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In Topic: [Open for entries] AE Hispanic Design Contest 2022

05 September 2022 - 09:21 PM

Group A | AereoCaribeño | San Juan (SJU)

 

AereoCaribeño is the unofficial flag carrier of Puerto Rico and is a full service carrier connecting various cities and islands in the Caribbean with major cities in the United States. Headquartered in San Juan, it has its main hub there along with Miami. Even though it is a full service carrier, the airline is a popular choice for American tourists flying to the Caribbean. 

 

The airline was founded in 1980 with a pair of DC-9-30s in order to better connect San Juan to continental United States. The airline would also acquire some regional turboprops to provide better inter-island connectivity too. The airline currently operates a fleet DHC-6 and DHC-8 for short inter-island hops around the Caribbean and A220s and A320s for connections to larger cities in the Caribbean and the United States. 

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Group B | Vamos | Palma de Mallorca (PMI)


In Topic: 2022 East Asia Design Challenge

16 July 2022 - 08:38 PM

Group A | China Guangdong Airlines (IATA: CG, IACO: CGA, CALLSIGN: CHINA GUANGDONG) | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (IATA: CAN, IACO: ZGGG)

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China Guangdong Airlines is one of the "Major Three" airlines of China. Like the other two, the airline holding company partially state owned. The airline holding company is notable for owning many other airlines in addition to China Guangdong Airlines. The most notable is Macau Airlines, but they also own many regional carriers and China Guangdong Cargo. Headquartered in Guangzhou, the airline has their main hub there. Other notable hubs include Beijing Daxing, Shanghai Pudong, and Chongqing. Founded in 1988 after the decentralization of the CAAC with a small fleet of Boeing aircraft, China Guangdong would grow extremely rapidly in the following years to become the largest airline in Asia and one of the largest airlines in the world. 

 

Lore

 

China Guangdong Airlines was founded in 1988 after the decentralization of the CAAC in order to allow for more efficient operations. As a state-owned airline, the airline started operations with a small fleet of 737 classic and 757 aircraft flying domestic flights within China. As the 1990s rolled around, CGA started expanding quickly, introducing A320s, A300s, and 767s while adding more 737s and 757s to their fleet. In addition, the airline started operating routes to East and Southeast Asia, with the first international route being Ho Chi Minh City. By the late 1990s, the airline placed a major order for A330s and 777s. European, Oceanian, and North American services started soon after the arrival of the airline's first 777-200ER with nonstop services from Guangzhou to Amsterdam, Los Angeles, and Brisbane. The late 1990s was also a period of major consolidation, with CGA merging with many smaller regional carriers. 

 

The period leading up to the 2008 Summer Olympics was a time of rapid change for China Guangdong Airlines. The airline placed aircraft orders for just about every modern plane that Boeing and Airbus produced (Some of them were by the CAAC on behalf of China Guangdong), including the A380. Also notable during that time was the inaugural A330 flight from Guangzhou to Taipei in hopes of normalizing relations between the two regions. China Guangdong got delivery of it's first A380 right before the Beijing Olympics, which it used on Beijing-London flights. The 2010s were an era marked by rapid expansion and record profits. The airline was hit hard by the lockdowns of 2020, but managed to survive by converting most of their fleet to temporary freighters. As of August 2022, most of their fleet remains grounded but people have noticed increased aircraft activity around Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, almost as though the airline was preparing for a return to normal operations.

 

Fleet

 

As of August 2022, China Guangdong's fleet is comprised of the following aircraft.

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Note, this does not include their regional subsidiary, their cargo subsidiary, or any other subsidiaries that the airline owns. The ARJ21 is part of China Guangdong's regional subsidiary, while China Guangdong has no firm orders for the C919 so far.

 

Design Elements

 

The airline logo is a kapok flower on a pearl background. The kapok is the flower of Guangzhou, which is where the airline is headquartered. The pearl represents the color of the Zhujiang River, a major river in Guangdong. It is also meant to represent good luck and wealth, which is reflected in China Guangdongs' meteoric rise. Pictured below is China Guangdong Airlines' most recent livery features a large red stripe meant to resemble a silk ribbon. This was added in 2013 as a part of the airline's areal silk road project to connect Guangzhou to the world as a part of China's BRI.

 

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Group B | Macau Airlines (Subsidiary of China Guangdong Airlines) (IATA: MC, IACO: MCA, CALLSIGN: MACAU AIR) | Macau International Airport (IATA: MFM, ICAO: VMMC)

 

Macau Airlines is a regional subsidiary of China Guangdong Airlines.


In Topic: Singapore International Airways

16 June 2022 - 01:09 AM

Ok you can do it.


In Topic: [Closed for Entries] AE Arabic Design Contest 2022

05 June 2022 - 08:54 PM

Group A | Royal Qatari Airways | Doha (DOH)

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Royal Qatari Airways was founded in 1991 as the flag carrier and largest airline of Qatar. The airline started out by flying half a dozen A320s to various Arabic destinations, but rapidly grew into the major international airline known today. From it's hub in Doha, the airline flies to 200 destinations across all six inhabited continents. The airline is world renowned for catering and service along with it's industry-leading hard and soft products. The airline is also well known for the soft power it exerted to try to maintain it's Arabic Gulf routes during the Gulf Blockade.
 
The airline is run by Doha-based Qatari Airways Group, but the government of Qatar holds a majority stake in the airline. The airline has expanded aggressively in the past two decades, which has made people skeptical about Qatari Airways Group's claims that the airline has made a profit without government funding. (Apparently, paying very little airport fees at Doha Hamad International Airport and having aircraft purchased on behalf of them doesn't count.)
 
As of 2022, the Royal Qatari's fleet is comprised of:
  • 28 A320-200
  • 25 A320NEO*
  • 18 A321-200
  • 50 A321NEO* (Includes LR and XLR variants)
  • 6 A330-200**
  • 8 A330-300**
  • 35 A350-900 (25 on order)
  • 20 A350-1000 (35 on order)
  • 22 A380-800**
  • 15 777-200LR**
  • 60 777-300ER
  • 50 777-9*
  • 25 787-8
  • 8 787-9 (30 on order)
  • 15 787-10*

* Awaiting delivery

** Originally supposed to be retired in 2023, 2028, and 2028 for the A330, A380, and 777-200LR respectively, retired early due to the pandemic, pulled from retirement due to high demand and the FIFA world cup, gone back to original retirement dates with the A380 and 777-200LR going through cabin refurbishments.

 
Pictured below is one of the airline's A350 aircraft featuring the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 logo.
 
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Group B | Alaitisal Airways | Muscat (MCT)
 
Alaitisal was founded in 1988 as a hybrid carrier in Oman. The airline started by flying a 757 to secondary cities in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Nowadays, it flies to 175 destinations throughout the three continents with it's fleet of 757s and A321s. The airline is 100% privately owned.
 
Noticing that many of the other Middle Eastern carriers didn't serve secondary cities on the three continents, Alaitisal has cemented itself as the one-stop option between secondary cities on the three continents. (For example, GOT to HKT via MCT rather than via FRA and BKK.)
 
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In Topic: Airport CEO roleplay:

03 February 2022 - 02:16 AM

Hey uh China Western Airlines would want to know if it can add the flights to Kyoto Otsu International Airport listed above.