BEIJING, April 12 -- China's SF Airlines on Wednesday launched a new air cargo route linking Changsha, the capital of central China's Hunan Province, with Tel Aviv in Israel, according to the cargo airline.

Two round-trip cargo flights every week are scheduled to serve the Changsha-Tel Aviv route, SF Airlines said.

The new route will provide an air cargo capacity of approximately 200 tonnes per week, playing a role in facilitating air logistics and trade exchanges.

Headquartered in Shenzhen, SF Airlines was founded in 2009 as China's first private express air carrier. It currently operates a fleet of 80 freighters.

The carrier said it will continuously expand its fleet size, and improve its global network to sustain production and consumption with highly efficient and stable air logistics services both at home and globally.