Sichuan Airlines

Sichuan Airlines
四川航空
IATA ICAO Call sign
3U CSC SICHUAN
Founded19 September 1986 (1986-09-19)
Commenced operations14 July 1988 (1988-07-14)
Hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programGolden Panda
Subsidiaries
  • Chengdu Airlines
  • Sichuan Airlines Logistics
  • Sichuan Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (73.04%)
Fleet size212
Destinations151
Parent company
HeadquartersChengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Chengdu, Sichuan
Key peopleYue LI (CEO)
Employeesmore than 6,000
Websitesichuanair.com
global.sichuanair.com
Sichuan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Chinese四川航空股份公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSìchuān hángkōng gǔfèn gōngsī
other Mandarin
Sichuanese PinyinSìcuān hángkōn gǔfèn gōnsī
Abbreviation
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChuān Háng
other Mandarin
Sichuanese PinyinCuān Háng

Sichuan Airlines is the largest airline in Western China, headquartered in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

The airline is based in Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, operating mainly scheduled domestic and international flights out of Chengdu Shuangliu Airport, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport and Kunming Changshui International Airport. Sichuan Airlines is also the first airline in mainland China to operate the Airbus A320 and among the first batch of airlines in mainland China to receive the Airbus A350.