Tianjin Air Cargo Co., Ltd., operating as Tianjin Air Cargo (formerly Sky Cargo Air and Tianjin Cargo Airlines), is a cargo airline in China founded by HNA Group and Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone.[1][2] The airline received an air operator's certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in mid-2018, with services commencing in September that year.[3] It operates out of Tianjin Binhai International Airport with a fleet of Boeing 737 freighters, with plans to expand its fleet size to between 50 and 100 aircraft and launch intercontinental freighter routes in the future.[4]
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Founded | April 2016; 6 years ago (April 2016) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 11 September 2018 | ||||||
Hubs | Tianjin Binhai International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 4 | ||||||
Parent company | HNA Group (44.28%) |
Tianjin Air Cargo serves seven destinations in four countries.[5]
In March 2018, Suparna Airlines which owns a 12.86% stake in Tianjin Air Cargo, sold two Boeing 737-400BCFs to the latter allowing commercial services to begin.[8]
As of 15 June 2021, the Tianjin Air Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft:[9]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Boeing 737-400BCF | 2 | — | Cargo | |
Boeing 737-700BCF | 1[10] | — | Cargo | |
Boeing 737-800BCF | 2[11] | — | Cargo | |
Total | 5 | — |
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Airlines with footnotes are headquartered in Hong Kong1 or Macau2 Special Administrative Regions See also List of defunct airlines of China |