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 | 73 | ||||||
Destinations | 97[2] | ||||||
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 | 浙江长龙航空公司 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 浙江長龍航空公司 | ||||||
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CDI Cargo | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 长龙国际货运航空公司 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 長龍國際貨運航空公司 | ||||||
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Zhejiang Changlong Airlines Co. Ltd (Chinese: 浙江长龙航空公司), branded as Loong Air (长龙航空) and previously as CDI Cargo (长龙国际货运航空公司), is a Chinese airline based in Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.[3]
History
Loong Airlines was originally a cargo airline named CDI Cargo Airlines,[4] which started services in 2012 with one Boeing 737-300F freighter.[5] It was approved to become a passenger airline by the Civil Aviation Administration of China and started domestic services in 2013.[6] On 25 September 2013, the airline signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for the purchase of 20 Airbus A320 twin-engined aircraft.[6] Its first flight started on 29 December 2013 from Hangzhou to Chongqing and Hangzhou to Shenzhen.[7]
Destinations
Sources:[1]
Fleet
As of July 2024, Loong Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[44]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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Y+ | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A319-100 | 2 | — | 8 | 126 | 134 | |
Airbus A320-200 | 27 | — | — | 174 | 174 | |
Airbus A320neo | 31 | — | 18 | 156 | 174 | |
1 | 168 | 186 | ||||
Airbus A321neo | 12 | — | 8 | 202 | 210 | |
Total | 73 | - |
* The airline has an MoU with Airbus for the purchase of 11 Airbus A320ceo and 9 Airbus A320neo.[6]
** The airline has a letter of intent with Airbus for the purchase of 20 A220s.(previously Bombardier CSeries)[45]
See also
References
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- ^ "Loong Air on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ 联系我们. Loong Air. Archived from the original on 2014-05-11. Retrieved 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
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- ^ a b c "Zhejiang Loong Airlines signs MoU for 20 A320 Family aircraft". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
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- ^ Liu, Jim. "Loong Air adds new international routes in Dec 2018".
- ^ 冬春航季,长龙航空新开杭州—北京往返航线 (in Chinese (China)). 中国飞机网. 2014-10-27. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ a b 长龙航空开通 杭州-毕节-丽江航线 (in Chinese (China)). 中国飞机网. 2015-05-23. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ a b 浙江长龙航空开通杭州—襄阳—成都航线 (in Chinese (China)). 国际空港信息. 2014-04-14. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ a b 长龙航空开辟新航线,洛阳可直飞成都 (in Chinese (China)). 中国民航飞行学院洛阳分院. 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
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- ^ a b "Loong Air Adds Chengdu – Bishkek From Dec 2023". AeroRoutes. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Loong Air adds Chengdu - Bishkek from Dec 2023". AeroRoutes. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ 浙江长龙航空首条客运航线在渝完成首秀 (in Chinese (China)). Carnoc. 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ a b 浙江长龙航空开通杭州=万州=贵阳航线 (in Chinese (China)). Carnoc. 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ a b "Loong Air adds Hangzhou – Almaty service from Sep 2023". AeroRoutes. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ a b 银川机场开通银川—洛阳—杭州航班 每天1班 (in Chinese (China)). Carnoc. 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ a b 洛阳机场恢复杭州—洛阳—银川航班 (in Chinese (China)). 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 (China)). Carnoc. 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ "Loong Air expands Hangzhou - Hong Kong service from Jan 2024". AeroRoutes. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Loong Air Dec 2024 International / Regional Routes Addition". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Loong Air NW24 Xi'an international network increase". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ 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 WENZHOU – TOKYO SERVICE IN SEP 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Loong Air Dec 2024 International / Regional Routes Addition". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "LOONG AIR ADDS XI'AN – BISHKEK SERVICE IN NS23". aeroroutes.com. 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Loong Air adds Hangzhou - Kuala Lumpur in 1Q24". 28 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Loong Air NW24 Xi'an International Network Increase". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Loong Air adds new international routes in Dec 2018". routesonline. 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Loong Air to commence Wenzhou-Singapore service in Dec-2024". CAPA. Informa Markets. 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Loong Air Adds Wenzhou - Singapore Service in Dec 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Loong Air adds Wenzhou – Jeju service from Aug 2019".
- ^ "Loong Air resumes Jeju service from late-June 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Loong Air adds Yangyang service in W19".
- ^ "A dragon-patterned airline, Loong Air, is ready to board a direct flight to Suvarnabhumi". AOTGA. 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Loong Air adds Xi'An – Utapao service from April 2019". routesonline. 19 March 2019.
- ^ Liu, Jim (11 June 2024). "Loong Air adds Xi'An – Samarkand from mid-June 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Vakilov, Fakhri (12 December 2019). "New charter flight to connect Uzbekistan and China". Trend.Az. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.