About Air Central
Air Central is a cargo airline from China. In timetables it appears as GI; in flight plans as LHA. Air Central operates from Zhengzhou (CGO) and Guangzhou (CAN). It has a fleet of 13 aircraft (October 2026), with types including the Boeing 737-800BCF, Boeing 747-400F and COMAC C909 freighter.
Air Central recruits its own pilots. The link to its careers website is in the profile on this page. The requirements listed on this page cover age, licence, medical certificate, language, flying hours and type rating.
Air Central at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- GI / LHA3
- Country
- China
- Hubs
- Zhengzhou (CGO), Guangzhou (CAN)13
- Fleet
- Boeing 737-800BCF, Boeing 747-400F, COMAC C909 freighter13
SELECTIONPractise the parts most pilot selections share: aptitude tests, maths and physics, English and the interview.All selection practice plans
What does Air Central ask of pilots?
- Age
- 62 or younger (B747 flight instructor, retired pilot rehire)2
- Licence
- Valid CAAC airline transport pilot licence2
- Medical
- CAAC Class I medical certificate2
- Language
- ICAO English level 4 or above2
- Hours
- At least 15,000 hours total, of which at least 5,000 on the B747, plus at least 3 years of B747 instructing experience2
- Type rating
- B747 experience required (5,000 hours on type)2
- 1Air Central (Zhongyuan Longhao Airlines) home page · accessed 11 Oct 2026 · Chinese
- 2Air Central recruitment page, 2025 vacancies · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 3English Wikipedia, Air Central (China) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
