Tianjin Air Cargo

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Tianjin Air Cargo
天津货运航空
IATA ICAO Call sign
HTCTJTIANJIN CARGO
FoundedApril 2016;8 years ago (April 2016)
Commenced operations11 September 2018
Hubs Tianjin Binhai International Airport
Fleet size7
Destinations4
Parent company HNA Group (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 15 June 2021, the Tianjin Air Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft: [10]

AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
Boeing 737-400BCF 2Cargo
Boeing 737-700BCF 1 [11] Cargo
Boeing 737-800BCF 4 [12] Cargo
Total7

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