Tianjin Airlines Explained

Airline:Tianjin Airlines
Fleet Size:101
Destinations:104[1]
Iata:GS
Icao:GCR
Callsign:BOHAI [2]
Parent:HNA Group[3]
Founded:
(as Grand China Express Air)
Headquarters:Dongli, Tianjin, China
Hubs:Tianjin
Frequent Flyer:Fortune Wings Club
Subsidiaries:GX Airlines

Tianjin Airlines (— formerly Grand China Express Air) is a Chinese airline headquartered in Tianjin Binhai International Airport passenger terminal building, Dongli District, Tianjin,[4] operating domestic scheduled passenger and cargo flights out of Tianjin Binhai International Airport.[5]

History

Grand China Air was established in 2004 in an effort to merge the major aviation assets of Hainan Airlines, China Xinhua Airlines, Changan Airlines and Shanxi Airlines, and received its operating licence from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in 2007.[6] Scheduled flights were launched under the brand name Grand China Express Air, using 29-32 seat Fairchild Dornier 328JET aircraft. At that time, the company was China's largest regional airline, operating on 78 routes linking 54 cities. On June 10, 2009, the airline's name was changed to Tianjin Airlines.[7] As of August 2011, 63 destinations are served (excluding those operated on behalf of Hainan Airlines),[8] though by 2012, the airline intends to fly on more than 450 routes linking at least 90 cities, taking more than 90% of the domestic regional aviation market.[9]

In mid-2015, Tianjin Airlines signed a contract for 22 Embraer aircraft (20 Embraer 195s and 2 Embraer 190-E2s). It is part of a larger agreement made in 2014 for 40 aircraft, the remaining 18 to be approved by the Chinese authorities. The first Embraer 195 will be delivered later in 2015 and the first Embraer 190-E2 in 2018.[10]

The airline plans to launch international long-haul services and is to take delivery of its first Airbus A330 aircraft in 2016 to serve destinations in Europe, North America and southeast Asia.[11]

In 2016, Tianjin Airlines launched long-haul services to Auckland[12] in New Zealand, London-Gatwick[13] in the UK and Moscow-Sheremetyevo[14] in Russia. Long-haul services to Melbourne are to begin from October 2017.[15]

In March 2018, Tianjin Airlines has replaced previously planned Xi'an - London Gatwick service to London Heathrow, starting May 7, 2018.[16]

Destinations

See main article: List of Tianjin Airlines destinations. Tianjin Airlines is a major player in the regional airline markets of Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia, known for shuttling passengers between the regional capitals to various feeder airports.

Fleet

, the Tianjin Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[17] [18]

Tianjin Airlines fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotes
CYTotal
Airbus A320-20028 - 8150158
- 174174
180180
Airbus A320neo9 - - 174174
Airbus A321-2002 - - 220220
230230
Airbus A330-2004 - 18242260[19]
Airbus A330-3002 - 24279303[20]
Embraer 19032 - 69298
- 106106
Embraer 19520 - - 122122
Embraer 190-E2 - 20TBA[21]
Tianjin Air Cargo fleet[22]
Boeing 737-300F1 - Cargo
Boeing 737-400F2 - Cargo
Boeing 737-800BCF1 - Cargo
Total10120

Fleet History

Tianjin Airlines has previously operated the following aircraft:

