Loong Air
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Founded | 2012 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 2012 (cargo) 29 December 2013 (passenger) | ||||||
Operating bases | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 59 | ||||||
Destinations | 27 | ||||||
Headquarters | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang | ||||||
Key people | Liu Yi (President) Liu Qihong (刘启宏) (Chairman) | ||||||
Website | www |
Loong Air | |||
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Simplified Chinese | 长龙航空 | ||
Traditional Chinese | 長龍航空 | ||
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Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co. Ltd | |||
Simplified Chinese | 浙江长龙航空有限公司 | ||
Traditional Chinese | 浙江長龍航空有限公司 | ||
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CDI Cargo | |||
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 | ||
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Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co. Ltd (Chinese: 浙江长龙航空有限公司), branded as Loong Air (长龙航空) and previously as CDI Cargo (长龙国际货运航空有限公司), is a Chinese airline based in Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.[2]
History[]
Loong Airlines was originally a cargo airline named CDI Cargo Airlines,[3] which started services in 2012 with one Boeing 737-300F freighter.[4] It was approved to become a passenger airline by the Civil Aviation Administration of China and started domestic services in 2013.[5] On 25 September 2013, the airline signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for the purchase of 20 Airbus A320 twin-engined aircraft.[5] Its first flight started on 29 December 2013 from Hangzhou to Chongqing and Hangzhou to Shenzhen.[6]
Destinations[]
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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Bangladesh | Dhaka | Shahjalal International Airport | Cargo Charter | [7][8] |
Cambodia | Sihanoukville | Sihanouk International Airport | Passenger | [9] |
China | Beijing | Beijing Capital International Airport | Passenger + Cargo | [10] |
Bijie | Bijie Feixiong Airport | Passenger | [11] | |
Chengdu | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | Passenger | [12][13][14] | |
Chongqing | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | Passenger | [6][15] | |
Chifeng | Chifeng Yulong Airport | Passenger | [14] | |
Dalian | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport | Passenger + Cargo | ||
Guangzhou | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | Passenger + Cargo | ||
Guiyang | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport | Passenger | [16] | |
Haikou | Haikou Meilan International Airport | Passenger | ||
Hangzhou | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport | Hub | ||
Harbin | Harbin Taiping International Airport | Passenger | [14] | |
Kunming | Kunming Changshui International Airport | Passenger + Cargo | ||
Lijiang | Lijiang Sanyi International Airport | Passenger | [11] | |
Linyi | Linyi Qiyang Airport | Passenger | [14] | |
Luoyang | Luoyang Beijiao Airport | Passenger | [13][17][18] | |
Nanning | Nanning Wuxu International Airport | Passenger | ||
Nantong | Nantong Xingdong Airport | Cargo | ||
Shenzhen | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | Passenger + Cargo | [6] | |
Tongliao | Tongliao Airport | Passenger | ||
Wanzhou | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport | Passenger | [16] | |
Xi'an | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | Passenger | [19] | |
Xiangyang | Xiangyang Liuji Airport | Passenger | [12] | |
Yinchuan | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport | Passenger | [17][18] | |
Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport | Passenger | [14] | |
Japan | Nagoya | Chubu Centrair International Airport | Passenger | [20] |
Osaka | Kansai International Airport | Passenger | [20] | |
Myanmar | Mandalay | Mandalay International Airport | Passenger | [21] |
South Korea | Jeju | Jeju International Airport | Passenger | [22] |
Yangyang | Yangyang International Airport | Seasonal | [23] | |
Thailand | Pattaya | U-Tapao International Airport | Passenger | [24] |
Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport | Begins 28 December 2019 | [25] |
Vietnam | Da Nang | Da Nang International Airport | Charter | [26] |
Nha Trang | Cam Ranh International Airport | Charter | [26] |
Sources:[1]
Fleet[]
As of September 2019, Loong Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[27][28]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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Y+ | Y | Total | |||||
Airbus A320-200 | 28 | — | — | 174 | 174 | ||
Airbus A320neo | 27 | — | 18 | 156 | 174 | ||
Airbus A321neo | 1 | 1 | TBA | ||||
Cargo Fleet | |||||||
Boeing 737-300F | 3 | — | Cargo | ||||
Total | 59 | 1 |
* The airline has an MoU with Airbus for the purchase of 11 Airbus A320ceo and 9 Airbus A320neo.[5]
** The airline has a letter of intent with Airbus for the purchase of 20 A220s.(previously Bombardier C series)[29]
See also[]
- Transportation in China
References[]
- ^ "JO 7340.2J - Contractions - Including Change 1" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 10 October 2019. pp. 3-1-97, 3-2-48, 3-3-14. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ 联系我们. Loong Air. Archived from the original on 2014-05-11. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
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- ^ "CDI Cargo to transport passengers, renames as China Loong Airlines". ATW. July 11, 2013.
- ^ " "CDI Cargo Airlines launches operations". 21 August 2012.
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- ^ 冬春航季,长龙航空新开杭州—北京往返航线 (in Chinese). 中国飞机网. 2014-10-27. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy" 长龙航空开通 杭州-毕节-丽江航线 (in Chinese). 中国飞机网. 2015-05-23. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-06-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy" 浙江长龙航空开通杭州—襄阳—成都航线 (in Chinese). 国际空港信息. 2014-04-14. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b 长龙航空开辟新航线,洛阳可直飞成都 (in Chinese). 中国民航飞行学院洛阳分院. 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e 长龙航空将新开四条国内航线 杭州至郑哈现买享低价. Ifeng (in Chinese). 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ 浙江长龙航空首条客运航线在渝完成首秀 (in Chinese). Carnoc. 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 浙江长龙航空开通杭州=万州=贵阳航线 (in Chinese). Carnoc. 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 银川机场开通银川—洛阳—杭州航班 每天1班 (in Chinese). Carnoc. 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 洛阳机场恢复杭州—洛阳—银川航班 (in Chinese). Carnoc. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ 西安咸阳国际机场迎来第39家航空公司入驻 (in Chinese). Carnoc. 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 長竜航空(中国)からの外国人国際航空運送事業の経営許可申請について、11月6日付にて許可しました。 (PDF) (in Japanese). MLIT. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "Loong Air adds new international routes in Dec 2018". routesonline. 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Loong Air adds Wenzhou – Jeju service from Aug 2019".
- ^ "Loong Air adds Yangyang service in W19".
- ^ "Loong Air adds Xi'An – Utapao service from April 2019". routesonline. 19 March 2019.
- ^ Vakilov, Fakhri (12 December 2019). "New charter flight to connect Uzbekistan and China". Trend.Az. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "LoongAir Makes International Debut in late-June 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 11.
- ^ "Loong Air Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Chinese Operator Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co., Ltd. Signs Letter of Intent for 20 Bombardier CSeries Airliners". Bombardier Aerospace Press Release. 2014-07-14. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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