Tianjin Air Cargo

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Tianjin Air Cargo
天津货运航空
IATA ICAO Call sign
HTCTJTIANJIN CARGO
FoundedApril 2016;9 years ago (April 2016)
Commenced operations11 September 2018
Hubs Tianjin Binhai International Airport
Fleet size7
Destinations4
Parent company HNA Aviation (44.28%)
HeadquartersTianjin, China

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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Destinations

Tianjin Air Cargo serves seven destinations in four countries. [5]

Bangladesh

China

Singapore

South Korea

Vietnam

Philippines

- Davao - Fransico Bangoy International Airport - Manila - Ninoy Aquino International Airport

Fleet

Tianjin Air Cargo Boeing 737-800BCF B-2676 - Boeing 737-84P(BCF) - Tianjin Air Cargo - MSN 32602 - VGHS.jpg
Tianjin Air Cargo Boeing 737-800BCF

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. [9]

As of August 2025, Tianjin Air Cargo operates the following aircraft: [10]

AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
Boeing 737-700BDSF 1 [11] Cargo
Boeing 737-800BCF 5 [12] Cargo
Boeing 737-800SF 1Cargo
Total7

Tianjin Air Cargo previously operated: 1 Boeing 737-300SF and 2 Boeing 737-400BCF

References

  1. "Tianjin Cargo Airlines Airline Profile | CAPA". CAPA - Centre for Aviation.
  2. Farah Florentino (20 August 2018). "China's Tianjin Air Cargo receives green light for cargo operations » AsiaCargoBuzz.com". AsiaCargoBuzz.com.
  3. Justin Burns (1 June 2018). "Tianjin Cargo Airlines issued with an AOC by CAAC". CAAS /// Cargo Airports & Airline Services. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. "Tianjin Cargo Airlines set for May launch". Air Cargo News. 26 February 2018.
  5. "Tianjin Air Cargo on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.
  6. "Tianjin Air Cargo commences Sanya-Singapore service" . CAPA. 12 January 2023.
  7. "Xi'an opens cargo flight to Tianjin". Xi'an International Trade and Logistic Park. 24 January 2019.
  8. "Nanning-Singapore all-cargo air route put into operation". People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. 23 June 2021.
  9. Charles Kauffman (26 March 2018). "Tianjin Air Cargo outlines plans to become a major integrator". Cargo Facts.
  10. "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Tianjin Air Cargo". Airliner World: 56. September 2025.
  11. "Tianjin Air Cargo takes delivery of B737 from Spectre". Air Cargo News. 26 August 2020.
  12. "Tianjin Air Cargo inducts 737-800BCF into fleet". Cargo Facts. 30 September 2019.