Hebei Airlines (NS, Shijiazhuang) in conjunction with its parent, Hebei Aviation Investment Group Co., Ltd., is in the process of formulating a strategy to establish a hub at Beijing's Daxing International Airport, due to open in 2018. Reports claim that as part of its long term business plan, Hebei intends to develop operations out of the Chinese capital's newest airport while consolidating its current hub of Shijiazhuang. Hebei is an exclusively domestic carrier whose operations include both passenger and freight.