Air Central () — originally Guangdong Longhao Airlines () and later China Central Longhao Airlines () — 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, airli ...

. It was founded 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 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is an international airport serving Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The airport codes were inherited from the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former), former Baiyun Airport, and the IATA code is de ...

as the main hub. 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. In March 2017, CCAR121 awarded the Ministry of operation certificate. On March 29, 2017, Longhao 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

Fleet

, the China Central Longhao Airlines fleet consists of:

Main business and future planning

The company initially set up Boeing 737 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 and management services, air transport goods packaging services, handling handling, road transport of goods agents, international freight forwarders and cargo inspection agency services. Currently, Longhao 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 was estimated that the number of aircraft fleet will increase by 5 each year and reach about 50 by 2020, and an air transport network system based in Guangzhou will be built and take 777 and A350 series aircraft as its carrying capacity increases to radiate Southeast Asia and even the world.

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Guangdong Long Hao Aviation Group Co., Ltd.
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