Grand China Air
| Grand China Air 大 新華 航空 |
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| IATA code : | CN |
| ICAO code : | GDC |
| Call sign : | GRAND CHINA |
| Founding: | 1989 |
| Seat: |
Haikou , People's Republic of China
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| Home airport : | Haikou-Meilan Airport |
| Company form: | Corporation |
| Alliance : | Xinxing |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Fortune Wings Club |
| Fleet size: | 3 |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.hainanairlines.com |
Grand China Air ( Chinese 大 新華 航空 ) is a Chinese airline based in Haikou and based at Haikou-Meilan Airport . It is a subsidiary of the HNA Group .
history
The parent company HNA Group owns shares in the airlines Shanxi Airlines (92.51%), Chang An Airlines (73.51%), China Xinhua Airlines (60%), Shilin Airlines (48.9%) and Suparna Airlines (15% ). In 2005 it was announced that the airlines would merge into Grand China Air. The merger was initiated on November 30, 2007. At the same time, the airline became the property of the newly founded Grand China Airlines Holding, which in turn was a joint venture between the provincial government of Hainan (stake of 48.6%), the US investment banker George Soros (18.6%) and the HNA Group ( 32.8%).
As of November 2015, the integration of the sister companies has still not been completed. In the meantime, these fly under a uniform brand identity, but still under their own names. In May 2013, the HNA Group announced that it would found further subsidiaries and thus move away from a merger under one brand. The website of Grand China Air has meanwhile been integrated into that of the much larger Hainan Airlines.
Destinations
Grand China Air mainly operates flights within China and some international connections on its sister company Hainan Airlines' route network .
fleet
As of March 2020, Grand China Air's fleet consists of three aircraft with an average age of 10.0 years:
| Aircraft type | Aircraft registration | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-800 | B-5482 | with winglets fitted |
| B-5538 | ||
| B-5539 |
See also
Web links
- Hainan Airlines / Grand China Air website (including Chinese, English, German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ ch-aviation - HNA Group moves to create four new regional carriers (English), accessed on May 27, 2013
- ↑ Forwarding on the website grandchinaair.com to Hainan Airlines ( memento of the original from August 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed July 11, 2013
- ^ Grand China Air Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .
