Tianjin Airlines

Chinese airline

Not to be confused with Grand China Air, holding company of Hainan Airlines.

Tianjin Airlines
天津航空

Tianjin Airlines ERJ 190-100 LR in standard livery

| IATA | ICAO | Call sign

|
|

GS  | GCR  | BOHAI[1]
Founded| 2004; 21 years ago (2004)
(as Grand China Express Air)
Commenced operations| 2007; 18 years ago (2007)
Hubs| Tianjin
Secondary hubs|

* Haikou
* Hohhot
* Ürümqi
* Xi'an

Focus cities|

* Chongqing
* Dalian
* Guiyang
* Nanning

Frequent-flyer program| Fortune Wings Club
Subsidiaries| GX Airlines
Fleet size| 101
Destinations| 104[2]
Parent company| HNA Aviation[3]
Headquarters| Dongli, Tianjin, China
Website| tianjin-air.com

Tianjin Airlines (Chinese: 天津航空; pinyin: Tiānjīn Hángkōng — 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 flights out of Tianjin Binhai International Airport.[5]

## History

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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

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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.

### Codeshare agreements

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Tianjin Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

* Hainan Airlines[17]

## Fleet

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A Tianjin Airlines Embraer 190 at Qingdao Liuting International Airport (2013) A Tianjin Airlines Airbus A320 at Qingdao Liuting International Airport (2015) Tianjin Airlines A320-271N B-32FL at Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (2024) A Tianjin Airlines Airbus A330-200 in Moscow (2017)

As of December 2024[update], the Tianjin Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[18][19]

Tianjin Airlines fleet Aircraft  | In Service  | Orders  | Passengers[citation needed] | Notes

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C | Y | Total
Airbus A320-200 | 28  | -- | 8  | 150  | 158  |
-- | 174  | 174
180  | 180
Airbus A320neo | 16  | -- | -- | 174  | 174  |
Airbus A321-200 | 2  | -- | -- | 220  | 220  |
230  | 230
Airbus A330-200 | 4  | -- | 18  | 242  | 260  | [20]
Embraer 190 | 32  | -- | 6  | 92  | 98  |
-- | 106  | 106
Embraer 195 | 20  | -- | -- | 122  | 122  |
Embraer 190-E2 | -- | 20  | TBA | [21]
Total  | 102  | 20  |

### Fleet history

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Tianjin Airlines has previously operated the following aircraft:[citation needed]

* Fairchild Dornier 328JET[citation needed]
* Airbus A330-300 (Deliver to Hong Kong Airlines)[citation needed]

## Accidents and incidents

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* On June 29, 2012, there was an attempted hijacking of Tianjin Airlines Flight 7554, an Embraer ERJ-190, by six ethnic Uyghur men. Passengers and crew overpowered the hijackers. The aircraft returned to Hotan at 12:45 pm, where 11 passengers and crew and two hijackers were treated for injuries. Two hijackers died of injuries they sustained during the fight on the aircraft. This marked the first serious hijacking attempt in China since 1990.[22]

## References

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1. ^ Zhang, Shaohu (张少虎). 天津航空更换呼号 "神龙"退休"渤海"上岗 - 中国在线. chinadaily.com.cn (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
2. ^ "Tianjin Airlines on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
3. ^ Nadalet, Ivan (February 7, 2017). "China's Hainan Airlines takes control of Tianjin Airlines". Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
4. ^ "Tianjin Airlines English Website". Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012. "天津航空[官方网站] – 天津航空有限责任公司". Archived from the original on March 7, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
5. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. April 3, 2007. p. 87.
6. ^ Travel Daily News Archived January 11, 2013, at archive.today April 17, 2007
7. ^ "Grand China Express restarts as Tianjin Airlines". June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on October 3, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
8. ^ 天津航空[官方网站] – 天津航空有限责任公司 (in Chinese (China)). Tianjin Air. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
9. ^ CNN Archived November 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine May 16, 2007
10. ^ "Tianjin Orders more E-Jets". Airliner World: 16. July 2015.
11. ^ "Tianjin Airlines". Airliner World: 17. October 2015.
12. ^ "Tianjin Airlines files planned New Zealand schedule from Dec 2016". routesonline. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
13. ^ "Tianjin Airlines Adds London Gatwick Service from late-June 2016". airlineroute. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
14. ^ J, L (April 22, 2016). "Tianjin Airlines Adds Moscow Service from June 2016". Airline Route. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
15. ^ "Tianjin Airlines moves Chongqing – Melbourne launch to late-Oct 2017". routesonline. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
16. ^ "Tianjin Airlines to launch Xi'An – London Heathrow service from May 2018". Airlineroute.net. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
17. ^ "Hainan Airlines Adds Tianjin Airlines Codeshare to Japan From June 2024". AeroRoutes.
18. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 11.
19. ^ "Airbus Commercial Aircraft - June-2019". Archived from the original (xlsx) on July 10, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
20. ^ 天津航空第三架A330宽体客机顺利抵津 (in Chinese (China)). CARNOC. March 17, 2017. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
21. ^ "China's HNA Group Tianjin Airlines Purchases 20 E-Jets and 20 E-Jets E2". July 17, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
22. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Embraer ERJ 190-100 LR (ERJ-190LR) B-3171 Hotan Airport (HTN)". aviation-safety.net. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

## External links

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Media related to Tianjin Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

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