Loong Air (GJ, Hangzhou) has signed its first firm purchase agreement with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) for 20 Airbus A320 Family aircraft including eleven A320ceo and nine A320neo. The deal's preceding Memorandum of Understanding was signed in September 2013 at the 15th Aviation Expo China 2013 in Beijing. “Today is a special day for Zhejiang Loong Airlines as we start passenger operation and order 20 Airbus A320 Family aircraft, which demonstrates our ambition to contribute to the economic and social development of Zhejiang province by providing efficient transportation,” said Liu Qihong, Chairman of Zhejiang Loong Airlines.