On April 24, Kunming Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs issued the first Foreigner's Work Permit in Yunnan Province. The Russian Pilot of Lucky Air, Turenov Ilyas collected this permit. He was the first one in Yunnan Province who collected this permit.

It is reported that the Russian pilot Turenov Ilyas, one of the outstanding foreign captains in Lucky Air, is now 30-years-old and has been working in the civil aviation industry for nearly 10 years.

Lucky Air has been introducing an increasing number of foreign pilots since 2013. Now Lucky Air has a total of more than 600 pilots, including over 60 pilots coming from the U.S., the UK, Canada, Australia, Russia, Brazil, South Korea, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Spain, Uruguay and China Taiwan.

Lucky Air has a fleet of 45 aircraft, 113 routes(including 99 domestic routes, 14 international and regional routes), 95 destinations(including 82 domestic cities, 13 international and regional cities). Currently, Lucky Air has a market share of 13.9% in Kunming and a market share of 16.63% in Lijiang.