The Hebei Airlines Investment Group and its core enterprise, Hebei Airlines, have completed their establishment after much research and preparation.

The Maiden Voyage Ceremony and inaugural ceremony was held yesterday. Zhang Yunchuan, Hebei Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Chen Quanguo, governor of Hebei province, attended the ceremony.

Zhangyunchuan (second from left) and Chen Quanguo (second from right) attended the ceremony. Photo by Liu Xiang.

This Investment Group was funded by the Jizhong Energy Group under the direct supervision of the provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC).

Wang Sheping, chairman of the board of the Jizhong Energy Group, addressed the ceremony. Photo by Liu Xiang.

The group’s main business area covers airline transportation, logistics, aviation-related products, tourism and related services, hotels and catering, national and international trading, etc.

The goal of the first phase is to achieve a business turnover of more than 10 billion yuan with a rationally-allocated and fully-equipped aviation passenger service system by 2015, and to become a first-class international civil aviation company by 2020 with a turnover of 30 billion yuan.

Stewardesses were waiting for passengers on the maiden voyage of “Jizhong Energy” of Hebei Airlines. Photo by Liu Xiang.

Hebei Airlines aims to build a fleet of 20 airplanes and a comprehensive airline routes network, and to realize a passenger carrying capacity of over 3 million trips.

By Guo Changdong and Zhang Nan