Okay Airways
{{Short description|Chinese airline}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Okay Airways
奥凯航空公司
Aòkǎi Hángkōng Gōngsī
| logo = OKAirLogo.png
| logo_size = 170
| image = B-5575 Boeing 738WL OK Air (12204760185).jpg
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| IATA = BK
| ICAO = OKA
| callsign = OKAYJET
| founded = {{start date and age|2004|06||df=yes}}
| commenced = {{start date and age|2005|03|11|df=yes}}
| ceased =
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| hubs = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| Tianjin
| Xi'an}}
| secondary_hubs = Changsha
| frequent_flyer = Lucky Clouds Club
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| fleet_size = 28
| destinations = 50
| company_slogan =
| parent = Okay Airways Ltd.
| headquarters = Daxing, Beijing, China
| key_people = Liu Jieyin (CEO)
| revenue =
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| website = {{URL|www.okair.net}}
}}
Okay Airways ({{zh|c=奥凯航空公司|p=Aòkǎi Hángkōng gōngsī}}) is an airline headquartered in Daxing District, Beijing, People's Republic of China. It operates passenger flight services and dedicated cargo services. Its main hubs are Tianjin Binhai International Airport and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, with a secondary hub at Changsha Huanghua International Airport.{{cite magazine | title= Directory: World Airlines |magazine= Flight International | page= 58 | date= 2007-04-10}}
History
{{wikinews|China launches its first private airline}}
Okay Airways was established in June 2004 and in February 2005 received an aviation carrier business license from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). It is China's first private sector airline. The carrier's maiden flight from its base in Tianjin to Changsha was on 11 March 2005, with 81 people on board.{{cite web|url=http://in.china-embassy.org/eng/ssygd/t186922.htm|title=Private airline launches 1st flight|access-date=17 February 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033549/http://in.china-embassy.org/eng/ssygd/t186922.htm|url-status=live}}
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[http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=8841 Air Transport World] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070512220733/http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=8841 |date=May 12, 2007}} 9 May 2007 Okay Airways leased three Boeing 737-300F aircraft and started cargo services as a local partner of FedEx Express in March 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.avbuyer.com.cn/e/2007/14271.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201084725/http://www.avbuyer.com.cn/e/2007/14271.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 December 2008|title=中国民用航空网_中国民航业门户网站_《中国民用航空》杂志社主办|access-date=17 February 2016}}
Flights were suspended for one month beginning on 15 December 2008, due to a dispute between the carrier and its shareholders.{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-12-04-okay-air-suspension_N.htm | work=USA Today | title=China's Okay Airways suspends flights for 1 month | date=2008-12-04 | access-date=2010-05-20 | archive-date=2012-09-18 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918121627/http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-12-04-okay-air-suspension_N.htm | url-status=live }}
Corporate affairs
It is headquartered in Daxing District, Beijing.{{cite web|url=https://www.okair.net/|title=Home|publisher=Okay Airways|accessdate=2022-03-29|quote=北京市大兴区庞各庄镇瓜乡路10号3号楼一层161室}}
Previously it was headquartered in an Air China office facility in Zone A of the Tianzhu Industrial Zone of Shunyi District, Beijing,"[http://ok.okair.net/list.php?catid=85&ok_pid=44 联系方式] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426073801/http://ok.okair.net/list.php?catid=85&ok_pid=44 |date=April 26, 2012 }}." Okay Airways. November 21, 2011. Retrieved on December 27, 2011. "北京市顺义区天竺空港工业区A区天柱中路16号""[https://archive.today/20120728200544/http://www.airchina.fr/en/privacy.html Privacy Policy]." Air China France. Retrieved on February 5, 2010. "No. 16, A TianZhu Airport Industrial Zone TianZhu West Road" and before in Fengtai District, Beijing."[https://web.archive.org/web/20090221013103/http://www.okair.net/contact.asp 北京总公司]." Okay Airways. Retrieved on October 4, 2009. "北京总公司" and "北京市丰台区方庄芳星园三区18号""[https://web.archive.org/web/20121102062244/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-129018740.html China to approve private airline – report.(Okay Airways Co)(Brief Article)]." HighBeam Research, Airline Industry Information. February 22, 2005. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.
Destinations
{{update|section|date=December 2023}}
{{As of|2024|07}}, Okay Airways flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:
Fleet
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=Current fleet=
{{As of|2024|07}}, Okay Airways operates an all-Boeing fleet composed of the following aircraft:{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2019|page=11}}
=Fleet development=
In June 2017, the airline announced an order for 15 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft consisting of 7 737 MAX 8 and 8 737 MAX 10. In November 2017, the airline signed a firm order for 5 Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
Okay Airways used to have a regional fleet of 13 Xian MA-60. With the establishment of the new Joy Air on October 30, 2016, the regional fleet of Okay Airways (all the 13 Xian MA60) has been transferred to Joy Air.{{cite news|last1=Cantle|first1=Katie|title=China's Joy Air may not see profit for two years|url=http://atwonline.com/airlines/china-s-joy-air-may-not-see-profit-two-years|access-date=22 March 2017|publisher=ATW (Air Transport World)|date=25 January 2017|archive-date=22 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322210601/http://atwonline.com/airlines/china-s-joy-air-may-not-see-profit-two-years|url-status=live}}
=Former fleet=
The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of August 2018):{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2018|page=11}}
- 2 further Boeing 737-800
References
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External links
{{Portal|China|Companies|Aviation}}
- [http://www.okair.net/ Okay Airways] {{in lang|zh}}
- [https://web.archive.org/*/http://ok.okair.net/ Okay Airways Corporate] {{in lang|zh}} (Archive)
- [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=OKA&al_op=1 Okay Airways Fleet]
- {{commonscat-inline|Okay Airways}}
{{Airlines of the People's Republic of China}}
{{IATA members|china}}
Category:Airlines established in 2004
Category:Privately held companies of China