Airline: Air Macau

Air Macau Company Limited is the flag carrier airline of and headquartered in Macau. The airline operates services to 12 destinations in Mainland China, as well as regional international services, from its hub at Macau International Airport.


The airline was established on 13 September 1994, and began commercial operations on 9 November 1995, with a flight from Macau to Beijing and Shanghai (prior to 1995, there was no air service to Macau other than the helicopter service). One-aircraft service between Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei began on 8 December 1995. The first pure-freighter service was launched on 7 October 2002, between Taipei and Shenzhen via Macau.
Air Macau is owned by China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) (51%), TAP Portugal (20%), STDM (14%), EVA Air (5%), the government of Macau (5%) and Macau investors (5%) and employs 1,023 staff (at March 2007). Two companies controlled by Macau SAR's Chief Executive Edmund Ho have sold a combined 1.25 percent stake in financially troubled Air Macau to a unit of China flagship carrier Air China, Reuters reported during the week.

According to the report, the stake sale for an undisclosed sum was confirmed by sources at Air China, a unit of Air Macau's controlling shareholder - CNAC.



Chinese description below:
澳門航空（Air Macau）是一家基地位於澳門的載旗航空公司，提供到中國內地、台灣、東南亞與東亞的航線。它的主要基地是澳門國際機場，註冊碼為NX。目前，澳門航空的航點遍及中國內地多個城市及東南亞各主要都市。


澳門航空成立於1994年9月13日，於1995年11月9日開始正式作商業飛行，首次派遣飛機從澳門飛往北京和上海（此前澳门只有直升机执飞到澳门的短途空中运输任务）。2002年10月7日起一条深圳经由澳门前往台北的货运航线开始运作，这是澳门航空的第一条完全货运航线。
澳門航空的股東分別為中國國際航空公司（51%)、TAP葡萄牙航空（20%)、澳門旅遊娛樂有限公司（14%）、長榮航空（5%）、澳門政府（5%）、以及其他公众投資者（5%）。