Loong Air
Chinese airline
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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]
29 December 2013 (passenger)
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 Loong Air Airbus A320 | |||||||
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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, China | ||||||
| Key people | Liu Yi (president) Liu Qihong (刘启宏) (chairman) | ||||||
| Website | LoongAir.cn | ||||||
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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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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 was on 29 December 2013 from Hangzhou to Chongqing and Hangzhou to Shenzhen.[7]
Destinations
As of April 2026[update], the airline serves destinations in Central Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia.[8]
Codeshare partners
Loong Air has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Interline agreements
Loong Air has interline agreements with the following airlines:
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As of November 2025[update], Loong Air operates an all-Airbus A320 family fleet composed of the following aircraft:[12]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | — | 8 | 126 | 134 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 27 | — | — | 174 | 174 | |
| Airbus A320neo | 33 | 3 | — | 174 | 174 | |
| 1 | 186 | 186 | ||||
| Airbus A321neo | 2 | — | 16 | 184 | 200 | |
| 10 | 8 | 202 | 210 | |||
| Total | 74 | 3 | ||||
* The airline has an MoU with Airbus for the purchase of 11 Airbus A320ceo and 9 Airbus A320neo aircraft.[6]
** The airline has a letter of intent with Airbus for the purchase of 20 Airbus A220 aircraft (previously Bombardier CSeries).[13]
