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| Founded | 2004; 21 years ago (2004) (asGrand China Express Air) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2007; 18 years ago (2007) | ||||||
| Hubs | Tianjin | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Fortune Wings Club | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | GX Airlines | ||||||
| Fleet size | 103 | ||||||
| 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 — formerlyGrand 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 ofTianjin Binhai International Airport.[5]
Grand China Air was established in 2004 in an effort to merge the major aviation assets ofHainan Airlines,China Xinhua Airlines,Changan Airlines andShanxi Airlines, and received its operating licence from theCivil Aviation Administration of China in 2007.[6] Scheduled flights were launched under the brand nameGrand China Express Air, using 29-32 seatFairchild 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 toTianjin 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 (20Embraer 195s and 2Embraer 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 toAuckland[12] in New Zealand,London-Gatwick[13] in the UK andMoscow-Sheremetyevo[14] in Russia. Long-haul services toMelbourne are to begin from October 2017.[15]
In March 2018, Tianjin Airlines has replaced previously planned Xi'an -London Gatwick service toLondon Heathrow, starting May 7, 2018.[16]
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.
Tianjin Airlines hascodeshare agreements with the following airlines:
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As of August 2025[update], the Tianjin Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[18]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers[citation needed] | Notes | ||
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| J | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 27 | — | 8 | 150 | 158 | |
| — | 174 | 174 | ||||
| 180 | 180 | |||||
| Airbus A320neo | 15 | — | — | 174 | 174 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 2 | — | — | 220 | 220 | |
| 230 | 230 | |||||
| Airbus A330-200 | 4 | — | 18 | 242 | 260 | [19] |
| Embraer 190 | 38 | — | 6 | 92 | 98 | |
| — | 106 | 106 | ||||
| Embraer 195 | 17 | — | — | 122 | 122 | |
| Embraer 190-E2 | — | 20 | TBA | [20] | ||
| Total | 103 | 20 | ||||
Tianjin Airlines has previously operated the following aircraft:[citation needed]
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