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 | 17 | ||||||
| Destinations | 36 | ||||||
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| Headquarters | Beijing Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone, Shunyi District, Beijing, China | ||||||
| Website | airchinacargo.com | ||||||
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]
Air China Cargo serves the following airports as of January 2018:[4]
As of October 2022[update], Air China Cargo fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft:[8]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Notes |
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| Boeing 747-400F | 3 | — | |
| Boeing 757-200PCF | 4 | — | |
| Boeing 777F | 8 | 5 | |
| Total | 15 | 5 |

The Air China Cargo retired fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft:[9]
| 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 |
| Total | 13 | |||
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Airlines with footnotes are headquartered in Hong Kong1 or Macau2 Special Administrative Regions See also List of defunct airlines of China | |