Now with almost 170 Boeing aircraft, Xiamen plans to defect by taking the Airbus A321neo. Like other medium-sized airlines using only Boeing aircraft, Xiamen has been particularly affected by the MAX grounding. Early in the MAX grounding, Xiamen foresaw the impact and considered bringing back its 757s, which it retired a few months prior, but determined that to be too costly. FUZHOU, CHINA - MARCH 21: Xiamen Airlines' Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner arrives at Fuzhou Changle ... [+] International Airport on March 21, 2018 in Fuzhou, Fujian Province of China. Its order for 30 MAX aircraft comprises 20 MAX 8s, the -800’s successor, and 10 MAX 10s, which Boeing developed to better compete with the A321neo family.

Source: Forbes January 19, 2020 04:07 UTC