Longhao Airlines

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Longhao Airlines (Air Central)
IATA ICAO Callsign
GILHAAir Canton/木棉
FoundedAugust 2015
Hubs Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Focus cities Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
Fleet size12
Destinations10
Parent company Henan Civil Aviation Development & Investment Group
Key peopleJiguang Zhao
Website http://www.airlonghao.com/

Longhao Airlines (Air Central) (IATA: GI, ICAO: LHA) is a cargo airline. It was formerly known as China Central Longhao Airlines (China Central Longhao Airlines was formerly known as Guangdong Longhao Airlines), established in August 2015 with registered capital of 400 million yuan. It was acquired by Henan Civil Aviation Development & Investment Group in June 2019.

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History

In August 2015, Guangdong Longhao Aviation Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary, was registered with a registered capital of RMB400 million. Company to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport as the main operating base.

On June 8, 2016, CAAC formally approved the preparation for the establishment of Guangdong Longhao Aviation Co., Ltd.

In November 2016, the company obtained a business license.

In December 2016, the company's first Boeing 737-300F aircraft completed modification and successful flight test.

In February 2017, the company successfully passed the certification demonstration of on-site certification.

March 2017, CCAR121 awarded the Ministry of operation certificate.

On March 29, 2017, Long Hao Airlines successfully achieved the maiden voyage between Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Nantong Xing Dong International Airport.

As of October 2017, 9 freight routes have been opened.

In June 2019, Henan Civil Aviation Development & Investment Group acquired Guangdong Longhao Airlines and changed its name to China Central Longhao Airlines

The company was later renamed Air Central

Destinations

Hub
Future destination
Terminated destination
Charter
DestinationCountryAirport
Guangzhou China Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Hangzhou China Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
Linyi China Linyi Airport
Nanjing China Nanjing Lukou International Airport
Nantong China Nantong Xingdong Airport
Quanzhou China Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport
Shenzhen China Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Suzhou/Wuxi China Sunan Shuofang International Airport
Xi'an China Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Zhengzhou China Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport

Fleet

Boeing 737-800BCF of China Central Longhao Airlines B-220L China Central Longhao Airlines Boeing 737-86N(BCF) 28608 VGHS.jpg
Boeing 737-800BCF of China Central Longhao Airlines

As of May 2021 the China Central Longhao Airlines fleet consisted of: [1] [2]

AircraftIn ServiceOrdersNotes
Boeing 737-300F 5
Boeing 737-400F 1
Boeing 737-800F 5
Boeing 747-400F 1
Comac ARJ21-700F 50 [3]
Total1250

Main business and future planning

The company initially set up Boeing B737 series models of air passenger and cargo fleet, operating domestic and international air passenger and cargo operations, including international and domestic (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) air cargo shipping business: aircraft maintenance, aircraft supply, the airport waiting Airport management services, air transport goods packaging services, handling handling, road transport of goods agents, international freight forwarders, cargo inspection agency services.

Currently, Long Hao Airways has purchased three Boeing 737-300F aircraft. In the future, the Company will make full use of the advantageous resources of the Guangzhou International Hub Airport and gradually expand the fleet size. It is estimated that the number of aircraft fleet will increase by 5 each year and reach about 50 by 2020, And built an air transport network system based in Guangzhou and taking B777 / A350 series aircraft as its carrying capacity to radiate Southeast Asia and even the world.

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