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 the People's Republic of China with its headquarters in Shunyi District in Beijing.[1] 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.[2]
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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 | ||||||
History
editThe 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).[2]
In May 2011, Air China and Cathay Pacific announced the consolidation of their cargo business to the new Air China Cargo.[3]
Destinations
editAir China Cargo serves the following airports as of January 2018:[4]
China
Hong Kong
Japan
Taiwan
Europe
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Fleet
editCurrent fleet
editAs of October 2022[update], Air China Cargo fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft:[8]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Notes |
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| Airbus A330-200/P2F | 1 | 7 | Deliveries from 2023.[9][10] Converted from Air China aircraft. |
| Boeing 747-400F | 3 | — | |
| Boeing 757-200PCF | 1 | — | |
| Boeing 777F | 9 | 4 | [10] |
| Total | 14 | 11 |
Retired fleet
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The Air China Cargo retired fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft:[11]
| 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 |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "联系我们 Archived 2021-03-07 at the Wayback Machine." Air China Cargo. Retrieved on October 12, 2012. "地址：北京市顺义区天竺空港经济开发区天柱路29号"
- ^ a b "Air China Cargo Co., Ltd". www.airchinacargo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ^ Air China and Cathay Pacific Airways Consolidate Cargo Businesses
- ^ "Air China Cargo schedule" (PDF). airchinacargo.com.
- ^ "Air China Cargo lands at Liege Airport". aircargonews.net. 17 June 2017.
- ^ "StackPath". 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Air China Cargo launches service to Amsterdam". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 9.
- ^ "Air China to Sell Eight A330s to Cargo Unit". arwaysmag. 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Air China Cargo to add first A330-200P2F in mid-4Q23". ch-aviation.com. 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Air China Cargo historic fleet". Planespotters.net (May 14, 2016). Retrieved May 14, 2016.
External links
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- Air China Cargo Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Air China Cargo Archived 2018-09-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)