95% on average, which has helped boost the airline's profits.

Spring Airlines has gone to great lengths to reduce costs, in an effort led by its chairman Wang Zhenghua.
The airline has been actively exploring new markets, setting up international routes to Southeast Asia in 2013, and cutting routes if they are not profitable after a certain period of time.

Zhang said the airline now relies on business tourists and private tour clients, while group travel clients account for less than 15% of passengers.
Spring Airlines is facing more and more competition, however, as several traditional airlines such as Hainan Airlines and China Eastern Airlines have made moves to set up budget airline divisions or are studying the feasibility of a move into the market.
Budget airlines have expanded in other countries much faster than in China. The Philippines, for example, has seen its budget airlines taking more than 80% of its domestic airline market, while Thailand is expected to increase its budget airlines market share to more than 50% within three to five years.
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Alain Charpentier - TLS

GE Capital Aviation Services Delivers New Airbus A320 to Spring Airlines

GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, announced delivery of a new Airbus A320 to Spring Airlines to expand the Chinese low-cost carrier’s fleet.

The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus.

Spring Airlines operates a fleet of 33 aircraft to 34 destinations in China, Japan, Macau and Thailand.

AWAS delivers second of two planned new A320 aircraft

A growing relationship with leading low cost airline in China

AWAS announced today that it delivered its second new order aircraft, an A320 from its existing order pipeline, to customer Spring Airlines.
This additional aircraft from AWAS will assist Spring in expanding their route network to additional Asia, and Southeast Asian destinations in the near future.
Spring was the first private carrier in China to fly internationally and currently operates flights to Greater Tokyo and Takamatsu in Japan, as well as regional destinations such as Hong Kong and Macau.
AWAS was one of the first lessors to place aircraft in China, beginning in the early 1990’s.