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Great Wall Airlines
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 Great Wall Airlines Boeing 747-400BCF |
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| Great Wall Airlines 17/F, POS Plaza No 1600 Century Avenue Pudong New District Shanghai 200122 CHINA |
Tel.: +86 21 6876 6699 |
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| Great Wall Airlines Company Limited is a cargo airline based in Shanghai, China. It operates cargo services to Europe and Asia. Its main base is Beijing Capital International Airport, with a hub at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
The airline launched its first flight from Shanghai to Amsterdam on 1 June 2006 with an initial frequency of six flights per week, becoming the first local-foreign partnership airline to take flight in China. Flights to Singapore, Chennai and Mumbai were planned to be launched next. It was co-owned by China Great Wall Industry Corporation (51%), Singapore Airlines Cargo (25%), and Dahlia Investments (24%), a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings based in Singapore. The airline suspended operations on 18 August 2006 after its parent company, China Great Wall Industry, had sanctions imposed on it by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for allegedly supplying missile technology to Iran. All aircraft were returned to Singapore Airlines Cargo. On 13 December 2006, it was announced that sanctions against Great Wall Airlines had been lifted, and that the airline would resume service in February 2007. The airline has resumed scheduled services to Amsterdam (six times weekly) Incheon (six times weekly) and Mumbai/Chennai (three times weekly). |
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