Alison Smale (L), under-secretary general for global communications at the UN Department of Public Information, and Zhao Dong, president of Xiamen Airlines, visit the new aircraft in Charleston, the United States, Jan 26, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

CHARLESTON, the United States - China's Xiamen Airlines on Friday received its first aircraft bearing the UN (United Nations) message of sustainable development, hoping to promote the message worldwide.

The Boeing aircraft was painted with a UN-sanctioned livery featuring the symbol of the 17-point Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and inscriptions in both Chinese and English.

Zhao Dong, president of Xiamen Airlines, told the delivery ceremony that his company is committed to sustainable development, especially after becoming a partner of the UN to promote the agenda in early 2017.