Joy Air
{{Short description|Chinese airline}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Joy Air
{{nobold|{{lang|zh|幸福航空}}}}
| logo = JoyAirLogo.svg
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| image =
File:20240307 Boeing 737-8JP(WL) of Joy Air (B-20E6) at CGO 02.jpg
| IATA = JR
| ICAO = JOY
| callsign = JOY AIR
| founded = {{start date and age|2008|03|29|df=yes}}
| commenced = {{start date and age|2009|06|01|df=yes}}
| ceased = 27 April 2025
| hubs = Xi'an
| secondary_hubs =
| focus_cities = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| Hefei
| Karamay
| Taiyuan
| Yinchuan}}
| frequent_flyer =
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| alliance =
| subsidiaries =
| fleet_size = 8
| destinations = 17
| company_slogan =
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| key_people =
| website = {{URL|www.joy-air.com}}
}}
Joy Air ({{zh|c=幸福航空 |p=Xìngfú Hángkōng}}) washttps://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/joy-air-ceases-operations-ahead-chinas-holiday-rush a Chinese airline launched jointly by China Eastern Airlines and AVIC I on 29 March 2008 {{cite web |url=http://www.avbuyer.com.cn/e/2008/22420.html |title=China Eastern, AVIC I launch Joy Air | Launch of Joy Air | in Depth | en.AvBuyer.com.cn |access-date=2008-04-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007000957/http://www.avbuyer.com.cn/e/2008/22420.html |archive-date=2008-10-07 }} based at Xi'an. The airline started testing service in June 2009, and commenced passenger service at the end of 2009.{{Cite web |url=http://atwonline.com/aircraftenginescomponents/news/china-eastern-avic-i-launch-joy-air-0309-0 |title=China Eastern, AVIC I launch Joy Air | ATWOnline |access-date=2011-01-22 |archive-date=2012-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326023945/http://atwonline.com/aircraftenginescomponents/news/china-eastern-avic-i-launch-joy-air-0309-0 |url-status=dead }} On December 14, 2020, Happy Airlines Co., Ltd.'s application to change the main operating base airport has been reviewed by the Civil Aviation Administration of North China and Northwest China. The airlines original base at Tianjin Binhai International Airport was changed to Xi'an Xianyang International Airport.{{Cite web |title=幸福航空主运营基地机场将由天津变更至西安-中国民航网 |url=http://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/1/202012/t20201214_1316126.html |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=www.caacnews.com.cn}} On April 27, 2025, Joy Air ceased operations.
History
The airline began flying on 1 June 2009 with a fleet of 3 MA-60 turboprops.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinatraveldepot.com/Joy-air|title=Joy Airline to China,Joy Airlines from China - China Travel Depot|access-date=2011-01-22|archive-date=2019-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907144757/http://www.chinatraveldepot.com/Joy-air|url-status=dead}} This airline focuses on the northwestern part of China. The airline was testing its aircraft until the end of 2009 when it commenced passenger service with 4 MA-60 turboprops. The company is mainly owned by China Eastern Airlines, with the remaining owned by AVIC Group. China Eastern is planning to sell most of its shares in order to generate money for the company. Joy Air is expected to own 50 ACAC ARJ 21 and 50 MA-60 in 8 years.{{cite web |title=Joy Air Airline Profile {{!}} CAPA |url=http://www.centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/joy-air |website=centreforaviation.com |access-date=16 April 2021}}
Joy Air and Okay Airways were announced as launch customers for the Xian MA700 aircraft and are to be involved with the development of the aircraft, which is due to make its maiden flight in 2017.{{cite magazine |title= (unknown title) |magazine=Airliner World|date=January 2015|page=17}}
Fleet
File:MA-60 at Yinchuan Airport.jpg
File:Xian_MA-60_at_Tianshui_Maijishan_Airport.JPG
{{As of|2024|12}}, Joy Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2019|page=11}}
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;margin:auto;"
|+ Joy Air fleet |
| Aircraft
!In Service !Orders !Passengers !Notes |
|---|
| Boeing 737-800
|3{{Cite web|url=http://www.xmyzl.com/?mod=jidui_show&id=56&caid=43|title = 幸福航空有限公司}} |— |186 | |
| Comac C909
|— |50 |85 | |
| Comac C919
|— |20 |156 | |
| Xian MA60
|3{{Cite web|url=http://www.xmyzl.com/?mod=jidui_show&id=56&caid=43|title = 幸福航空有限公司}} |40 |60 | |
| Xi'an MA700
|__ |30 |86 |Launch Customer |
| Total
!6 !110 !colspan="3"| |
Incidents and accidents
On 4 February 2014 Joy Air MA60 flight JR1533 from Taiyuan, China, carrying 7 crew members and 37 passengers, had a mechanical failure on the landing gear while landing at Zhengzhou. This caused landing gear to break and the aircraft's nose cone to hit the tarmac. There were no injuries.
On 10 May 2015, Joy Air MA60 flight JR1529 from Yiwu to Fuzhou with 45 passengers and 7 crew landed on Fuzhou runway 3 at about 11:57 but veered off the runway and came to a stop off the runway edge about 500 metres past the runway threshold and about 50 metres off the runway centerline with all gear on soft ground. The engines struck the ground causing the wings to be nearly torn off, and resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and structure. 7 occupants were injured.
References
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External links
{{Portal|China|Aviation}}
- {{Official website|http://www.joy-air.com/}}
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