LJ Air
{{Short description|Chinese airline}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = LJ Air
| image = 250px
| caption = LJ Air Airbus A321
| IATA = LT
| ICAO = SNG
| callsign = SNOW EAGLE
| aoc =
| hubs = Harbin Taiping International Airport {{small|Harbin}}
| focus_cities =
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
| alliance =
| fleet_size = 4
| destinations = 5
| parent =
| num_employees =
| logo = LJ_Air_Logo.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| alt =
| founded = 2014
| commenced = 10 February 2017
| company_slogan =
| headquarters = Harbin, China
| key_people = Liang Fuhua (owner)
| website = {{URL|http://www.longjianghk.com/}}
}}
{{Chinese|s=龙江航空|p=Lóngjiāng hángkōng}}
LJ Air or Longjiang Airlines Co.Ltd is a scheduled airline based at Harbin Taiping International Airport, Harbin, China. It commenced its first flight on 10 February 2017 from Harbin to Hefei.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Airlineroute/status/829916030839484417|title=LJ Air (LongJiang Airlines) today (10 Feb 2017) operated inaugural flight, Harbin to Hefei|publisher=Twitter|date=10 February 2017|accessdate=10 February 2017}} The airline earlier was scheduled to launch operations from June 2016 but it was delayed. It commenced services with two Airbus A321s. It received its AOC certificate in February 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/60159-longjiang-airlines-eyes-fleet-expansion-intl-routes|title=Longjiang Airlines eyes fleet expansion, int'l routes|date=5 October 2017|website=ch-aviation|access-date=22 January 2018}}
History
LJ Air or Longjiang Airlines was founded in 2014 with its headquarters in Harbin, China. It was to start its operations in December 2015, but was delayed. The airline then wanted to start operations in June 2016 but again was delayed in receiving its AOC certificate, which it finally received in February 2017. It finally started operations on 10 February 2017, operating the flight between Harbin and Hefei with an Airbus A321. It currently has a fleet of one Airbus 320 and two Airbus A321s.
Destinations
As of January 2020, LJ Air serves five destinations in China. It plans to open up new services to other destinations to China in the coming years.{{cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/36190-chinese-start-up-longjiang-airlines-to-debut-in-december|title=Chinese start-up Longjiang Airlines to debut in December|publisher=Ch aviation|date=26 March 2015|accessdate=26 March 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/lt-sng/routes|title=LongJiang Airlines Routes|work=FlightRadar24|accessdate=23 January 2020}}
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! Country ! Destination ! Airport ! Notes ! Refs | ||||
| rowspan=5|{{CHN}} | Chongqing | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | align=center| | |
| Harbin | Harbin Taiping International Airport | {{airline hub}} | align=center| | |
| Hefei | Hefei Xinqiao International Airport | align=center| | ||
| Yinchuan | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport | align=center| | ||
| Zhuhai | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport | align=center| |
Fleet
File:Longjiang Airlines(LJ) A320(B-8980) at Harbin Taiping Airport-HRB.jpg]]
{{As of|2024|12}}, the LJ Air fleet includes the following aircraft:{{cite journal |title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One) |journal=Airliner World |volume=October 2019 |page=21}}{{cite web |title=Hunnu Air Fleet Details and History |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Longjiang-Airlines |website=Planespotters.net |accessdate=21 June 2020}}
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|+ LJ Air fleet |
| rowspan="2"|Aircraft
!rowspan="2"|In service !rowspan="2"|Orders !colspan="3"|Passengers !rowspan="2"|Notes |
|---|
| C
!Y !Total |
| Airbus A320-200
|7 |— |— |180 |180 | |
| Airbus A321-200
|2 |— |8 |182 |190 |
| Total
!9{{Cite web|url=http://www.xmyzl.com/?mod=jidui_show&id=178&typeid=44|title = 龙江航空有限公司}} !— !colspan="4"| |
See also
References
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{{Commons category|Longjiang Airlines}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.longjianghk.com/}}
- [http://wenshu.court.gov.cn/content/content?DocID=439f2802-501c-4236-ada2-14e98c14b526&KeyWord=%E9%BE%99%E6%B1%9F%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA Debit and credit disputes with Shanghai Zendai Group]
- [https://weibo.com/5158059157/F4H1lqA81?type=comment Debit and credit disputes with Hifur Group]
- [http://news.163.com/air/17/0618/13/CN7E9J1G000181O6.html Debit and credit disputes with China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited]{{dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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