Juneyao Air (; formerly known as Juneyao Airlines) is an airline headquartered in Pudong, Shanghai, China.

The airline operates both domestic and international services from two Shanghai airports (Hongqiao and Pudong). The company was founded in 2005 as a subsidiary of Shanghai JuneYao (Group) Co., Ltd,Air Transport World 9 May 2007 and started operations in September 2006. It reported a net profit of about CNY1.05 billion ($161.3 million) in 2015. The airline entered the automotive segment in 2023 by creating the JuneYao Auto branch. To begin the vehicle development and production, Juneyao Air acquired the financially troubled Yudo startup.

History Juneyao Air was founded in 2005 (as Junyao Airlines). In March 2006, the airline ordered 2 Airbus A319 and 6 Airbus A320 aircraft with 3 aircraft (2 Airbus A319 and 1 Airbus A320) to be delivered that same year under a lease agreement with GECAS. The first aircraft, an Airbus A319, was delivered in September, and services commenced on 25 September. Before services commenced, Junyao Airlines rebranded to "Juneyao Airlines" after deciding against the name "Phoenix Airlines".

In September 2006, Juneyao Air launched first commercial flight.

In early 2010, Juneyao Airlines's parent company, Juneyao Group, sold its 71.4% stake in Okay Airways to Datian Wu Liu, in order to concentrate on Juneyao Airlines. By 2014, due to a large number of low cost carriers entering China, Juneyao Airlines applied to launch a low cost carrier subsidiary, 9 Air, to be based in Guangzhou. 9 Air commenced operations in January 2015. In May 2015, Juneyao Air stocks was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Main Board. In September 2016, Juneyao Airlines signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing for 10 Boeing 787-9 aircraft. At this time, the airline had a fleet of 60 Airbus A320 family aircraft. In January 2017, a firm order for 5 787-9 aircraft (with options for 5 more) was approved, with deliveries scheduled for 2018 and 2019. The airline's first 787 was delivered in October 2018. Initially operating domestic services, Juneyao Airline's 787 aircraft operated its first international flight between Shanghai and Singapore in February 2019. At the start of 2019, China Eastern Air Holding acquired a 7% stake in Juneyao Airlines. In February 2019, the airline applied to operate flights to Vladivostok, Cairo, and London.

In June 2019, Juneyao Air launched an intercontinental flight from Shanghai to Helsinki, making it the first private airline in China using wide-body aircraft to operate an intercontinental flight.

In June 2020, China Eastern Airlines announced the launch of Sanya International Airlines, with Juneyao Airlines to acquire a 15% stake in the airline. At the end of 2020, the airline suffered a loss of CNY 749 million due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2023, Juneyao Air took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, assembled locally in Tianjin. In July 2025, it was announced that the airline will be taking over the Singapore-Wuxi route from Jetstar Asia, who will be ceasing operations on 31 July 2025. The route will be serviced using an Airbus A320neo aircraft, and will be flying between the two cities on a four times a week basis starting 29 August 2025.

Corporate affairs The headquarters are in Pudong. - Chinese address: "上海市浦东新区康桥东路2弄"

They were formerly in Changning, Shanghai. - Chinese address: "上海市长宁区虹翔三路80号" - The Chinese source states Changning District, so that is used instead of the English which states it is in Minhang District.

Destinations , the airlines operates more than 260 domestic and international air routes; connects more than 220 destinations in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe and Australia.

Alliance Juneyao Air joined Star Alliance as a Connecting Partner on 23 May 2017. Joint ventures Juneyao Air has the following joint venture agreements (as of October 2025): FinnairFinnair and Juneyao Air enter into a joint business partnership on the Helsinki-Shanghai route and beyond news.cision.com 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2025-10-22. Codeshare agreements Juneyao Air has the following codeshare agreements (as of October 2025):

Aegean Airlines Air China All Nippon Airways Asiana Airlines China Eastern Airlines China Southern Airlines EVA Air FinnairFinnair starts codeshare cooperation with Juneyao Air, extending its network in China Company.finnair.com 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019 Shenzhen Airlines Sichuan Airlines Singapore Airlines

Interline agreements Juneyao Air has the following interline agreements (as of October 2025):

Air Canada My Freighter Airlines

Fleet Current fleet , Juneyao Air operates the following aircraft:

+ Juneyao Air fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes J Y Total Airbus A320-200 30 — 8 156 164 Airbus A320neo 22 13 8 156 164 Airbus A321-200 27 — 8 190 198 Airbus A321neo 14 12 8 199 207 Boeing 787-9 10 — 29 295 324PICTURES: Juneyao takes first 787 flightglobal.com 19 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018. Order with 5 options. Total 103 25

The airline took delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner in October 2018. Juneyao Airlines has previously been an all-Airbus operator.

On 29 December 2025, Juneyao Airlines said in its filing to the Shanghai bourse the plan to sign an agreement for buying 25 A320-family jets. Airbus recorded the order in March 2026.

Former fleet 2 Airbus A319-100s 13 Airbus A320-200s

Cabin Business class Business class on the Boeing 787-9s consist of leather Thompson Aero Vantage XL seats configured in 1-2-1 configuration. The seats are 22 inches wide and can convert into a 78-inch lie flat bed. The seats are also equipped with a bi-fold tray table including a personal device holder as well as an 18-inch HD touchscreen display and Universal AC and USB-A sockets. On narrow-body aircraft, business class are configured in a 2-2 configuration.

Economy class

On the Boeing 787-9s, economy class consists of Recaro CL3710 seats, with a four way adjustable headrest and bi-fold table, configured in a 3-3-3 configuration. The seats have a row pitch between 31 and 32 inches, and a seat width of 17.1 inches. The seat also comes with a 11.6-inch HD touchscreen display and a USB-A socket. On the Airbus narrow-body aircraft, economy class is configured in a 3-3 configuration and seats come with USB-A sockets.

Inflight Wi-Fi Inflight Wi-Fi is available on Boeing 787-9 aircraft.

References

External links

Official website