HNA Aviation


HNA Aviation Group Co., Ltd, previously HNA Aviation Holdings Co., Ltd. commonly known as HNA Aviation, is an aviation group based in China, formerly the aviation division of the now defunct HNA Group. It is the country's fourth biggest aviation group and is headquartered in Haikou, Hainan, China.

History

2009

On January 19, its previous owner HNA Group Co., Ltd. invested RMB 935,000 to establish HNA Aviation Holdings Co., Ltd.

2014

On July 7, 2014, HNA Aviation Holdings Co., Ltd. changed its name to HNA Aviation Group Co., Ltd.

2021

On February 10, following the bankruptcy of the parent company HNA Group., the Hainan Provincial High People's Court ruled to accept the reorganization case of seven companies, including HNA Aviation, and designated the clearing group of HNA Group as the manager of the above-mentioned companies. On March 13 of the same year, the Hainan High Court ruled to carry out substantial merger and reorganization of 321 companies, including HNA Group, which includes HNA Aviation.
According to the reorganization plan formulated by the clearing group of HNA Group, HNA Group will set up trusts to pay off debts, and all businesses will be reorganized in sections, but the aviation sector will be reorganized separately by introducing strategic investors. The reorganization plan selects HNA Aviation as a platform company for air transportation business management. Strategic investors will acquire HNA Aviation by cash capital increase, and the trust plan will continue to participate in aviation group. The equity of all shareholders of Shanxi Airlines and Chang'an Airlines held by HNA Aviation has been adjusted to be held by Hainan Airlines Holdings Co., Ltd.
On March 19, 2021, the Clearing Group of HNA Group issued the "Announcement of Strategic Investor Recruitment of HNA Group's Aviation Main Industry" in order to submit intentions to qualified investors, and issued a supplementary announcement on the 30th to explain that the overall recruitment of war investors in the main aviation industry, and each member airline does not recruit war investors separately. Hainan Aviation issued an announcement on September 12 that the liquidation team of HNA Group has determined that the strategic investor of HNA Group's main aviation business is Liaoning Fangda Group Industrial Co., Ltd
On October 31, 2021, the Hainan High Court approved the Reorganization Plan for Substantial Merger and Reorganization of 321 Companies including HNA Group Co., Ltd. and the Reorganization Plan of Hainan Airlines Holdings Co., Ltd. and its Ten Subsidiaries. HNA Aviation Group Co., Ltd. completed the industrial and commercial change procedures on January 20, 2022. 95% of the company's equity was registered under the name of Hainan Fangda Aviation Development Co., Ltd., and the remaining 5% was held by Hainan Hainan Airlines No. 2 Information Management Service Co., Ltd.

Subsidiary

Airlines

As of December 31, 2023, the following members are wholly owned or directly controlled by the group:
The following members are jointly operated by the group or controlled by the group's subsidiaries.

Aviation maintenance and repair (MRO)

  • HNA Technic
  • Lufthansa HNA Technical Training Co., Ltd.

Charter and general aviation

  • Deer Jet
  • Beijing Capital Helicopter
  • Hainan Airlines Training

Travel services

  • Hainan HNA Aviation sales Co., Ltd.

Fleet

Current fleet

As of January 15, 2025, the fleet of HNA Aviation consists of 635 aircraft:
Long-haul:
Medium/Short-haul:
It is the fourth biggest fleet in order of aviation groups after China Southern Airlines Holdings, Air China Group and China Eastern Airlines Group.