West Air China Key Facts

As of 2026-09-17, 27 West Air China airframes were observed flying in the previous 30 days.
0 airframes were unobserved for 7 to 29 days, and 0 airframes are classified as stored or unobserved for 30 or more days.
West Air China is a historic carrier with no active commercial flights observed in the current window.

Active Airframes 27 Observed in last 30 days (85% utilization)

Fleet Financing Structure 70.4% Owned · 29.6% Leased 19 owned · 8 leased tails

Modernity & Carbon Rating Grade B (-12% Fuel) 44.4% Next-Gen (neo/MAX/A350/787)

Fleet Ownership & Lessor Financing Exposure

Analysis of institutional aircraft operating lessors financing West Air China's fleet portfolio.

Balance Sheet vs Leased Fleet Split

Carrier Owned: 70.4% (19 aircraft) Operating Leases: 29.6% (8 aircraft)

Financing Lessors with Portfolio Exposure

BOC Aviation 4 tails (14.8%) → ICBC Leasing 4 tails (14.8%) →

Fleet Age Distribution

Distribution of observed airframes by age bracket as of 2026-09-17.

Observed Fleet Locations

Global distribution of last-observed airport locations for West Air China aircraft.

Observed Airframes

Registration / Tail	Aircraft Type	Mode S Hex	Lessor / Owner	Status	Last Observed Airport	Estimated Age
B-6412	Airbus A319ceo	`78068e`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-6413	Airbus A319ceo	`78068f`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-6743	Airbus A320ceo	`7806fb`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-6763	Airbus A320ceo	`780725`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-6765	Airbus A320ceo	`780726`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-6790	Airbus A320ceo	`780763`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-6811	Airbus A320ceo	`78079f`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-6421	Airbus A319ceo	`78084a`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-6420	Airbus A319ceo	`78087a`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-9949	Airbus A320ceo	`780aff`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-9982	Airbus A320ceo	`780ba6`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-9981	Airbus A320ceo	`780ba7`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-1817	Airbus A320ceo	`780c0f`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-1898	Airbus A320ceo	`780cc8`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-1897	Airbus A320ceo	`780cc9`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-9969	Airbus A320ceo	`780cca`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-1629	Airbus A320ceo	`780d45`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-8102	Airbus A320ceo	`780e86`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-8110	Airbus A320ceo	`780e9b`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-8249	Airbus A320ceo	`780ef1`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-8286	Airbus A320ceo	`780ef2`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-8422	Airbus A320ceo	`780f51`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-8421	Airbus A320ceo	`780f52`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-8642	Airbus A320ceo	`781038`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-8643	Airbus A320ceo	`781039`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-8846	Airbus A320ceo	`7810b4`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years
B-8845	Airbus A320ceo	`7810b5`	Carrier Owned	ACTIVE	Unassigned	6.5 years

Weekly Active vs Stored Airframes

Inferred Route Network

Observed airport pair connections during the 8-week rolling observation window.

Origin Airport	Destination Airport	Observed Weekly Flights	Status
No specific route pairs recorded in the current window.

Historical Incidents

No major fatal incidents recorded in the safety directory for West Air China.

Latest News Mentions

No recent news headlines tagged for this airline.

Age Bracket	Airframe Count
0-4 yrs	0
5-9 yrs	27
10-14 yrs	0
15-19 yrs	0
20+ yrs	0

West Air China