Air China eyes Chengdu growth

Air China has revealed an agreement for the purchase of 20 A320s, for delivery in stages from 2011 to 2014. The aircraft have been allocated to help support the Chengdu hub and offer capacity to Eastern China.

Chengdu is currently Air China's second largest base with 784 weekly frequencies, second only to Beijing where the Star Alliance carrier operates 2365 weekly departures.