Zhejiang Loong Airlines ups the pace

Zhejiang Loong Airlines of China, originally a cargo carrier, is to introduce six A320s this year on new domestic routes to Beijing, Qingdao, Kunming, Xiamen, Lanzhou, Nanchang, Guilin, Urumqi, Nanning, Xining, Hohhot, Sanya, Haikou, Shijiazhuang and Guiyang. The six A320s will double the current fleet of three 737 freighters and three A320s. The carrier received the first A320 last week and is scheduled to take delivery of three more A320s in the first half of this year and will introduce three more A320s in the second half. International expansion is expected from 2015.