Tianjin Airlines (another Chinese airline to SYD)?

[Mark T]

China’s Tianjin Airlines
has applied to China’s aviation
authority seeking permission to
launch round-trip services from
Tianjin to Sydney, via Zhengzhou.
According to an application by
Tianjin filed this week, the carrier
plans to debut the route from
Jauary 2018 on a thrice weekly basis
using Airbus A330 aircraft.

[NathanJ]

Another HNA group airline... Beijing Capital Airlines kicks off 4 weekly Qingdao - SYD late October as well.