Qingdao Airlines (QW, Qingdao Jiaodong) has taken delivery of its first A320-200 (sl), B-9955 (cn 6061), on lease from the China Aircraft Leasing Company Ltd following a delivery flight from Hamburg Finkenwerder to Qingdao Jiaodong last week.

The aircraft forms part of an August 2013 lease-agreement between CALC and Qingdao Airlines for the delivery of five A320s in both 2014 and 2015.

The aircraft is expected to begin operations later this month.

Qingdao will also use two CRJ700s, B-3079 (cn 10118) and B-3080 (cn 10120), sourced from parent Shandong Airlines (SC, Jinan).