GX Airlines

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.

GX Airlines

IATA ICAO Call sign GX CBG GREEN CITY
Commenced operations	13 February 2015; 9 years ago (2015-02-13)
Operating bases	Nanning Wuxu International Airport
Fleet size	28
Destinations	41[1]
Key people	Wu Chongyang, Chairman and President[2]
Website	www.gxairlines.com

Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines Co., Ltd.
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
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin GuǎngxīBěibù Wān Hángkōng Zérèn Gōngsī

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

A GX Airlines Embraer 190 approaching Sanya Phoenix International Airport

As of October 2024, GX Airlines flies to 71 destinations.

Fleet

As of July 2024^[update], the GX Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:^[8][1][9]

GX Airlines fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Ref.
Airbus A320-200	11	—	174, 180	[10][11]
Airbus A320neo	5	—	186	[12]
Embraer 190	12	—	106	[13]
Total	28	—

References

1. "Airline Insight: Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines – Blue Swan Daily". blueswandaily.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
2. "GX AIRLINES ADDS E190S" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Embraer. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
3. "Airline Information: GX Airlines". Ch-aviation. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
4. "Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines". CAPA - Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
5. "Hainan Airlines' new GX airlines plans flights to Southeast Asia". Hainan Airlines via aviator.aero. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
6. Marello, Poppy (27 February 2015). "Start-Up Carriers: Who's New for February". Routes Online. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
7. Ge, Lena (16 November 2015). "GX Airlines Welcomes Its First Foreign Pilots". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
8. "Global Airline Guide (2019) Part One". Airliner World. October 2019: 11.
9. "GX Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
10. "China's GX Airlines restrategizes, aims for 2017 int'l debut". ch-aviation. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
11. "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.
12. "Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines receives first A320neo | CAPA".
13. "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.

External links

• Official website