History
On 13 August 2014,XiamenAir and the Jiangxi Provincial Government signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the establishment of an airline based in the province. [3]
On 17 March 2015,the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) granted Jiangxi Air preliminary approval to begin operations. The airline was granted its air operator's certificate on 8 December. [3]
On 14 December 2015,Jiangxi Air received its first Boeing 737-800 aircraft,from parent XiamenAir, [4] while unveiling its logo. Its livery consists of a crane,symbolising the environmental beauty of Jiangxi Province;and the colours blue and white,representing the famous porcelain of Jingdezhen in the province. [3]
On 30 December 2015,the airline conducted its first test flight,from Nanchang to Xiamen. [3] It received its air operator's certificate on 8 January 2016,allowing it to commence commercial flights. [5]
Jiangxi Air operated its first flight on 29 January 2016,from Nanchang to Ürümqi via Xi'an. [6] [7] It is initially using pilots,flight attendants,maintenance staff,and other staff from XiamenAir. [8]
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