XiamenAir

XiamenAir
厦门航空
Xiàmén Hángkōng
IATA ICAO Callsign
MF CXA XIAMEN AIR
Founded July 25, 1984 (1984-07-25)
Hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer program Egret Card
Alliance SkyTeam (2012)[2]
Subsidiaries Jiangxi Air (60%)
Fleet size 135
Destinations 70
Parent company China Southern Airlines (51%)
Headquarters 22 Dailiao Road, Xiamen, Fujian, People's Republic of China[3]
Key people Shanglun Che (Director, President)
Website www.xiamenair.com

XiamenAir (formerly Xiamen Airlines) (Chinese: 厦门航空; pinyin: Xiàmén Hángkōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: E-mng Hang-khong) is the first privately owned airline in the People's Republic of China. Established on July 25, 1984 and based in Xiamen, Fujian Province[4] it operates scheduled passenger flights out of Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport and, to a lesser extent, Fuzhou Changle International Airport and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport. The airline is owned by China Southern Airlines (51%), Xiamen Construction and Development Group (34%), and Jizhong Energy Group (15%). XiamenAir is the only major Chinese carrier which operates an all Boeing fleet.

XiamenAir was honored with the title of "The Best Airline In Mainland China" for 6 consecutive quarters in the "Airlines Service Survey" made by CARNOC.com. The survey consists of comprehensive questionnaires answered by the passengers and analyzed by experts.

By early 2014, Xiamen Airlines has 6 branches in Fuzhou, Nanchang, Hangzhou, Tianjin, Changsha, and Beijing. The airline operates 218 domestic routes along with 26 international routes (Including routes to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan). It flies over 3600 flights per week. XiamenAir ranks #4 among all Chinese carriers by domestic capacity (only less than the "Big Three" national carriers), and contributes 7.2% of the domestic capacity in China.

Xiamen Airlines concluded the year of 2013 with a passenger number of 18.57 Million, and a profit of 1520 million CNY (about 245 million US dollars or 15.2 million British Pounds). It is the 27th consecutive year of profit for Xiamen Airlines since 1988. With the long consecutive profit record and high profit rate, the airline was regarded as one of the most profitable airlines in the world.

Destinations

Alliance

On 17 November 2011, Xiamen Airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the airline alliance SkyTeam. On 21 November 2012, the airline was officially welcomed as the 19th member of SkyTeam.[5]

Codeshare agreements

As of July 2015, Xiamen Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

* Member of the SkyTeam network.

Fleet

Xiamen Airlines' Boeing 757-200 in the 1st generation livery landing at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport.
Xiamen Airlines' Boeing 737-800 in the 2nd generation livery
Xiamen Airlines' Boeing 757-200 in the 3rd generation livery
Xiamen Airlines' Boeing 737-800 in SkyTeam Livery

As of January 2016, the Xiamen Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[6]

Xiamen Airlines fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
F J Y Total
Boeing 737-700 17 — 0 8 120 128 4 with winglets
Boeing 737-800 106 42 0
0		 8
8		 154
162		 162
170		 All with winglets. Orders subject to approval.
B-5159 and B-5302 in SkyTeam livery
B-5688 in 100th airplane memorial livery
Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 30 TBA Orders subject to approval[7]
Boeing 757-200 6 — 8
0
0		 8
12
12		 158
186
192		 174
196
204		 Luxury first class in B-2862 and B-2866
Boeing 787-8 6 — 4 18 215 237
Comac ARJ21-700 — 6 TBA Intention to order
Total 135 79

Future development

XiamenAir now has a vast order of 70 Boeing 737-800, 30 Boeing 737MAX, and 6 Boeing 787-8. XiamenAir's first intercontinental route is Xiamen-Amsterdam, which is a cooperation with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. KLM now operates a 3 weekly Xiamen-Amsterdam flight, and XiamenAir already has a code-share agreement with it. Though long-haul may not initially be profitable for XiamenAir, analysts believe that the airline is likely to profit from flying long-haul and building Xiamen as an international hub. In 2015, the airline started flights to Sydney with the 787-8 from Fuzhou and Xiamen, the airline is also starting a Melbourne service with the Dreamliner in 2016 and intends to start a Vancouver and New York City service (also with the Dreamliner) in 2016 as well.[8]

Incidents and accidents

See also

References

  1. ↑ "厦门航空有限公司". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. ↑ SkyTeam (17 November 2011). "Xiamen Airlines Joins SkyTeam". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Airline Membership". IATA.
  4. ↑ "Contact Us." Xiamen Airlines. Retrieved on October 29, 2012. "Mailing Address: 22 Dailiao Road, Xiamen 361006, China" - Address in Chinese: "公司地址：中国厦门市埭辽路22号"
  5. ↑ http://www.skyteam.com/en/About-us/Press/News/20111/SkyTeam-Welcomes-Xiamen-Airlines/
  6. ↑ "Xiamen Airlines Fleet". ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Reports: Xiamen to order 30 Boeing 737 MAXs". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "XiamenAir officially joins SkyTeam". Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Harro Ranter. "Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > 1990". Retrieved 10 July 2015.

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