Air China Cargo

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]

Not to be confused with China Cargo Airlines or China Airlines Cargo.
Air China Cargo
中国国际货运航空公司
IATA ICAO Callsign
CA CAO AIRCHINA FREIGHT
Founded2003
Hubs
Fleet size15
Destinations36
Parent company
HeadquartersBeijing, China
Websiteairchinacargo.com
Air China Cargo headquarters

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).[2]

In May 2011, Air China and Cathay Pacific announced the consolidation of their cargo business to the new Air China Cargo.[3]

Destinations

Air China Cargo serves the following airports as of January 2018:[4]

Asia

Europe

America

Fleet

Current Fleet

As of September 2019, Air China Cargo fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft:[7]

Air China Cargo Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Notes
Boeing 747-400F 3 —
Boeing 757-200PCF 4 —
Boeing 777F 8 —
Tupolev Tu-204-120F — 4
Total 15 4

Retired Fleet
An Air China Cargo Tu-204-120CE which was later converted to a tanker

The Air China Cargo retired fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft:[8]

Air China Cargo retired Fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Boeing 747-200SF 3 1997 2010 Sold to MK Airlines and Uni-Top Airlines
Boeing 747-200F 1 1990 2011 Sold to 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
Total 13

See also

References
  1. "联系我们." 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"
  2. "Air China Cargo Co., Ltd". www.airchinacargo.com.
  3. Air China and Cathay Pacific Airways Consolidate Cargo Businesses
  4. "Air China Cargo schedule" (PDF). airchinacargo.com.
  5. "Air China Cargo lands at Liege Airport". aircargonews.net. 17 June 2017.
  6. "Air China Cargo launches service to Amsterdam". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  7. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 9.
  8. "Air China Cargo historic fleet". Planespotters.net (May 14, 2016). Retrieved May 14, 2016.
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