GallopAir
{{Short description|Brunei airline start-up}}
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| hubs = Brunei International Airport
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| headquarters = {{nowrap|Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei}}
| key_people = Yang Qiang (Owner)
Cham Chi (CEO){{cite web |author=Chuanren |first=Chen |date=21 November 2023 |title=Gallop Air Seeks To Collaborate With Royal Brunei Airlines |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/gallop-air-seeks-collaborate-royal-brunei-airlines |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201020038/https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/gallop-air-seeks-collaborate-royal-brunei-airlines |archive-date=1 December 2023 |website=Aviation Week}}
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GallopAir is a start-up airline in Brunei owned by Chinese businessman Yang Qiang.{{cite web |last=Wong |first=Aaron |date=3 November 2023 |title=Behind GallopAir's ambitious bid to position Brunei as a regional travel hub |url=https://www.bizbrunei.com/2023/11/behind-gallopair-ambitious-bid-to-position-brunei-as-a-regional-travel-hub/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218033836/https://www.bizbrunei.com/2023/11/behind-gallopair-ambitious-bid-to-position-brunei-as-a-regional-travel-hub/ |archive-date=18 December 2023 |website=Biz Brunei}} The airline has not taken delivery of any aircraft yet.
History
The airline first made headlines in the aviation industry when they announced in September 2023 the purchase of 30 units of Comac C909 aircraft in a deal worth $2 billion.{{Cite web |last=Aviacionline |title=Paper-thin: An airline in Brunei begins operations with a borrowed plane and no AOC |url=https://www.aviacionline.com/paper-thin-an-airline-in-brunei-begins-operations-with-a-borrowed-plane-and-no-own-certification |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Aviacionline {{!}} Aviacionline es el sitio de aviación en español más leído del mundo. Presenta noticias de aerolíneas, aviones, aeropuertos, y demás. |language=es}}
GallopAir flew its first flight on 31 December 2024, from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Brunei International Airport, with a Comac C909 chartered from China Southern Airlines.https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/gallop-air-launches-commercial-service-c909-charter
Fleet
On 20 September 2023, GallopAir placed a US$2 billion order for 30 Comac aircraft. Once completed, this would make GallopAir the first operator of C919 outside China.{{Cite news |date=20 September 2023 |title=Brunei's Gallop Air places US$2bil order for China-made C919, ARJ21 jets |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2023/09/22/brunei039s-gallop-air-places-us2bil-order-for-china-made-c919-arj21-jets |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118093614/https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2023/09/22/brunei039s-gallop-air-places-us2bil-order-for-china-made-c919-arj21-jets |archive-date=18 January 2024 |work=The Star Malaysia}}
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|+ GallopAir fleet !Aircraft !In !Orders !Total |
| Comac C909
|— |12 | |
| Comac C909F
|— |3 | |
| Comac C919
|— |15 | |
| Total
!— !30 ! |
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