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| Founded | 15 January 2003; 22 years ago (2003-01-15) | ||||||
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| Hubs | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 12 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Parent company | HNA Aviation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Shanghai,China | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Suparna Airlines, known in Chinese asJinpeng (Chinese:金鹏航空;pinyin:Jīnpéng Hángkōng), is an airline based in China. Originally an all-cargo airline, it was formerly known asYangtze River Express and laterYangtze River Airlines after launching passenger services. The company's headquarters are in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Tower (Chinese:浦发大厦;pinyin:Pǔ fā dà shà) inPudong,Shanghai.[1]
Established on 15 January 2003 as the second cargo airline in the country afterChina Cargo Airlines,[2] Yangtze River Express was majority owned by theHNA Group (85%) withHainan Airlines Co (5%) and Shanghai Airport Group (10%) holding the remaining shares. The airline took over the entire cargo operations ofHainan Airlines,China Xinhua Airlines,Chang An Airlines andShanxi Airlines, all members of the Hainan Air Group.
In 2006, it divested 49% of its shareholdings to a consortium of companies includingChina Airlines,Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation,Wan Hai Lines and China Container Express Lines. China Airlines became the largest foreign shareholder, with a 25% stake.
The airline rebranded as Suparna Airlines on 7 July 2017; its new name comes from the mythical bird also known as agaruda.[3] Suparna means “the one with the beautiful wings” in Sanskrit.
Yangtze River Express applied for permission to serveNovosibirsk in Russia as well asDallas–Fort Worth andLos Angeles in the United States from 2009, pending CAAC approval. They also serve some domestic and Asian routes. From 2010, round trip flights to and fromShanghai,Tianjin Binhai,Prague,Luxembourg,Shanghai, andRotterdam have been operated. As of 2014, there are alsoFrankfurt Hahn, Tianjin-Binhai, andShanghai-Pudong connections. In December 2023 airline launched operations toMoscow Oblast, Russia.[4]
On 15 December 2015, Yangtze River Airlines launched domestic passenger flights under its revised name. Routes initially includedShanghai-Pudong Airport toGuyang,Sanya andZhuhai using a singleBoeing 737-800. Permission was also granted for flights toHong Kong,Macau andTaiwan.[5]
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As of September 2025[update], Suparna Airlines operates the following aircraft:[6]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| J | W | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 10 | — | — | — | 189 | 189 | |
| Comac C919 | — | 30 | TBA | ||||
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| Boeing 747-400BDSF | 2 | — | Cargo | ||||
| Boeing 747-400ERF | 1 | — | Cargo | ||||
| Boeing 777F | 2 | — | Cargo | ||||
| Total | 15 | 30 | |||||
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-300F | 11 | 2014 | 2022 | |
| Boeing 737-400SF | 3 | 2013 | 2022 | |
| Boeing 787-8 | 1 | 2017 | 2018 | Returned toHainan Airlines. |
| Boeing 787-9 | 2 | 2019 | 2022 | Both aircraft transferred intoMIAT Mongolian Airlines. |
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