Private company
West Air
Chinese low-cost airline
West Air is a low-cost airline based in Liangjiang, Chongqing, China, operating a scheduled passenger network to domestic and international destinations out of its main hub, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, as well as its second hub in Zhengzhou. The company was established in March 2007 by its parent company HNA Aviation, with the launch of scheduled services on 14 June 2007. The airline was one of the four founding members of the U-FLY Alliance.2 It is part of Lucky Air.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersChongqing1
- Websitewww.chinawestair.com
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West Air is a low-cost airline based in Liangjiang, Chongqing, China, operating a scheduled passenger network to domestic and international destinations out of its main hub, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, as well as its second hub in Zhengzhou. The company was established in March 2007 by its parent company HNA Aviation, with the launch of scheduled services on 14 June 2007. The airline was one of the four founding members of the U-FLY Alliance.2
Corporate structure
West Air is part of a group headed by HNA Group. 8 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- HNA Group Haikou
- Lucky Air Kunming
- West Air Chongqing
- Africa World Airlines Subsidiary · Accra
- Fuzhou Airlines Subsidiary · Fuzhou Changle International Airport
- Seaco Subsidiary
- HNA Technology Group Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · 65.67% · China
- HNA EcoTech Group Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · China
- Lucky Air Kunming
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Products and brands
Destinations
As of April 2026, the airlines serves destinations in East Asia and Southeast Asia.
Fleet
Current fleet
As of July 2026, West Air (China) operates the following aircraft:
Fleet history
West Air has previously operated the following aircraft:
5 Boeing 737-300
From Wikipedia’s article on West Air (China), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 2006Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.chinawestair.com1
- WikipediaWest Air (China)
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ1073544
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataWest Air on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaWest Air on Wikipedia
- 3
- 4Wikimedia CommonsWest Air photo by Laurent ERRERA from L'Union, France, CC BY-SA 2.0