(MENAFN) China's Xiamen Airlines has welcomed the 200th member of its fleet as its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft started commercial flight on Sunday.
The latest model of the Boeing 737 family started its maiden trip for Xiamen Airlines on a direct air route from southeast China's Xiamen to the eastern city of Shanghai.
Chairman with Xiamen Airlines said: "Born in 1984 in the Xiamen Special Economic Zone, Xiamen Airlines is the epitome of China's surging civil aviation amid the country's reform and opening."
The airline has achieved total profits of about USD1.57 billion, and has also celebrated 31 consecutive years of profitability.
The chairman added: "It's a milestone of Xiamen Airlines to become a big carrier with the 200th aircraft joining the fleet."
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