Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines (Chinese: 北部湾航空; pinyin: Běibù Wān Hángkōng), or simply GX Airlines, is a Chinese airline based at Nanning Wuxu International Airport.[3][4] 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.
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| Commenced operations | 13 February 2015 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Nanning Wuxu International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 28 | ||||||
| Destinations | 41[1] | ||||||
| Key people | Wu Chongyang, Chairman and President[2] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
| Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines Co., Ltd. | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 广西北部湾航空责任公司 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣西北部灣航空責任公司 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Guangxi Gulf of Tonkin Airline Limited Liability Company | ||||||
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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.[5]
The airline conducted its first flight on 13 February of the same year, between its base of Nanning and Haikou, Hainan Province.[2][5][6]
In November 2015, GX Airlines inducted its first foreign pilots.[7] As of November 2024, 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.[5][6]
Destinations
As of January 2017, GX Airlines flies to 44 destinations in China [8] and also to Bangkok, Thailand.
Fleet
As of July 2024[update], the GX Airlines fleet consists of the following aircrafts:[9][1][10]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Ref. |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 11 | — | 174, 180 | [8][11] |
| Airbus A320neo | 5 | — | 186 | [12] |
| Embraer 190 | 12 | — | 106 | [13] |
| Total | 28 | — | ||
References
- ^ a b "Airline Insight: Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines – Blue Swan Daily". blueswandaily.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ a b "GX AIRLINES ADDS E190S" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. 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.
- ^ a b c "Hainan Airlines' new GX airlines plans flights to Southeast Asia". Hainan Airlines via aviator.aero. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "China's GX Airlines restrategizes, aims for 2017 int'l debut". ch-aviation. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide (2019) Part One". Airliner World. October 2019: 11.
- ^ "GX Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "北部湾航空首架"大飞机"成功首航". Guangxi Daily (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines receives first A320neo | CAPA".
- ^ "2年17架飞机，北部湾速度何以实现？". 民航资源网 CARNOC.COM. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
