Spring Airlines

Spring Airlines (Chinese: 春秋航空; pinyin: Chūnqiū Hángkōng; abbreviated 春航) is a budget airline with its headquarters in the Homeyo Hotel (航友宾馆 Hángyǒu​ Bīn​guǎn​) in Changning District, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. While the company adopted the English name "Spring Airlines", the Chinese characters literally mean "Spring and Autumn Airlines". Spring Airlines is the aviation subsidiary of Shanghai Spring International Travel Service. It is China's only low-cost airline. Spring Airlines reported a net profit of 470 million yuan ($71.2 million) in 2010. The airline was given approval to be established on 26 May 2004. Its first aircraft, an Airbus A320 (formerly of Lotus Air), was delivered on 12 July 2005, at Shanghai Hongqiao...