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Xiamen Airlines


廈門航空
Xiamen Airlines
IATA/ICAO	MF/CXA
Founded	July 25, 1984
Fleet size	86
Destinations	58
Headquarters	Xiamen , Fujian
Website	Official website

Xiamen Airlines (Chinese: 厦门航空) is the first privately owned airline in the People's Republic of China. Established on July 25, 1984 and based in Xiamen , 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%).

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

As of January 2013, Xiamen Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines, beside SkyTeam members:

TransAsia Airways

Uni Air

Malaysia Airlines

Fleet

As of September 2012, the Xiamen Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:

Aircraft	Total
Boeing 737-700	17	0
Boeing 737-800	63	79
Boeing 737 MAX 8	0	30
Boeing 757-200	6	0
Boeing 787-8	0	6
Comac ARJ21-700	0	6
Total	86	121

Future development

In December 2005, Xiamen Airlines inked an order for 10 Boeing 737-800 aircraft to be equipped with blended winglets, which were delivered between 2006 and 2008. This order was part of a larger 70 plane purchase agreement between CASGC and Boeing, which was signed during a state visit of then US President George W. Bush.

Initially the parent company China Southern Airlines planned to shift three Boeing 787 Dreamliners of an order for 13 to Xiamen Airlines, but this plan was dropped in 2006 in favor of more 737-800s. But on May 2011, Xiamen Airlines has been resumed to order 6 Boeing 787-8.

On June 8, 2011, Xiamen confirmed intentions to join the SkyTeam airline alliance. This move strengthens the alliance's position within Asia. The airline plans to join as early 2012.

On November 17, 2011, SkyTeam formally accepted the application of Xiamen Airlines to join the alliance. Xiamen Airlines thus began the joining process leading to full entry into SkyTeam by the end of 2012, further strengthening the alliance's membership in southern China.

On 3 August, 2012, Xiamen Airlines has agreed to purchase 40 Boeing 737-800. The airline plans to use the airplanes for more international routes to meet growing passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific and China.The order, which is valued at $3.5 billion at list prices, requires Chinese Government approval and Boeing will work with Xiamen Airlines to obtain approval.

Destinations

Contact

Service Hotlines:	Overseas (+86) 592 222 6666 Nationwide (+86) 592 95557
Complaint Office	Tel: (+86) 592 5739 009 ( Xiamen )
Mailing Address:	22 Dailiao Road, Xiamen 361006, China
Tel:	(+86) 592 5739 888
Fax:	(+86) 592 5739 777
Online Booking Information:	et@xiamenair.com.cn
Email for Frequent Flyer:	ffp@xiamenair.com.cn