The airline was testing its aircraft until the end of 2009 when it commenced passenger service with 4 MA-60 turboprops.

China Eastern is planning to sell most of its shares in order to generate money for the company.

[6] As of December 2024[update], Joy Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[7] On 4 February 2014 Joy Air MA60 flight JR1533 from Taiyuan, China, carrying 7 crew members and 37 passengers, had a mechanical failure on the landing gear while landing at Zhengzhou.

This caused landing gear to break and the aircraft's nose cone to hit the tarmac.

The engines struck the ground causing the wings to be nearly torn off, and resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and structure.