Air Central ( IATA: GI, ICAO: LHA) is a

cargo airline Cargo airlines (or air freight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of air cargo, cargo by air. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines. In 2018, 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

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

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

– Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whic ...

– Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport

Xi'an Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by other names, is the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain, the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after Chongqi ...

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Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Xi'an Xianyang International Airport is the main airport serving Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, as well as the whole Guanzhong area. Covering an area of , it is the largest airport in Northwest China, and the second largest airport in Northern Chi ...

Nantong Nantong (; alternate names: Nan-t'ung, Nantung, Tongzhou, or Tungchow; Qihai dialect: ) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province of China, province, China. Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, near the river mouth. ...

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Nantong Xingdong Airport Nantong Xingdong International Airport is an airport serving the city of Nantong in Jiangsu Province. It is located in the town of Xingdong in Tongzhou District, northeast of Nantong and from Shanghai. Construction started in 1990 and fligh ...

Wuxi Wuxi (, ) is a city in southern Jiangsu province, eastern China, by car to the northwest of downtown Shanghai, between Changzhou and Suzhou. In 2017 it had a population of 3,542,319, with 6,553,000 living in the entire prefecture-level city ar ...

and Suzhou–

Sunan Shuofang International Airport Sunan Shuofang International Airport is an airport serving the cities of Wuxi and Suzhou in southern Jiangsu Province, China (Sunan meaning "Southern Jiangsu" in Chinese). It is located in in Xinwu District, southeast of Wuxi and northwest ...

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

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Nanjing Lukou International Airport Nanjing Lukou International Airport is the main airport serving Nanjing (the capital of Jiangsu Province) and a major airport serving the Yangtze River Delta area. As of 2020, it is the 12th busiest civil airport in China, Dropping one plac ...

Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...

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Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (formerly Shenzhen Huangtian Airport) is the airport serving Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. It is located on the east bank of the Pearl River near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao'an District, and is ...

Quanzhou–

Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport is a dual-use military and public airport serving the city of Quanzhou in Fujian, China. It is located 12 kilometers south of the city center, in the county-level city of Jinjiang, which is under the admi ...

Linyi Linyi () is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shandong province, China. As of 2011, Linyi is the largest prefecture-level city in Shandong, both by area and population, Linyi borders Rizhao to the east, Weifang to the northeast, Zibo t ...

– Linyi Airport

Fleet

As of May 2021 the China Central Longhao Airlines fleet consisted of:

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.

References

External links

Guangdong Long Hao Aviation Group Co., Ltd.
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