GX Airlines
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| Commenced operations | 13 February 2015 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Nanning Wuxu International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 12 | ||||||
| Destinations | 33 | ||||||
| Parent company |
Tianjin Airlines (70%) Guangxi Beibu Gulf Investment Group (30%) | ||||||
| Key people | Wu Chongyang, Chairman and President[1] | ||||||
| Website |
www | ||||||
Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines (or simply GX Airlines) (simplified Chinese: 北部湾航空; traditional Chinese: 北部灣航空) is a Chinese airline based at Nanning Wuxu International Airport.[2][3] It is a joint venture between Tianjin Airlines and the Guangxi Beibu Gulf Investment Group. GX Airlines commenced operations on 13 February 2015 as one of the first airlines based in Guangxi.
History
GX Airlines is a joint venture between Tianjin Airlines and the Guangxi Beibu Gulf Investment Group. Tianjin Airlines has a 70% (21 billion yuan) stake and the investment group has a 30% (9 billion yuan) stake in the airline. GX Airlines received its first aircraft, an Embraer 190 leased from Tianjin Airlines, and its air operator's certificate on 1 February 2015.[4]
The airline conducted its first flight on 13 February of the same year, between its base of Nanning and Haikou, Hainan Province.[1][4][5]
In November 2015, GX Airlines inducted its first foreign pilots.[6] As of December 2016, the airline has a fleet of eight Embraer 190 aircraft. GX Airlines also plans to begin flights to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, and destinations in Northeast and Southeast Asia.[4][5]
Destinations
As of December 2016, GX Airlines serves 28 destinations in the People's Republic of China.
Fleet
GX Airlines operates the following aircraft as of November 2016:[7]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Y | ||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 3 | — | 180[8] | ex-AirAsia |
| Embraer 190 | 10 | — | 98 | — |
| Total | 13 | 0 | ||
References
- 1 2 "GX AIRLINES ADDS E190S". Embraer. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ↑ "Airline Information: GX Airlines". Ch-aviation. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ "Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines". CAPA - Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Hainan Airlines' new GX airlines plans flights to Southeast Asia". Hainan Airlines via aviator.aero. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- 1 2 Marello, Poppy (27 February 2015). "Start-Up Carriers: Who's New for February". Routes Online. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ↑ Ge, Lena (16 November 2015). "GX Airlines Welcomes Its First Foreign Pilots". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ↑ "GX Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "北部湾航空首架"大飞机"成功首航" [First successful flight of GX Airlines' "large aircraft"]. Guangxi Daily (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
