East Star Air is an airline based in Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. It is a privately-owned airline and operates scheduled domestic services on 10 routes from Wuhan, and expects to add more routes as its fleet grows. Its main base is Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. In July 2007, it was granted rights to operate international services after only a year of service, the first privately-owned Chinese airline to be granted permission to operate international flights before Civil Aviation Administration of China's (CAAC) requirement of three-year service.