Grand China Air
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| Founded | 2007 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Fortune Wings Club | ||||||
| Subsidiaries |
Chang An Airlines China Xinhua Airlines Tianjin Airlines | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Parent company | Grand China Airlines Holding Company | ||||||
| Headquarters | Beijing, China | ||||||
| Website | www.grandchinaair.com | ||||||
Grand China Air (GCA, Simplified: 大新华航空, Traditional: 大新華航空, Pinyin: Dà Xīn Huá Hángkōng) 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
Grand China Air 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's subsidiaries Shanxi Airlines, Chang An Airlines, and China Xinhua Airlines. The airline is headquartered in Beijing and registered in Hainan Province. As of 14 April 2012 only one of its 737-800s have been fitted with winglets
Destinations
Grand China Air will serve the same destinations as Hainan Airlines.
Fleet
The Grand China Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[4]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | ||
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| F | Y | Total | |||
| Boeing 737-800 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 156 | 164 |
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.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 11.
