Xiamen Airlines takes delivery of their first Boeing b737 MAX 8

The Xiamen based airline Xiamen airlines took delivery of their first Boeing B737 Max 8, registered B-1288, in seattle this morning. Flight Fleets Analzyer shows that the jet is owned and managed by Xiamen Airlines.

The carrier tells FlightGlobal that the CFM International Leap-1B-powered jet will mostly be used to link Fuzhou to points across Southeast Asia.

In March, the carrier firmed an order for 20 737 Max 8 and 10 737 Max 10 aircraft.

Flight Fleets Analyzer shows that the all-Boeing operator has 164 aircraft in service, comprised of 148 737s, 12 787s and four 757s.

As of May 2018 Xiamen airlines have a modern fleet of 165 aircrafts including B787-