Air China

Air China Limited
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
Hanyu Pinyin
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
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngguó guójì hángkōng gōngsī
Air China
Simplified Chinese	国航
Traditional Chinese	國航
Literal meaning	National Airline
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guóháng

Air China
中国国际航空公司
	Air China 747-8 in standard livery
Founded	1 July 1988
Hubs	Beijing–Capital; Beijing–Daxing; Chengdu–Shuangliu; Chengdu–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%); Air Macau (66.9%); AMECO (75%); Beijing Airlines; Cathay Pacific (29.9%); Dalian Airlines (80%); Shandong Airlines (51%); Shenzhen Airlines (51%); Tibet Airlines (31%);
Fleet size	507
Destinations	210
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	Wa Mingyuan (president, vice chairman & director); Ma Chongxian (chairman);
Employees	65,000 (2023)
Website	airchina.com

Air China, officially Air China Limited, (中国国际航空公司) is a major Chinese airline and the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China. It is headquartered in Shunyi, Beijing. The airline offers both domestic and international flights to different destinations around China and the world.

The airline was established in 1988 after the former Chinese flag carrier CAAC was split into six airlines, one of them being Air China. The airline is one of the largest airlines in China. It is 53.46% owned by the state-owned China National Aviation Holding.

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.

[1] "Air China 2017 Annual Report". Air China. 2011.

[2] "Air China on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

[3] "Air China Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 5 November 2018.

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