Xiamen Airlines (MF, Xiamen) will officially join Skyteam alliance as its third Chinese member airline on November 15 following China Eastern Airlines (MU, Shanghai Hongqiao) and China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangzhou). China Southern owns 51% of Xiamen Airlines which operates 15 B737-700s, 61 B737-800s and 6 B757-200s with major bases at Fuzhou, Hangzhou and Xiamen.