Ruili Airlines


Ruili Airlines Co., Ltd. is a Chinese Low Cost Carrier based at Kunming Changshui International Airport. It provides both domestic and international services to destinations in China and in Southeast Asia, using Boeing 737 aircraft.

History

The airline was established in 2014 and is wholly owned by the Yunnan Jingcheng Group. It received its Air operator's certificate on 22 January 2014. Its first service, between Kunming and Mangshi, was launched on 18 May 2014.

Destinations

As of March 2018, the airline serves 34 destinations in China and in Southeast Asia.

Fleet

Current fleet

, the Ruili Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:

Fleet development

The airline received its two Boeing 737-700s from Air Berlin on January 6, 2014. However, the aircraft were returned to Southwest Airlines in May 2015. The first 737-800 was received on 30 March 2014 and the direct purchase Boeing 737-700 from Boeing was on 25 November 2014. It has orders and commitments for a further 13 Boeing 737 aircraft. The first Boeing 737-900ER was scheduled for delivered in December 2015 which is an ex Spicejet Aircraft.
In mid-2015, the airline signed a commitment to purchase and lease 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, subject to final negotiations.
In July 2016, Ruili Airlines finalized an order for 6 Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The deal is worth US$1.59 billion.

Incidents

On July 8, 2020, a Ruili Airlines Boeing 737 on a domestic flight from X'ian to Kunming suffered a ruptured cockpit window and plunged 10,000 feet before the pilots recuperated control of the aircraft. The plane made an emergency landing at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in Chongqing, and nobody among the 178 passengers or flight crew aboard was reported injured.