Shandong Airlines
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- Founded
- 12 March 1994
- Callsign
- SHANDONG
- Headquarters
- Shandong Airlines Center, Second Ring Road East No. 5746, Lixia District, Jinan, Shandong
- Hubs and bases
- Jinan, Qingdao
What they fly
- Boeing 737-800 118
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 15
- Boeing 737-800BCF 5
- Boeing 737-700 2
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About the airline
Shandong Airlines Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 山东航空; pinyin: Shāndōng Hángkōng; nicknamed SDA or 山航; Shānháng) is an airline based in the Shandong Airlines Center (山东航空大厦; Shāndōng Hángkōng Dàshà) in Jinan, Shandong. The Chinese carrier operates a sizable domestic network from Jinan, Qingdao, and Yantai to major cities across China, together with an international network to regional Asian destinations. The airline's two largest shareholders are Shandong Aviation Group, with a 37% controlling stake, and Air China, a strategic partner, holding 51% of the airlines shares. Shandong Airlines was established on 12 March 1994 and started operations in September of the same year. In September 1997, it became a founding member of the New Star (Xinxing) Aviation Alliance together with five other Chinese provincial airlines. The purpose of the alliance was to improve finances and deter takeover from larger competitors. The airline's first of many new international services commenced on 8 June 2004, connecting Jinan to Singapore via Shenzhen. Shandong Airlines is the ninth largest airline in China as of September 2026. With fleet of 140 Boeing 737 aircraft in operation, Shandong Airlines is the world's fifth largest airline when operating all excusively…
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