As of 4 p.m. Beijing time, FR24 shows
70 aircraft airborne for Sichuan Airlines, fleet of 162
29 aircraft airborne for Capital Airlines, fleet of 87
32 flying for Loong Air out of 50 (that looks alright, actually)
55 / 96 from Spring Air (not there yet)
36 / 101 Shanghai Airlines (ouch)
The domestic operator I worked for has 26 planes running out of 85. Given the commuting rosters, ex-pat captains used to deliver around 15% of block-hours there. Hence until back to 85 % of the old schedule no need for any single one of us.
On top of all that in the interim, the fate of HNA conglomerate will have a significant impact. A major employer of foreign crews, imploding left, right, and centre already before the COVID started. How many were there, fourteen airlines inside the group?
Last edited by FlightDetent; 20th Aug 2020 at 08:28.