SF Airlines

SF Airlines (顺丰航空) is a cargo airline that, according to its official website, was founded in 2009 and is China's first privately run express airline. It states that it is currently the cargo airline with the largest fleet in China, is headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, and operates four aviation bases in Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Beijing and Ezhou. It focuses on providing safe and efficient express air transport services and customized air logistics solutions, and describes itself as one of the core competitive strengths of SF's express business and a key force supporting SF's 'Sky Network'. Its website lists a fleet of 90+ freighters, 130+ global stations, over 1,100,000 safe flight hours and over 9,000,000 tonnes of freight volume (cumulative data from 2009 to date).

According to the official website, SF Airlines was founded in 2009 and is China's first privately run express airline. Its history page lists: 2009 successful maiden flight; 2010-2012 participation in relief materials transport for the Qinghai Yushu earthquake and fleet surpassing 10 aircraft; 2013-2016 opening of its first international route 'Shijiazhuang-Incheon', participation in international relief materials transport for the Kathmandu, Nepal earthquake, commissioning of its first B767-300 wide-body freighter, fleet surpassing 30 aircraft, and joining IATA; 2017-2019 commissioning of its first B747-400 wide-body freighter, fleet surpassing 50 aircraft, and opening of its first intercontinental route 'Wuxi-Chongqing-Hahn-Wuxi'; 2020-2022 maintaining connectivity and strengthening emergency transport capacity, helping build an autonomous and controllable international logistics supply chain, and fleet surpassing 70 aircraft; 2023 to present first transport of giant pandas, construction of the Ezhou hub and opening of Ezhou Huahu Airport's first international cargo route 'Ezhou=Liege', cumulative domestic and international stations surpassing 120, and fleet surpassing 90 aircraft.

• 2025

  Opened two cargo routes to support Tibet Shigatse earthquake relief; opened multiple 'lychee routes' to help Lingnan lychees reach national markets.

• 2024

  Responded to Super Typhoon 'Yagi', opened Hainan relief supply route.

• 2023

  First transport of giant pandas; opened first international cargo route from Ezhou Huahu Airport 'Ezhou=Liège'; global stations exceeded 120; fleet exceeded 90 aircraft.

• 2020

  Fleet exceeded 70 aircraft; strengthened emergency transport capabilities.

• 2018

  Opened first intercontinental route 'Wuxi-Chongqing-Hahn-Wuxi'.

• 2017

  First B747-400 wide-body freighter put into operation; fleet exceeded 50 aircraft.

• 2016

  First B767-300 wide-body freighter put into operation; fleet exceeded 30 aircraft; joined IATA.

• 2015

  Participated in international relief transport for Nepal earthquake.

• 2013

  Opened first international route 'Shijiazhuang-Incheon'.

• 2010

  Participated in relief transport for Yushu earthquake; fleet exceeded 10 freighters.

• 2009

  SF Airlines founded and successfully completed its first flight.

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• Express air freight

  Time-sensitive air transport for express parcels and cargo.

• Customized air logistics solutions

  Tailored logistics services for various industries.

• Charter flights

  Dedicated freighter charters for special cargo.

• Emergency relief transport

  Rapid response air transport for disaster relief and humanitarian aid.

• Flight training

  CCAR-142 flight training center offering B757/767 training.

• 2019

  Loader accidentally trapped in cargo plane and 'airfreighted' to Guangzhou

  In 2019, a loader at a logistics company under SF Express mistakenly entered a container and flew from Hangzhou to Guangzhou on cargo flight O37190, exposing gaps in cargo aircraft loading checks; separately, in 2021 SF Airlines was fined by civil aviation authorities for violating operating guidelines and failing to timely report maintenance errors. The CAAC East China Regional Administration fined the company involved 10,000 yuan.

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• 2020.01.24

  Reported2020.01.29

  SF Airlines adds Wuhan cargo routes[5]顺丰航空临时增开武汉货运航班tech.sina.com.cn

  SF Airlines temporarily added three cargo routes to Wuhan to transport supplies supporting epidemic response.

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2019.12.31

  SF Express opens Shenzhen–New Delhi air freight route[6]顺丰开通深圳至新德里空运航线business-standard.com

  SF Express opened a second direct air freight route to India, connecting Shenzhen and New Delhi, following its Shenzhen–Chennai route. The service is operated by SF Airlines.

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2019.10.18

  SF opens Shenzhen–Delhi freight route[7]顺丰开通深圳至德里货运航线finance.sina.com.cn

  SF opened a new Shenzhen–Delhi air freight route, operated by an SF Airlines B747-400, with stated capacity of 400 tonnes per week.

• 2019.10.17

  Reported2019.10.18

  SF Airlines inaugurates Shenzhen–Delhi cargo route[8]顺丰航空开通深圳—德里货运航线finance.sina.com.cn

  SF Airlines inaugurated its Shenzhen–Delhi international cargo route on October 17, 2019, its second direct cargo route from China to India.

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2. 2关于我们-顺丰航空sf-airlines.com
3. 3Loader accidentally trapped in cargo plane and 'airfreighted' to Guangzhoufinance.ce.cn
4. 4Loader accidentally trapped in cargo plane and 'airfreighted' to Guangzhouaero.cn
5. 5顺丰航空临时增开武汉货运航班tech.sina.com.cn
6. 6顺丰开通深圳至新德里空运航线business-standard.com
7. 7顺丰开通深圳至德里货运航线finance.sina.com.cn
8. 8顺丰航空开通深圳—德里货运航线finance.sina.com.cn
9. 9首飞比利时 顺丰航空开通第二条欧洲航线finance.sina.com.cn
10. 10助力复工复产 顺丰航空开通“深圳―三亚”全货机航线finance.sina.com.cn