Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s (AVIC) new regional carrier Xingfu Airlines has launched operations with a fleet of three Xian Aircraft MA60s.

The first flight was on 15 August and it was from its base in Xian to Yan’an city in Shaanxi province and the other route where the carrier has launched a new service is from Xian to Zhengzhou in Henan province. AVIC, which is the country’s main state-owned aircraft manufacturing conglomerate, owns 95% of the Xian-based airline which it has launched as a means of showcasing its aircraft such as the 50-seat MA60 turboprop