Shanghai Airlines is an airline established in 1985 and headquartered in Shanghai, China. It is China's first commercial airline of multidimensional investment funded by the Shanghai municipal government and Shanghai local enterprises. The airline was initially restricted to domestic flights, but has operated international services since 1997.
In late 2002, Shanghai Airlines was successfully listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which enabled the airline to fuel its further expansion. In 2006, the airline's cargo subsidiary was founded.
On 12 December 2007, Shanghai Airlines was officially welcomed as the 19th member of Star Alliance, which consolidated the alliance's presence in the Shanghai market.
On 11 June 2009, it was announced that Shanghai Airlines would merge with China Eastern Airlines. The merger of the two airlines was expected to reduce excess competition between the two Shanghai-based carriers, and allow them to compete more effectively with domestic rivals Air China and China Southern Airlines. It was also aimed at consolidating Shanghai's status as an international aviation hub.
In February 2010, the merger was completed. Shanghai Airlines was delisted from the Shanghai Stock Exchange and became a wholly owned subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines. The new combined airline was expected to have over half of the market share in Shanghai.
Post-merger, Shanghai Airlines operations remain separate, retaining its distinct brand and livery. The logo is a white crane on a red vertical tail fin. The airline operate flights out of Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai.
As a result of the merger with China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines reached an agreement with Star Alliance to terminate its membership. On 1 November 2010, the airline officially left the Star Alliance and announced its intention to join its parent company in SkyTeam. Shanghai Airlines also maintained its own cargo division, Shanghai Airlines Cargo, which was merged into China Cargo Airlines.
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Boeing 737-86D(WL), registration B-1948, built 2014, serial number 39307 Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN), Xiamen, China, 31 October 2019
Boeing 737-79P(WL), registration B-5826, built 2015, serial number 39313 Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN), Xiamen, China, 31 October 2019