Accidents and incidents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tianjin Airlines on ch-aviation.com . ch-aviation.com . 21 November 2023.
  2. Web site: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/dfpd/2012-03/23/content_14901004.htm. zh-cn . zh:天津航空更换呼号 "神龙"退休"渤海"上岗 - 中国在线. Zhang . Shaohu (张少虎). chinadaily.com.cn. March 27, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180327213143/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/dfpd/2012-03/23/content_14901004.htm. March 27, 2018.
  3. Web site: China's Hainan Airlines takes control of Tianjin Airlines. March 27, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180328041030/https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/53137-chinas-hainan-airlines-takes-control-of-tianjin-airlines. March 28, 2018.
  4. Web site: Tianjin Airlines English Website . July 23, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120521000008/http://www.tianjin-air.com/en/frontend/information/newInfo/contractus.jsp . May 21, 2012 . Web site: 天津航空[官方网站] – 天津航空有限责任公司 . July 23, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110307005329/http://www.tianjin-air.com/frontend/information/newInfo/contractus.jsp . March 7, 2011 .
  5. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 87 . April 3, 2007.
  6. http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newid=36728&subcategory_id=53 Travel Daily News
  7. Web site: Grand China Express restarts as Tianjin Airlines. 2023-08-14. 2009-06-10. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141003054348/http://worldairlinenews.com/2009/06/15/grand-china-express-relaunched-as-tianjin-airlines/. 2014-10-03.
  8. Web site: http://www.tianjin-air.com/. zh-cn . zh:天津航空[官方网站] – 天津航空有限责任公司. Tianjin Air. March 27, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20101225192715/http://www.tianjin-air.com/ . December 25, 2010.
  9. http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/11/14/smart.traveller/index.html CNN
  10. Tianjin Orders more E-Jets. Airliner World. July 2015. 16.
  11. Tianjin Airlines. Airliner World. October 2015. 17.
  12. Web site: Tianjin Airlines files planned New Zealand schedule from Dec 2016. routesonline. September 10, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161021094441/http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/268798/tianjin-airlines-files-planned-new-zealand-schedule-from-dec-2016/ . October 21, 2016.
  13. Web site: Tianjin Airlines Adds London Gatwick Service from late-June 2016. airlineroute. April 4, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160405175109/http://airlineroute.net/2016/04/04/gs-lgw-jun16/ . April 5, 2016.
  14. News: J. L. Tianjin Airlines Adds Moscow Service from June 2016. April 22, 2016. Airline Route. April 22, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160426005632/http://airlineroute.net/2016/04/22/gs-svo-jun16/ . April 26, 2016.
  15. Web site: Tianjin Airlines moves Chongqing – Melbourne launch to late-Oct 2017. routesonline. June 8, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170611185131/http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/273219/tianjin-airlines-moves-chongqing-melbourne-launch-to-late-oct-2017/ . June 11, 2017.
  16. Web site: Tianjin Airlines to launch Xi'An – London Heathrow service from May 2018. March 11, 2018. Airlineroute.net. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180311165822/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/277535/tianjin-airlines-to-launch-xian-london-heathrow-service-from-may-2018/. March 11, 2018.
  17. Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One). Airliner World. October 2019. 11.
  18. Web site: Airbus Commercial Aircraft - June-2019. xlsx. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710030015/https://www.airbus.com/content/dam/corporate-topics/publications/o&d/ODs-Airbus-Commercial-Aircraft-June-2019.xlsx. 2019-07-10. 2023-08-14.
  19. News: zh-cn . zh:天津航空第三架A330宽体客机顺利抵津. http://news.carnoc.com/list/396/396017.html. March 20, 2017. CARNOC. March 17, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170320150435/http://news.carnoc.com/list/396/396017.html. March 20, 2017.
  20. News: Tianjin Airlines takes delivery of maiden A330-300. ch-aviation. August 17, 2018. en-US.
  21. Web site: China's HNA Group Tianjin Airlines Purchases 20 E-Jets and 20 E-Jets E2 . July 17, 2014 . May 7, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000251/http://www.embraer.com.br/en-US/ImprensaEventos/Press-releases/noticias/Pages/Tianjin-Airlines-do-HNA-Group-da-China-compra-20-EJets-e-20-EJets-E2.aspx . September 24, 2015 .
  22. Web site: Tianjin Air Cargo inducts 737-800BCF into fleet. September 30, 2019 .
  23. Web site: Tianjin Airlines Fleet Details and History . planespotters.net . April 5, 2015 . May 18, 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110830083747/http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Tianjin-Airlines . August 30, 2011 .
  24. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Embraer ERJ 190-100 LR (ERJ-190LR) B-3171 Hotan Airport (HTN). Harro. Ranter. aviation-safety.net. March 27, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150414183713/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20120629-0 . April 14, 2015.

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