Grand China Air
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| Founded | 2007 | ||||||
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| Subsidiaries | Chang'an Airlines China Xinhua Airlines Hainan Airlines Tianjin Airlines | ||||||
| Fleet size | 90 (+25 orders) | ||||||
| Parent company | GCAHC | ||||||
| Headquarters | Beijing, China | ||||||
| Website | www.grandchinaair.com | ||||||
Grand China Air (GCA) is a Chinese airline based at Haikou Meilan International Airport.
Grand China Air is managed under a parent company called Grand China Airlines Holding Company (GCAHC) which is held jointly by Hainan province government (48.6%), George Soros (18.6%), and the HNA group (32.8%).[2][3]
History
The airline was formed on 29 November 2007 under the initiative of the HNA group's largest operational entity, Hainan Airlines, to merge its operations with HNA Group subsidiaries Shanxi Airlines, Chang'an Airlines, and China Xinhua Airlines. Headquartered in Beijing and registered in Hainan Province, it began with three Boeing 737-800s, but when the merger is complete, the airline's fleet will exceed 250 and become the People's Republic of China's fourth largest airline.[4]
Shanxi Airlines is the only airline currently, to have been merged into Hainan Airlines.
Subsidiaries
Grand China Air has the following subsidiaries (as of April 2010):
| Airline | Hubs | Fleet Size |
|---|---|---|
| Chang'an Airlines | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Yinchuan Hedong Airport |
4 |
| China Xinhua Airlines | Beijing Capital International Airport Tianjin Binhai International Airport |
16 |
| Hainan Airlines | Beijing Capital International Airport Haikou Meilan International Airport |
70 (+23 orders) |
| Tianjin Airlines | Tianjin Binhai International Airport | 63 (+63 orders) |
Former subsidiaries
- Grand China Express Air (rebranded as Tianjin Airlines on 10 June 2009)
- Shanxi Airlines (merged into Hainan Airlines in 2009)
Destinations
Grand China Air will serve the same destinations as Hainan Airlines.
Fleet
The Grand China Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 2 April 2010):[5][6][7]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers (First/Economy) |
Operator | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand China Air | Hainan Airlines | Chang'an Airlines | China Xinhua Airlines | |||||
| Airbus A320-232 | 0 | 13 | TBA | To be delivered | ||||
| Airbus A330-243 | 5 | 1 | 222 (36/186) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Airbus A340-600 | 3 | 0 | 288 (68/220) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Boeing 737-300 | 4 | 0 | 144 (0/144) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 9 | 0 | 146 (8/138) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 63 | 3 | 164 (8/156) | 3 | 52 | 4 | 7 | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 3 | 0 | 233 (34/199) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Boeing 787-8 | 0 | 8 | TBA | To be delivered | ||||
| Total | 90 | 25 | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Designators and Indicators", Eurocontrol, retrieved on 2008-11-13.
- ^ Leo Zhang, "It's plane and simple: China has Grand plan", Shanghai Daily, 2007-11-30. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ Hainan Airlines Announces Grand China Airline's Opening, China Hospitality News, 2007-12-03. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ China gains Grand fourth pillar - Grand China Air officially launched - China Airlines, Airports and Aviation News
- ^ Hainan Airlines Fleet
- ^ Chang'an Airlines Fleet
- ^ China Xinhua Airlines Fleet
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