Shandong Airlines Co, Ltd. (nicknamed SDA) is an airline based in the Shandong Airlines Center in Jinan, Shandong. The Chinese carrier operates a sizable domestic network from Jinan, Qingdao and Yantai to major cities across China, together with an international network to regional Asian destinations. The airline's two largest shareholders are Shandong Aviation Group with a 42% controlling stake and Air China, a strategic partner, holding 22.8% of the airlines shares.
Shandong Airlines was established on 12 March 1994 and started operations in September of the same year. In September 1997 it became a founding member of the New Star (Xinxing) Aviation Alliance together with five other Chinese provincial airlines. The purpose of the alliance was to improve finances and deter takeover from larger competitors. The airline's first of many new international services commenced on 8 June 2004 connecting Jinan to Singapore.
Shandong Airlines was member of the New Star Air Alliance.
Livery
Boeing 737-85N(WL), registration B-7885, built 2017, serial number 43895 Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL, VIDP), Delhi, India, 30 April 2018
DEEJ livery (Dong-e e-Jiao = pharmaceutical company in Shandong)
Boeing 737-85N(WL), registration B-1932, built 2014, serial number 39937 Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN), Xiamen, China, 31 October 2019
Tencent livery (Tencent = Chinese multinational conglomerate holding company)
Boeing 737-85N(WL), registration B-5119, built 2005, serial number 33665 Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN), Xiamen, China, 31 October 2019
