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Also known as Xiamen Airline, Xiamen Air, Xiamen

Xiamen Airlines ( ) (branded as XiamenAir) is an airline based in Xiamen, Fujian, China. XiamenAir has its northern headquarters in Beijing and eight branches in Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Tianjin, Hunan, Beijing, Quanzhou, Chongqing and Shanghai, and two subsidiaries in Hebei Airlines (99.47% shareholding) and Jiangxi Airlines (60% shareholding, based on the former Xiamen Airlines Nanchang Branch). Founded on 25 July 1984, XiamenAir is the first airline in China to operate independently as an enterprise. It was established as a joint venture between the Shanghai Administration of Civil Aviation Admini

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airline
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China
Headquarters
Xiamen
Parent organization
China Southern Airlines
Official website
www.xiamenair.com
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Xiamen Airlines, Boeing 787-8 B-2761 NRT (20229992129).jpg
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airline alliance
SkyTeam
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ICAO airline designator
CXA
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Xiamen Airlines
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Category:XiamenAir
inception
1984-00-00
location of formation
Xiamen
airline accounting code
731
phone number
+86 592 2226666
scheduled service destination
Narita International Airport
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Xiamen Civil Aviation
  • Founding
  • Expansion
  • Airline agreements
  • Alliance
  • Codeshare agreements
  • Interline agreements
  • Joint venture agreements
  • Fleet
  • Cabin services
  • Accidents and incidents
  • References
  • External links

Xiamen Airlines ( ) (branded as XiamenAir) is an airline based in Xiamen, Fujian, China. XiamenAir has its northern headquarters in Beijing and eight branches in Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Tianjin, Hunan, Beijing, Quanzhou, Chongqing and Shanghai, and two subsidiaries in Hebei Airlines (99.47% shareholding) and Jiangxi Airlines (60% shareholding, based on the former Xiamen Airlines Nanchang Branch). Founded on 25 July 1984, XiamenAir is the first airline in China to operate independently as an enterprise. It was established as a joint venture between the Shanghai Administration of Civil Aviation Administration of China, Xiamen Special Economic Zone Construction Development Company (now Xiamen C&D Group) and Fujian Investment Enterprise Company. The shareholders are China Southern Airlines Corporation (55%), Xiamen C&D Group (34%) and Fujian Investment and Development Group (11%). The current chairman of XiamenAir is Zhao Dong and the general manager is Wang Zhixue.

XiamenAir operates more than 320 domestic and international routes from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, Beijing Daxing International Airport, Fuzhou Changle International Airport and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, with 3,500 to 4,000 flights per week and carries nearly 25 million passengers per year. XiamenAir's logo is "A Heron Flying High", a well-known trademark in China, and its frequent flyer program is the XiamenAir White Egret Frequent Flyer Program. The airline features in-flight announcements in Mandarin and English, but also in Minnan, which are broadcast by Xia Hui, a former broadcaster for the Central People's Radio station and Xiamen Broadcasting Company.

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