Loong Air

Not to be confused with Dragonair.
Loong Air
长龙航空
Chánglóng Hángkōng
Zhejiang Loong Airlines logo
IATA ICAO Callsign
GJ CDC HUALONG
Founded 2012
Commenced operations 2012 (cargo)
29 December 2013 (passenger)
Operating bases Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
Frequent-flyer program TBA
Fleet size 12
Destinations 25
Headquarters Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport,
Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang,
China
Key people Liu Yi (President)
Liu Qihong (Chinese: 刘启宏) (Chairman)
Website www.loongair.cn

Loong Air (simplified Chinese: 长龙航空; traditional Chinese: 長龍航空; pinyin: Chánglóng Hángkōng) is a Chinese airline with its headquarters in the Loong Air Office Building on the property of Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang.[1] Its main hub is in Hangzhou. Approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, it started domestic services in 2013.[2] On 25 September 2013, the airline signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for the purchase of 20 Airbus A320 twin-engined aircraft.[2]

The company's full name is Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co. Ltd. It was originally a cargo airline named CDI Cargo Airlines (simplified Chinese: 长龙国际货运航空有限公司; traditional Chinese: 長龍國際貨運航空有限公司; pinyin: cháng lóng guó jì huò yùn háng kōng yǒu xiàn gōng sī),[3] which started services in 2012 with one Boeing 737-300F freighter.[4]

Fleet

As of 2015, the Loong Air fleet consisted of the 9 brand new Airbus A320-200 and Airbus A320neo aircraft, the following aircraft with an average age of 0.8 years. The Loong Air fleet includes the following aircraft (As of 2015):[5]

Loong Air fleet information
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A320-200
9
20[6][7][8]
174
174
Airbus A320neo
0
9[9]
TBA
Boeing 737-300F
3
0
Cargo Aircraft
Total 12 29

* The airline has a MoU with Airbus for the purchase of 11 Airbus A320ceo and 9 Airbus A320neo.[2]

Destinations

Loong Air serves the Chinese domestic market with Hangzhou as its hub. Its first flight started on 29 December 2013 from Hangzhou to Chongqing and Hangzhou to Shenzhen.[10]

As of June 2015

Country Province City Airport Notes Ref
 Bangladesh-DhakaShahjalal International AirportCargo Charter[11][12]
 ChinaBeijingBeijingBeijing Capital International AirportPassenger + Cargo[13]
GuizhouBijieBijie Feixiong Airport[14]
SichuanChengduChengdu Shuangliu International Airportvia Luoyang/Xiangyang[15][16][17]
ChongqingChongqingChongqing Jiangbei International Airport[10][18]
Inner MongoliaChifengChifeng Yulong Airport[17]
LiaoningDalianDalian Zhoushuizi International AirportPassenger + Cargo
GuangdongGuangzhouGuangzhou Baiyun International AirportPassenger + Cargo
GuizhouGuiyangGuiyang Longdongbao International Airportvia Wanzhou[19]
HainanHaikouHaikou Meilan International Airportvia Nanning
ZhejiangHangzhou Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
Hub
HeilongjiangHarbinHarbin Taiping International Airportvia Chifeng/Tongliao[17]
YunnanKunmingKunming Changshui International AirportPassenger + Cargo
LijiangLijiang Sanyi Airportvia Bijie[14]
ShandongLinyiLinyi Shubuling Airport[17]
HenanLuoyangLuoyang Beijiao Airport[16][20][21]
GuangxiNanningNanning Wuxu International Airport
JiangsuNantongNantong Xingdong AirportCargo Only
GuangdongShenzhenShenzhen Bao'an International AirportPassenger + Cargo[10]
Inner MongoliaTongliaoTongliao Airport
ChongqingWanzhouWanzhou Wuqiao Airport[19]
ShaanxiXi'anXi'an Xianyang International Airport[22]
HubeiXiangyangXiangyang Liuji Airport[15]
NingxiaYinchuanYinchuan Hedong International Airportvia Luoyang[20][21]
HenanZhengzhouZhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport[17]

Sources：

See also

References

  1. ↑ "联系我们." Loong Air. Retrieved on April 24, 2014. " 地址ADDESS [sic] 浙江省杭州市萧山国际机场5号路长龙航空办公大楼"
  2. 1 2 3 Zhejiang Loong Airlines signs MoU for 20 A320 Family aircraft
  3. ↑ "CDI Cargo to transport passengers, renames as China Loong Airlines". ATW. July 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ " "CDI Cargo Airlines launches operations". 21 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Loong Air Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "渤海租赁：公司全资子天津渤海租赁有限公司同浙江长龙航空有限公司开展飞机租赁业务". 同花顺金融研究中心. 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  7. ↑ "国银租赁与长龙航空签署14架A320飞机租赁协议". 民航资源网. 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  8. ↑ "长龙航空确认订购11架A320和9架A320neo飞机". 民航资源网. 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  9. ↑ "长龙航空确认订购11架A320和9架A320neo飞机". 民航资源网. 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  10. 1 2 3 "浙江长龙航空旅客运输今日起航". 民航资源网. 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  11. ↑ "长龙航空开通昆明--达卡首条国际货运航线". 网易新闻. 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  12. ↑ "云南机场地服保障长龙航空首航达卡货运航线". 民航资源网. 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  13. ↑ "冬春航季，长龙航空新开杭州—北京往返航线". 中国飞机网. 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  14. 1 2 "长龙航空开通 杭州-毕节-丽江航线". 中国飞机网. 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  15. 1 2 "浙江长龙航空开通杭州—襄阳—成都航线". 国际空港信息. 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  16. 1 2 "长龙航空开辟新航线，洛阳可直飞成都". 中国民航飞行学院洛阳分院. 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 "长龙航空将新开四条国内航线 杭州至郑哈现买享低价". 凤凰资讯. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  18. ↑ "浙江长龙航空首条客运航线在渝完成首秀". 民航资源网. 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  19. 1 2 "浙江长龙航空开通杭州=万州=贵阳航线". 民航资源网. 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  20. 1 2 "银川机场开通银川—洛阳—杭州航班 每天1班". 民航资源网. 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  21. 1 2 "洛阳机场恢复杭州—洛阳—银川航班". 民航资源网. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  22. ↑ "西安咸阳国际机场迎来第39家航空公司入驻". 民航资源网. 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
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