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. 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. 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. Jiangxi Air operated its first flight on 29 January 2016, from
Nanchang to
Ürümqi via
Xi'an. It is initially using
pilots,
flight attendants,
maintenance staff, and other staff from XiamenAir. == Corporate affairs ==