Hongtu Airlines (Kunming Changshui) has signed an agreement with DAE Capital for the lease of two A320-200s.

In a statement, the UAE-based lessor said the two aircraft are sourced from its Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) order book and would deliver in 2018. Both will be equipped with CFM International 56-5B4/3 PIP engines.

Hongtu Airlines operates two A321-200s and is in the process of inducting a pair of A320-200s on lease from LATAM Airlines Group, one of which already has been delivered. It currently operates flights to thirteen destinations across China.