2006年
?4月18日，于貴陽市注冊成立。
?9月25日，在貴州黎平完成首航。
2007年
?6月，首創航空公司之間干支結合的“一票通”中轉聯程模式。
2008年
?8月，在同機型飛機利用率全球第一的情況下，飛機飛行可靠性名列全球35家CRJ機隊公司第二名，位居亞洲第一。
2012年
?7月，引進國內首架CRJ900支線客機。
2014年
?5月，獲得龐巴迪2013年度亞太區航空公司整體可靠性區域綜合大獎；
?9月，與中國國際航空、山東航空實現代碼共享，開辟干支聯程合作的新局面；
?10月，主運營基地正式遷至重慶；
?11月，中國、加拿大兩國總理見證華夏航空訂購24架龐巴迪客機簽約儀式。
2015年
?5月，業內首推“云上公交網”航空產品品牌。
?7月，與南方航空實現代碼共享。
?9月，發布全新品牌戰略。
?10月，已設立貴陽、重慶、大連、內蒙、西安五個運營基地。
2016年
?7月，經營范圍調整為國內（含港澳臺）、國際航空客貨運輸業務；
?9月，業內首次發布中國城市航空通達性報告。
2017年
?6月，產業鏈研究中心暨飛行訓練中心奠基。
?8月，華夏航空引進首架空客A320型飛機，至此進入支線市場開發雙機型運營模式。
?10月，獲批加入國際航空運輸協會（簡稱“IATA”）。
2018年
?3月，華夏航空股份有限公司IPO成功上市。
2019年
?5月22日，華夏航空與騰訊云簽署戰略合作協議，正式宣布雙方將在信息化建設、公有云、大數據等多個方面開展業務合作。
?8月13日，民航局局長馮正霖調研華夏航空，與勁節班組座談。
?8月26日，重慶市渝北區政府與華夏航空在2019智博會上正式簽署《華夏航空飛機維修基地投資協議》，華夏航空飛機維修基地注冊落戶渝北。
2020年
?1月，華夏航空開通抗疫綠色通道，免費向武漢等疫區運送醫務人員和防疫物資。
?4月，華夏航空獲全國民航五一勞動獎狀。
?6月，華夏航空第50架飛機入列，正式跨入中型航企行列。
?8月，華夏航空躋身“中國500最具價值品牌”。
?10月，華夏航空躋身貴州“雙百強”企業，在民營企業中排第6位。
?11月，華夏航空與中國商飛簽署100架國產民機的購機合同并接收首架ARJ21飛機。
?12月，全國政協副主席、交通運輸部黨組書記楊傳堂一行到華夏航空調研國產飛機ARJ21運行及支線航空發展工作。
2021年
1月，華夏航空首個通程驛站在貴州畢節飛雄機場開業，華夏通程航班保障模式進一步升級。
5月，華夏航空入選新華社民族品牌工程。
7月，華夏航空在貴州六盤水市普古鄉文閣小學、貴州黎平縣洪州鎮歸歐小學、云南隴川縣景罕鎮弄冒交通希望小學捐建的三所山區愛心圖書室落成。
10月，中國航空運輸協會、中國民航高質量發展研究中心聯合華夏航空產業研究院共同編制的《中國支線城市航空通達性報告（2021）》正式發布。
2006
?On April 18, China Express was incorporated in Guiyang City.
?On September 25, China Express completed its first flight in Liping, Guizhou.
2007
?In June, China Express initiated the “all-in-one ticket” connecting flight mode by combining the flights on trunk and regional routes of different airlines.
2008
?In August, with the highest utilization rate of its aircraft among those of the same type in the world, China Express came second amid the world’s 35 airlines with CRJ fleet and ranked first in Asia.
2012
?In July, the first CRJ900 regional passenger aircraft in China was introduced by China Express.
2014
?In May, China Express won the 2013 Bombardier Regional Comprehensive Award for Overall Reliability of Airlines in the Asia-Pacific region;
?In September, China Express achieved code sharing with Air China and Shandong Airlines to operate connecting flightson combined trunk and regional routes.
?In October, China Express’s main operation base was formally moved to Chongqing.
?In November, the prime ministers of China and Canada witnessed the signing ceremony for China Express’s ordering 24 Bombardier passenger aircraft.
2015
?In May, China Express launched the aviation product brand of “Air Shuttle”.
?In July, China Express achieved code sharing with China Southern Airlines.
?In September, China Express released a new brand strategy;
?By October, China Express had set up five operation bases in Guiyang, Chongqing, Dalian, Inner Mongolia and Xi'an.
2016
?In July, the business scope of China Express was adjusted to cover the domestic (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) and international air passenger and cargo transportation services.
?In September, China Express released a report on Chinese cities’ accessibility by air for the first time in the industry.
2017
?In June, a foundation was laid for the Industry Chain Research Center & Flight Training Center.
?In August, China Express introduced its first Airbus A320, thus beginning to develop the regional aviation market with two types of aircraft.
?In October, China Express was approved to join the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
2018
?In March, China Express’s IPO was successfully listed.
2019
?On May 22nd, China Express and Tencent Cloud signed the Strategic Cooperation Agreement, officially announcing that the two parties will carry out business cooperation in informatization construction, Public Cloud, Big Data and other aspects.
?On August 13rd, Feng Zhenglin, Director of the Civil Aviation Administration, investigated China Express and had a conversation with the JinjieTeam of Maintenance Engineering Department.
?On August 26th, the Chongqing Yubei District Government and China Express officially signed the "The Investment Agreement of China Express Aircraft Maintenance Base " at the 2019 Smart Expo.The China Express Aircraft Maintenance Base has been registered and settled in Yubei.
2020
?In January, China Express opened an anti-epidemic green channel to transport medical personnel and medical supplies to Wuhan and other epidemic areas gratuitously.
?In April, China Express won the National Civil Aviation May 1st Labor Award.
?In June, the 50th aircraft joined the China Express aircraft fleet, officially announcing that the company entering the ranks of medium-sized airlines.
?In August, China Express has been listed among the "China's 500 Most Valuable Brands".
?In October, China Express was listed among the "Double 100" enterprises in Guizhou, ranking 6th among private enterprises.
?In November, China Express and COMAC signed a purchase contract for 100 domestic civil aircraft and received the first ARJ21 aircraft.
?In December, Yang Chuantang, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China, visited China Express to investigate and survey the operation of the domestic aircraft ARJ21 and the development of Regional Aviation.
2021
?In January, China Express opened its first Transit Station at Feixiong Airport in Bijie, Guizhou, further upgrading the Through Flights support mode of China Express.
?In May, China Express was selected as the national brand project of the Xinhua News Agency.
?In July, China Express built three CaringLibraries of mountainous regions donated by Wenge Primary School in Pugu Township, Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province, Guiou Primary School in Hongzhou Town, Liping County, Guizhou Province, and Nongmao Jiaotong Hope Primary School in Jinghan Town, Longchuan County, Yunnan Province.
?In October, the China Regional Cities Aviation Accessibility Report (2021) jointly drew up by Air Transport Association of China, China Civil Aviation High Quality Development Research Center and China Express Aviation Industry Research Institute was officially published.