City Airways (

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that operated from 2012 to 2016.

History

City Airways was founded in 2011 and began operations in September 2012. Its main hub was Bangkok's

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. It operated scheduled and charter flights between

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and

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. The company slogan was ''Go every city by City Airways.'' Its fleet peaked at 4 aircraft. These were predominantly leased

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s, with one

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from September 2015. In 2015, the Chairman of City Airways signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to lease ten Comac C919 and ten Comac ARJ21-700 aircraft. In February 2016, the airline ceased operations after the

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revoked its landing rights due to concerns regarding safety and finances. By mid-March 2016 all of its aircraft had been returned to lessors or sold on. The order for the Comac aircraft was cancelled.

Fleet

The fleet of City Airways consisted of the following aircraft:

References

External links

Official website
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