Qingdao Airlines

Qingdao Airlines
青岛航空
IATA ICAO Call sign
QW QDA SKY LEGEND
FoundedJune 2013 (2013-06)
Commenced operations26 April 2014 (2014-04-26)
Operating basesQingdao Jiaodong International Airport
Fleet size40
Destinations24
Parent companyNanshan Group
HeadquartersChengyang, Qingdao, Shandong, China
Key peopleSong Zuowen (President)
Websitewww.qdairlines.com
Qingdao Airlines
Simplified Chinese青岛航空
Traditional Chinese青島航空
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQīngdǎo hángkōng

Qingdao Airlines is a Chinese airline that commenced operations on 26 April 2014. The carrier is based at Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport.

Initially, the airline was owned by the Nanshan Group (55%), the Qingdao Transport Development Group (QTDG) (25%) and Shandong Airlines (20%). The initial capital of Qingdao Airlines was CNY1 billion (USD161 million). In July 2015, Shandong Airlines transferred its shares to a subsidiary of the Nanshan Group; as of August 2015, the airline plans to sell the 25% of the shares held by QTDG in order to become fully private. Since November 2015, Qingdao Airlines was fully owned by Nanshan Group.

The airline's headquarters are in Chengyang District, Qingdao.