China's startup cargo carrier Longhao Airlines has unveiled its very first aircraft in Jinan, capital of Shandong Province.

A Boeing 737-300 aircraft, Registration B-2986, had served for China Eastern Yunnan Airlines before its retirement on December 17, 2015.

Now, the aircraft has been painted in Longhao Airlines' brand new livery, which is now underway at passenger-to- freighter conversion.

The Guangzhou-based carrier has purchased three 737-300 freighters. In this July, the airline signed a passenger-to-freighter conversion agreement with PEMCO World Air Services and Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Company Limited for the passenger-to-freighter conversions. The rest two aircraft will subsequently be repainted and converted in Jinan.

The new venture, which is wholly owned by Guangdong Longhao Group, has a registered capital of 400 million yuan.

based at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Longhao Airlines plans to fly domestic and international cargo & mail services (including Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau), using a fleet of Boeing 737F jets.