Aircraft
Chinese LCC Takes Its First ARJ21, MA700 Set for Assembly
Jiangxi Air’s acceptance of its first ARJ21 brings to 23 the total number of airliners delivered by Comac.
A Comac ARJ21 (left) and a C919 prepare for test missions at one of the narrowbody’s four flight test facilities, Nanchang Yaohu.
A Comac ARJ21 (left) and a C919 prepare for test missions at one of the narrowbody’s four flight test facilities, Nanchang Yaohu.

Chinese low-cost carrier Jiangxi Air took delivery of its first Comac ARJ21-700 on Sunday, becoming the third operator of the type after Chengdu Airlines and Genghis Khan Airlines. Based at Nanchang Changbei International Airport in Jiangxi province, the carrier plans to introduce an additional four ARJ21s for operation out of its base and two additional cities—Ganzhou and Jinggangshan. A joint venture between Xiamen Airlines and state-owned Jiangxi Aviation Investment, Jiangxi Air flies nine Boeing 737-800s. The latest order bumps Comac’s deliveries to 23 ARJ21 jets.