Loong Air
Chinese airline
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.
History
Loong Airlines was originally a cargo airline named CDI Cargo Airlines, which started services in 2012 with one Boeing 737-300F freighter. It was approved to become a passenger airline by the Civil Aviation Administration of China and started domestic services in 2013. On 25 September 2013, the airline signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for the purchase of 20 Airbus A320 twin-engined aircraft. Its first flight was on 29 December 2013 from Hangzhou to Chongqing and Hangzhou to Shenzhen.
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As of November 2025, Loong Air operates an all-Airbus A320 family fleet composed of the following aircraft:
* The airline has an MoU with Airbus for the purchase of 11 Airbus A320ceo and 9 Airbus A320neo aircraft.
** The airline has a letter of intent with Airbus for the purchase of 20 Airbus A220 aircraft (previously Bombardier CSeries).
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