XiamenAir
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| Founded | July 25, 1984 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Egret Card | ||||||
| Alliance | SkyTeam[2] | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Jiangxi Air (60%) Hebei Airlines (99%) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 143 | ||||||
| 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 | xiamenair.com | ||||||
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[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 (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.
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 is the 28th consecutive year of profit for the Airlines. By early 2016, the airline operates 230 domestic routes along with 60 international routes (including routes to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan).
As the only Chinese airline featuring an all-Boeing fleet, Xiamen Airlines has a fleet of 143 aircraft with a total of 20,555 seats, and an average airplane service age of 5.61 years, as of September, 2015.
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
XiamenAir has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[6]
Fleet
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As of July 2016, the Xiamen Airlines operates an all-Boeing fleet consisting of the following aircraft:[7][8]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| F | J | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-700 | 17 | — | 0 | 8 | 120 | 128 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 116 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 154 | 162 | Orders subject to approval. Two aircraft in SkyTeam livery One aircraft in 100th aircraft delivered commemorative livery |
| 0 | 8 | 162 | 170 | ||||
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | — | 30 | TBA | Orders subject to approval[9] | |||
| Boeing 757-200 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 158 | 174 | |
| 0 | 12 | 186 | 198 | ||||
| 0 | 12 | 192 | 204 | ||||
| Boeing 787-8 | 6 | — | 4 | 18 | 215 | 237 | |
| Boeing 787-9 | — | 6 | 0 | 30 | 227 | 257 | |
| Total | 143 | 68 | |||||
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.[10]
- 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.[11]
See also
- Aviation industry in the People's Republic of China
- List of airlines of the People's Republic of China
- List of airports in the People's Republic of China
- List of companies of the People's Republic of China
- Transportation in the People's Republic of China
References
- ↑ "厦门航空有限公司". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ SkyTeam (17 November 2011). "Xiamen Airlines Joins SkyTeam". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Airline Membership". IATA. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Contact Us Archived October 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.." Xiamen Airlines. Retrieved on October 29, 2012. "Mailing Address: 22 Dailiao Road, Xiamen 361006, China" - Address in Chinese Archived July 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.: "公司地址：中国厦门市埭辽路22号"
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 21, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ↑ "Profile on Xiamen Airlines". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ "Xiamen Airlines Fleet". ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "Boeing, Xiamen Airlines Announce Order for 10 Next-Generation 737s - Apr 26, 2016". boeing.mediaroom.com. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ↑ "Reports: Xiamen to order 30 Boeing 737 MAXs". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Harro Ranter. "Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > 1990". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Two aircraft collision almost happened in Dalian Airport
External links
Media related to Xiamen Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (English)
- Official SkyTeam website (Chinese)
