Air China (CA) has filed an application with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to launch a nonstop international service between Shanghai Pudong and San Jose, California, the U.S. starting March 27, 2016, according to an announcement released Friday on the website of CAAC.

Pending government approval, the Beijing-based carrier will fly its Airbus A330 aircraft on the Shanghai-San Jose route starting next March, with five flights weekly.

The Air Transportation Department of CAAC is soliciting public comments on the application until Dec. 7, 2015.