9 Air

Daily operations were initiated on 15 January 2015 for the route Guangzhou – Wenzhou – Harbin.[5]

On August 30, 2014, the first aircraft of 9 Air arrived in Guangzhou, a Boeing 737-8GP(WL) with tail number B-1715 leased from CMIG Aviation Leasing, and the vertical tail was painted orange.[6]

On July 15, 2016, Boeing delivered the first 9 Air owned aircraft on the anniversary of its 100th birthday. For this Boeing 737-800, 9 Air and Boeing chose a special commemorative edition of gold tail livery.[6]

On January 23, 2018, the 9 Air's Wi-Fi Internet service test on the Boeing 737 was successful. 9 Air becomes the first domestic airline to achieve in flight Wi-Fi access on narrow-body aircraft.[6]

On October 30, 2018, the 17th new aircraft and the first B737MAX arrived in Guangzhou, tail number B-206J, and the vertical tail was painted in red.[6]

On July 8, 2019, 9 Air launched a direct flight from Guangzhou to Sihanoukville, Cambodia becoming the first Chinese airline operating this route. As of June 2020, 9 Air is no longer operating this route.[7]

On March 17, 2020, 9 Air flew the first cargo charter flight between China and Myanmar, and received the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar's request for assistance. 9 Air flew flight AQ1359 Guangzhou-Yangon flight, delivering urgently needed materials to ensure the normal operation and stability of the local Chinese business plants and oversea Chinese workers. On March 19, 2020, 4 rescue flights were dispatched from Shenzhen and Guangzhou respectively, and 573 Hubei citizens who are stranded in Thailand were able to return home safely.[6]

On March 31, 2020, 9 Air successfully obtained the cabin cargo operation qualification from CAAC.[6]

9 Air serves the following destinations:

Boeing 737-800.

As of April 2022, 9 Air operates an all-Boeing fleet consisting of the following aircraft:[8]

On March 1 2022, 9 Air flight AQ1305 on way from Guangzhou to Yichang made an emergency landing in Changsha after a fire broke out in the cargo hold.[9] The 105 passengers and crew onboard were evacuated safely.[10] It was suspected, pending the investigation, that the fire was caused by a lithium-ion power bank left in a passenger's checked luggage, which would go against aviation safety laws.[11]

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