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Air China Cargo

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 AIR CHINA FREIGHT
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Hubs
Fleet size14
Destinations36
Holding company#Parent company
HeadquartersBeijing Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone, Shunyi District, Beijing, China
Websitewww.airchinacargo.com/en
Air China Cargo headquarters

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]

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 October 2022, Air China Cargo fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft:[8]

Air China Cargo Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Notes
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

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:[11]

Air China Cargo retired Fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
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

References

  1. ^ "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"
  2. ^ a b "Air China Cargo Co., Ltd". www.airchinacargo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  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. ^ "StackPath". 24 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Air China Cargo launches service to Amsterdam". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  8. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 9.
  9. ^ "Air China to Sell Eight A330s to Cargo Unit". arwaysmag. 27 April 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Air China Cargo to add first A330-200P2F in mid-4Q23". ch-aviation.com. 11 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Air China Cargo historic fleet". Planespotters.net (May 14, 2016). Retrieved May 14, 2016.
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