This article is about the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China. For the flag carrier of the Republic of China (Taiwan), see China Airlines.
Air China 中国国际航空公司
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
CA
CCA
AIR CHINA
Founded
1 July 1988; 35 years ago (1988-07-01)
Hubs
Beijing (Capital, Daxing)
Chengdu (Shuangliu, Tianfu)
Secondary hubs
Shanghai–Pudong
Focus cities
Chongqing
Dalian
Hangzhou
Hohhot
Hong Kong
Kunming
Shenzhen
Tianjin
Wuhan
Frequent-flyer program
PhoenixMiles
Alliance
Star Alliance
Subsidiaries
Air China Cargo (51%)
Air China Inner Mongolia (80%)[1]
Air Macau (66.9%)
AMECO (75%)
Beijing Airlines
Cathay Pacific (22.8%)
Dalian Airlines (80%)
Shandong Airlines (22.8%)
Shenzhen Airlines (51%)
Tibet Airlines (31%)
Fleet size
499
Destinations
200[2]
Parent company
Air China Group (53.46%)
Cathay Pacific (18.13%)
Traded as
SSE: 601111 (A share)
SEHK: 753 (H share)
LSE: AIRC
Headquarters
Beijing Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone, Shunyi District, Beijing, China
Key people
Cai Jianjiang (President & CEO)
Song Zhiyong (Chairman)
Employees
65,000 (2023)
Website
www.airchina.com
Air China Limited
Simplified Chinese
中国国际航空股份公司
Traditional Chinese
中國國際航空股份公司
Literal meaning
China International Airlines, Company Limited by Shares
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhōngguó guójì hángkōng gǔfèn gōngsī
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
中国国际航空公司
Traditional Chinese
中國國際航空公司
Literal meaning
China International Airlines Company
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhōngguó guójì hángkōng gōngsī
Air China
Simplified Chinese
国航
Traditional Chinese
國航
Literal meaning
National Airline
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Guóháng
Air China Limited is the flag carrier airline of the People's Republic of China. It is headquartered in Shunyi, Beijing.
Air China's hub airports are based in Beijing and Chengdu. In 2017, the airline carried 102 million domestic and international passengers with an average load factor of 81%.[3] The airline joined Star Alliance in 2007.
^"Air China 2017 Annual Report". Air China. 2011.
^"Air China on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
^"Air China Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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