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Air Incheon

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Air Incheon
에어인천
IATA ICAO Call sign
KJ AIH AIR INCHEON
Founded24 February 2012; 12 years ago (2012-02-24)
Commenced operations2 March 2013; 11 years ago (2013-03-02)
HubsIncheon International Airport
Fleet size4
Destinations6
HeadquartersIncheon, South Korea
Key peopleSeung-Hwan Lee (CEO)
Websitewww.air-incheon.com

Air Incheon is a South Korean cargo airline with its base at Incheon International Airport near Seoul. It serves five scheduled cargo destinations from its base in Seoul.

Destinations

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An Air Incheon Boeing 737-400F landing at Incheon International Airport, Incheon, South Korea in 2015

As of May 2024, Air Incheon serves the following scheduled destinations:[1]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Bangladesh Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport [2]
China Chengdu Chengdu Tianfu International Airport [1]
Chongqing Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport [1]
Haikou Haikou Meilan International Airport [3]
Qingdao Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport [4]
Qingdao Liuting International Airport Airport Closed
Yantai Yantai Penglai International Airport [1][5]
Japan Sapporo New Chitose Airport [6]
Tokyo Narita International Airport [1][6]
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport [7]
Russia Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport Suspended [1][6]
South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Hub

Fleet

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Current fleet

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As of November 2023, Air Incheon operates the following aircraft:[8][9]

Aircraft In fleet Orders Notes
Boeing 737-800SF 4
Total 4

Fleet development

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In August 2016, Air Incheon signed a letter of intent for three Boeing 737-800NG to be converted to freighters and leased from Spectre Air Capital.[10] In May 2019, due to financial reasons, Air Incheon cancelled the order for Boeing 737-800NG Freighter as well as retiring its Boeing 767-300ERF and one Boeing 737-400F.

Former fleet

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Air Incheon has also operated the following aircraft (as of July 2021):[11][12]

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired
Boeing 737-400F 3 2013 2021
Boeing 767-300F 1 2018 2019

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Scheduled flights". Air Incheon.
  2. ^ "에어인천, 인천~방글라데시 다카 화물 노선 신규 취항" [Air Incheon launches a new cargo route between Incheon and Dhaka, Bangladesh] (in Korean). Kyeongin News. 15 November 2022.
  3. ^ "China's resort island Hainan opens new cargo air route to ROK". China Daily News. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. ^ "에어인천, 6월부터 中 칭다오 노선 운항 재개" [Air Incheon to resume flights to Qingdao in June] (in Korean). Biz Fact. 11 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Air Incheon Opens New Route Linking Incheon with Japan, Russia and China". Incheon Today. 17 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "에어인천, 일본 훗카이도 화물노선 첫 유치" [Air Incheon to Host Japan's First Cargo Route to Hokkaido]. The Korea IT Times. 17 April 2014.
  7. ^ "에어인천, 인천-쿠알라룸푸르 화물 정기노선 취항…주 5회 운항" [Air Incheon launches Incheon-Kuala Lumpur freight Routes...five flights a week] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 12 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Air Incheon Fleet Details and History".
  9. ^ "항공기 등록현황" [Aircraft registration status]. Ministry of Land, Transport, and Transport.
  10. ^ "Air Incheon". www.air-incheon.com.
  11. ^ "연도별 도입 현황" [Introduction status by year]. Ministry of Land, Transport, and Transport.
  12. ^ "연도별 말소 현황" [Retired status by year]. Ministry of Land, Transport, and Transport.
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