Air China Cargo
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Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 14 | ||||||
Destinations | 36 | ||||||
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Headquarters | Beijing Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone, Shunyi District, Beijing, China | ||||||
Website | www |
Air China Cargo Co., Ltd. (simplified Chinese: 中国国际货运航空公司; traditional Chinese: 中國國際貨運航空公司; pinyin: Zhōngguó Guójì Huòyùn Hángkōng gōngsī) is a cargo airline of China with its headquarters in Shunyi District in Beijing. It is an all-cargo subsidiary of Air China and operates scheduled freighter services to 20 cities in 10 countries around the world. Its main base is Beijing Capital International Airport.
History
The airline was established in 2003 and started operations shortly thereafter. It is owned by Air China (51%), CITIC Pacific (25%) and Beijing Capital International (24%) and has around 4,000 employees (as of March 2013).
In May 2011, Air China and Cathay Pacific announced the consolidation of their cargo business to the new Air China Cargo.
Destinations
Air China Cargo serves the following airports as of January 2018:
Asia
- China
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Taiwan
Europe
America
Fleet
Current fleet
As of October 2022, Air China Cargo fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft:
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Notes |
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Airbus A330-200/P2F | 1 | 7 | Deliveries from 2023. Converted from Air China aircraft. |
Boeing 747-400F | 3 | — | |
Boeing 757-200PCF | 1 | — | |
Boeing 777F | 9 | 4 | |
Total | 14 | 11 |
Retired Fleet
The Air China Cargo retired fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft:
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Boeing 747-200F | 1 | 1990 | 2011 | Sold to Uni-Top Airlines |
Boeing 747-200SF | 3 | 1997 | 2010 | Sold to MK Airlines and Uni-Top Airlines |
Boeing 747-400BCF | 6 | 2009 | 2014 | Five aircraft are stored |
Boeing 747-400BDSF | 2 | 2006 | 2014 | Sold to ACT Airlines |
Tupolev Tu-204-120CE | 1 | 2008 | 2011 | Converted to a tanker |