2021年8月3日，中國民(min)用航(hang)(hang)空局發布公(gong)(gong)(gong)告稱，江蘇京(jing)(jing)東(dong)貨運航(hang)(hang)空有限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)申請籌建已經獲得(de)了(le)民(min)航(hang)(hang)華(hua)東(dong)地區(qu)管(guan)理局初審同(tong)意。公(gong)(gong)(gong)開(kai)資料顯(xian)示，江蘇京(jing)(jing)東(dong)貨運航(hang)(hang)空有限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)的注冊資本為人民(min)幣(bi)(bi)6億(yi)元(yuan)(yuan)，由宿(su)遷京(jing)(jing)東(dong)展銳(rui)企業管(guan)理有限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)和南(nan)通機場集(ji)團有限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)合資成(cheng)立。其中，宿(su)遷京(jing)(jing)東(dong)展銳(rui)企業管(guan)理有限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)現(xian)金出(chu)資人民(min)幣(bi)(bi)4.5億(yi)元(yuan)(yuan)，占75%；南(nan)通機場集(ji)團有限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)現(xian)金出(chu)資人民(min)幣(bi)(bi)1.5億(yi)元(yuan)(yuan)，占25%。

除此之外(wai)，江(jiang)蘇京東貨運航空(kong)(kong)有限(xian)公司(si)擬批準的經營范圍(wei)是國(guo)內（含港澳臺）、國(guo)際航空(kong)(kong)貨郵運輸業務(wu)，基地(di)機(ji)場選址為南通興東國(guo)際機(ji)場，擬使用的航空(kong)(kong)器為B737-800系(xi)列飛機(ji)。

隨著(zhu)物(wu)(wu)流行(xing)業(ye)“空(kong)運(yun)大戰”的(de)不斷升級，各個物(wu)(wu)流公司都紛(fen)紛(fen)開始籌建自(zi)己的(de)貨(huo)(huo)(huo)運(yun)航(hang)空(kong)公司，順(shun)豐(feng)作為國內(nei)第一批開設航(hang)空(kong)貨(huo)(huo)(huo)運(yun)公司的(de)民營企業(ye)，截(jie)至(zhi)2020年7月，其(qi)已經擁有(you)了60架(jia)全貨(huo)(huo)(huo)機(ji)。而江蘇京(jing)東貨(huo)(huo)(huo)運(yun)航(hang)空(kong)有(you)限公司的(de)獲批意(yi)味著(zhu)京(jing)東將成為繼順(shun)豐(feng)、圓通、中通、EMS之后，又一家(jia)擁有(you)了自(zi)家(jia)貨(huo)(huo)(huo)運(yun)航(hang)空(kong)品牌(pai)的(de)物(wu)(wu)流企業(ye)。