JOYAIR has signed a cooperative agreement with Fuzhou Municipality in Xi'an As the only state-owned enterprise operating home-made airplanes in China, we are pleased to base our operation at FUHOU and strive to build the regional network of Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone. The local government will help foster the carrier's
growing presence in the Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone. "" Ji Guirong, president of Joy Air told WCARN: "We will initiate the projects concerning Taiwan Straits air logistics and Fujian - Taiwan ferry flights, which will help Fuzhou become the aviation hub in the Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone and promote its economic development in an all-around way." In early September, local aircraft manufacturer, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), and the Fuzhou Municipality signed a CNY30billion (USD4.95billion) cooperation framework agreement in which both parties agreed to develop an aerotropolis and an aero-industrial park in the region.