The airline was authorized by the Civil Aviation Administration of China to operate scheduled air services in 2009.

[6] In July 2016, Beijing Capital Airline announced its first launch, an Australian flight from Qingdao to Melbourne on 30 September, served by an Airbus A330 jet.

[7] In November 2016, Beijing Capital Airlines announced the launch of a Hangzhou-Qingdao-Vancouver service on 30 December 2016, which is served by an Airbus A330 aircraft.

[8] In July 2017 Beijing Capital Airlines launched its second Australian nonstop flight from Qingdao to Sydney, served by an Airbus A330.

[citation needed] Beijing Capital Airlines launched twice a week Beijing-Xian-Lisbon service starting from 30 August 2019.