China Express Airlines

45.3IVCA

China · Asia

#146global
#58Asia
77%confidence
Operations and fleet punctuality · fleet · environment
43
Perception globally awarded recognitions
51
Network and track record fleet · destinations · continents · years · alliance
36

How it is made up

Continents served our own
1 continent (published network) · weight 5%
20
Destination network our own
133 destinations (published network) · weight 4%
70
Track record our own
20 years (founded in 2006) · weight 4%
21
Global alliance our own
No global alliance · weight 4%
40
Fleet size our own
75 or more aircraft (published fleet) · weight 3%
30
Wide-body fleet our own
No wide-body aircraft (published fleet) · weight 7%
0
Frequent-flyer programme our own
Own programme with mileage accrual (common baseline) · weight 6%
50
Product rating (stars) award
3 stars (product certification) · weight 4%
60

#146 worldwide · #58 in Asia. IVCA 45.3. Weak in wide-body fleet, presence by continent, track record. Confidence 77% (no data: punctuality). Not listed in environmental certification, global recognition, on-board experience rating, international assessment, regional recognition (worth 50).

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