Fleet
The Oasis Hong Kong Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
- 2 x Boeing 747-412 (previously owned by Singapore Airlines)
- 3 x Boeing 747-481 (previously owned by All Nippon Airways)
The first aircraft, B-LFA (cn 24063/ln 736), was delivered to Singapore Airlines on July 11, 1989, with registration 9V-SMC. It was leased to China Airlines as 3B-SMC in the mid-1990s to cover for the loss of another Boeing 747-400 which overshot the runway at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport in 1993. Later on, it was leased to Iberia Airlines with registration TF-AMA. The aircraft was owned by SIA Engineering Co. Ltd. prior to being sold to Oasis. It was delivered to Oasis on September 19, 2006.
The second aircraft, B-LFB (cn 24065/ln 761), was delivered to Singapore Airlines on December 13, 1989, with registration 9V-SME. It was leased to Air Atlanta Icelandic and Iberia Airlines with registration TF-AMB from 2004 to 2006. It was delivered to Oasis on November 18, 2006. With the two aircraft, Oasis began to offer daily non-stop flights between Hong Kong and London on November 24, 2006.
All Nippon Airways announced on 6 March 2007 that it has successfully sold three Boeing 747-400s to Oasis Growth Income and Investments Limited, for operation by Oasis Hong Kong Airlines. These three 747s are amongst the newest 747s in the entire ANA fleet, which were delivered to ANA by Boeing between February 25, 1999 (JA403A) and June 28, 2000 (JA405A), and were scheduled to retire from ANA between 2007 and 2008 in exchange for the newer Boeing 777s and 787s.
Oasis Hong Kong Boeing 747-400s B-LFA, B-LFB and B-LFE were returned to their lessors and re-registered N240BA, N465BB and N262SG respectively. Boeing were the lessors of B-LFA and B-LFB, while WFBN were the lessor of B-LFE. B-LFC was returned to its lessor and re-registered N263SG, it sat amongst other unused aircraft at Pinal Airpark, near Marana, Arizona. B-LFD was re-registered as N322SG, and was photographed at Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) at Victorville, California in July 2009. Both aircraft are currently operated by Atlas Air in a premium configuration for Sonair.
Oasis Hong Kong's aircraft were maintained by HAECO.
| Registration | CN | Aircraft | Engine | Previous ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-LFA | 24063/LN736 |
Boeing 747-412 | PW 4062 | 9V-SMC, 3B-SMC, TF-AMA. | Original Livery (delivered in Sep 2006) |
| B-LFB | 24065/LN761 |
Boeing 747-412 | PW 4062 | 9V-SME, TF-AMB. | Original Livery (delivered in Nov 2006) |
| B-LFC | 29263/LN1204 |
Boeing 747-481 | GE CF6-80C2B5F | JA404A | Original Livery (delivered in May 2007) |
| B-LFD | 30322/LN1250 |
Boeing 747-481 | GE CF6-80C2B5F | JA405A | Original Livery (delivered in Nov 2007) |
| B-LFE | 29262/LN1199 |
Boeing 747-481 | GE CF6-80C2B5F | JA403A | Original Livery (delivered in Mar 2008) Returned to ANA |
The company hired 200 crew members in total.
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