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
editGX 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 June 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
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As of January 2017, GX Airlines flies to 44 destinations in China [8] and also to Bangkok, Thailand.
Fleet
editAs of September 2019[update], the GX Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[9][1][10]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Ref. |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 7 | — | 180 | [8][11] |
| Airbus A320neo | 4 | — | 186 | [12] |
| Embraer 190 | 17 | — | 106 | [13] |
| Total | 28 | — | ||
