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CXA

Frequent-flyer program
  
Egret Card

Destinations
  
70

Headquarters
  
Xiamen, China

Parent organization
  
China Southern Airlines

CXA
  
XIAMEN AIR

Fleet size
  
144

Alliance
  
SkyTeam

Founded
  
25 July 1984

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Focus cities
  
Nanchang Changbei International Airport Tianjin Binhai International Airport Changsha Huanghua International Airport Beijing Capital International Airport Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport Wuyishan Airport

Subsidiaries
  
Jiangxi Air (60%) Hebei Airlines (99%)

Hubs
  
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport

Profiles

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XiamenAir (formerly Xiamen Airlines) (Chinese: 厦门航空; pinyin: Xiàmén Hángkōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: E-mng Hang-khong) is the first airline operated in the course of modern enterprise in China. Established on July 25, 1984 and based in Xiamen, Fujian Province 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 (55%), Xiamen Construction and Development Group (34%), and Fujian Investment & Development Group (11%). Xiamen Airlines holds a 99.23% stake in Hebei Airlines, 60% stake in Jiangxi Airlines. By early 2014, the Airlines has set up branches in Fuzhou, Nanchang, Hangzhou, Tianjin, Changsha, and Beijing.

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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.

Xiamen Airlines concluded the year of 2015 with a passenger number of 22.77 million, and a profit of 1800 million CNY. It was the 28th consecutive year of profit for the airline. By early 2016, the airline operated 230 domestic routes along with 60 international routes (including routes to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan).

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.

Codeshare agreements

XiamenAir has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

Fleet

As of April 2017, the Xiamen Airlines operates an all-Boeing fleet consisting of the following aircraft:

Accidents and incidents

  • On October 2, 1990, Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 from Xiamen to Guangzhou, a Boeing 737-200 jetliner, was hijacked shortly after takeoff and collided with two additional aircraft upon landing at Baiyun International Airport, killing 128 people.
  • On April 30, 2008, a Boeing 737-700 (registration B-2992), operating as Xiamen Airlines Flight 8052 from Dalian to Hangzhou, entered Dalian airport's Runway 10 while a China Southern Airlines aircraft was taking off. The crew of the China Southern Airbus A319 aborted the takeoff and manoeuvred their aircraft to avoid a collision.
  • References

    XiamenAir Wikipedia