HCADICO launch customer for ARJ21-700F

The Henan Civil Aviation Development Investment Co. (HCADICO) has signed a MOU with COMAC for 25 ARJ21-700Fs, with an option on another 25 aircraft. The deal makes them the first customer to order the freighter-variant of the ARJ21.

HCADICO owns and operates Zhengzhou-Xinzheng International Airport, which is home for HCADICO's cargo airline Longhao Airlines. Currently, Longhao Airlines operates a fleet of five B737-300Fs and one B737-400Fs and is in the process of acquiring three B737-800BCFs.

COMAC and HCADICO also agreed in the MOU that both companies will work closely together in developing maintenance and support chains for the ARJ21-700F. They will also work on promoting the freighter.