2006年
•4月18日，于贵阳市注册成立。
•9月25日，在贵州黎平完成首航。
2007年
•6月，首创航空公司之间干支结合的“一票通”中转联程模式。
2008年
•8月，在同机型飞机利用率全球第一的情况下，飞机飞行可靠性名列全球35家CRJ机队公司第二名，位居亚洲第一。
2012年
•7月，引进国内首架CRJ900支线客机。
2014年
•5月，获得庞巴迪2013年度亚太区航空公司整体可靠性区域综合大奖；
•9月，与中国国际航空、山东航空实现代码共享，开辟干支联程合作的新局面；
•10月，主运营基地正式迁至重庆；
•11月，中国、加拿大两国总理见证华夏航空订购24架庞巴迪客机签约仪式。
2015年
•5月，业内首推“云上公交网”航空产品品牌。
•7月，与南方航空实现代码共享。
•9月，发布全新品牌战略。
•10月，已设立贵阳、重庆、大连、内蒙、西安五个运营基地。
2016年
•7月，经营范围调整为国内（含港澳台）、国际航空客货运输业务；
•9月，业内首次发布中国城市航空通达性报告。
2017年
•6月，产业链研究中心暨飞行训练中心奠基。
•8月，华夏航空引进首架空客A320型飞机，至此进入支线市场开发双机型运营模式。
•10月，获批加入国际航空运输协会（简称“IATA”）。
2018年
•3月，华夏航空股份有限公司IPO成功上市。
2019年
•5月22日，华夏航空与腾讯云签署战略合作协议，正式宣布双方将在信息化建设、公有云、大数据等多个方面开展业务合作。
•8月13日，民航局局长冯正霖调研华夏航空，与劲节班组座谈。
•8月26日，重庆市渝北区政府与华夏航空在2019智博会上正式签署《华夏航空飞机维修基地投资协议》，华夏航空飞机维修基地注册落户渝北。
2020年
•1月，华夏航空开通抗疫绿色通道，免费向武汉等疫区运送医务人员和防疫物资。
•4月，华夏航空获全国民航五一劳动奖状。
•6月，华夏航空第50架飞机入列，正式跨入中型航企行列。
•8月，华夏航空跻身“中国500最具价值品牌”。
•10月，华夏航空跻身贵州“双百强”企业，在民营企业中排第6位。
•11月，华夏航空与中国商飞签署100架国产民机的购机合同并接收首架ARJ21飞机。
•12月，全国政协副主席、交通运输部党组书记杨传堂一行到华夏航空调研国产飞机ARJ21运行及支线航空发展工作。
2021年
1月，华夏航空首个通程驿站在贵州毕节飞雄机场开业，华夏通程航班保障模式进一步升级。
5月，华夏航空入选新华社民族品牌工程。
7月，华夏航空在贵州六盘水市普古乡文阁小学、贵州黎平县洪州镇归欧小学、云南陇川县景罕镇弄冒交通希望小学捐建的三所山区爱心图书室落成。
10月，中国航空运输协会、中国民航高质量发展研究中心联合华夏航空产业研究院共同编制的《中国支线城市航空通达性报告（2021）》正式发布。
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.