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Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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Hubs | Kunming Changshui International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 23 | ||||||
Destinations | 34 | ||||||
Parent company | Jincheng Group | ||||||
Headquarters | Kunming, Yunnan, China | ||||||
Key people | Dong Lecheng (Chairman) | ||||||
Website | http://www.rlair.net/ |
Ruili Airlines Co., Ltd. | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 瑞丽航空公司 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 瑞麗航空公司 | ||||||
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Ruili Airlines Co., Ltd. is a Chinese low-cost carrier based at Kunming Changshui International Airport. It provides both domestic and international services to destinations in China and in Southeast Asia (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Sihanoukville),[3] using Boeing 737 aircraft.[4]
The airline was established in 2014 and is wholly owned by the Yunnan Jingcheng Group.[4] It received its Air operator's certificate on 22 January 2014.[5] Its first service, between Kunming and Mangshi, was launched on 18 May 2014.[6]
As of March 2018, the airline serves 34 destinations in China and in Southeast Asia.[7]
As of January 2020[update], the Ruili Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8][9]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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C | Y | Total | ||||
Boeing 737-700 | 7 | — | — | 144 | 144 | |
Boeing 737-800 | 16 | — | — | 186 | 186 | |
8 | 168 | 176 | ||||
Boeing 737 MAX | — | 60[10] | TBA | Unspecified variants.[11] | ||
Boeing 787-9 | — | 6 | TBA | |||
Total | 23 | 66 |
The airline received its two Boeing 737-700s from Air Berlin (formerly D-ABLE and D-ABLF) on January 6, 2014. However, the aircraft were returned to Southwest Airlines in May 2015. The first 737-800 was received on 30 March 2014 and the direct purchase Boeing 737-700 from Boeing was on 25 November 2014. It has orders and commitments for a further 13 Boeing 737 aircraft (7 Boeing 737-700 and 6 Boeing 737 MAX).
In mid-2015, the airline signed a commitment to purchase and lease 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, subject to final negotiations.[12]
In July 2016, Ruili Airlines finalized an order for 6 Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The deal is worth US$1.59 billion.[13][14]