China Xinhua Airlines () was an airline based in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. It operated scheduled trunk services and charter flights. Its main bases were Beijing Capital International Airport and Tianjin Binhai International Airport. On November 29, 2007, it merged with Shanxi Airlines and Chang An Airlines to form Grand China Air, a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines.
History
The airline was established in August 1992 and started operations on 6 June 1993. In April 1997, it became a partner in the creation of Oriental Falcon Jet Service, with Dassault Falcon Jet and Avion Pacific to operate Falcon 50 charter operations in China. It is a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines which holds a 60% stake in the airline.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ China Xinhua Airlines fleet
|-
!Aircraft
!In service
!Passengers
|-
|Boeing 737-800
|5
|
|-
!Total
!5
!
|}
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:
- 6 Boeing 737-300
- 3 Boeing 737-400
- 2 further Boeing 737-800
