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Air China Cargo

{{Short description|Chinese cargo airline}}

{{Distinguish|China Cargo Airlines|China Airlines Cargo}}

{{Infobox airline

| airline = Air China Cargo
中国国际货运航空公司

| logo = File:Air China Cargo logo.jpg

| logo_size = 210

| fleet_size = 20

| destinations = 26

| IATA = CA

| ICAO = CAO

| callsign = AIR CHINA FREIGHT

| parent = *Air China (51%)

| founded = {{start date and age|2003|||df=yes}}

| headquarters = Beijing Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone, Shunyi District, Beijing, China

| key_people =

| hubs = {{ubl|

| {{nowrap|Beijing–Capital}}

| {{nowrap|Guangzhou}}

| {{nowrap|Shanghai–Pudong}}

}}

| focus_cities =

| frequent_flyer =

| lounge =

| alliance =

| website = {{URL|www.airchinacargo.com/en}}|

| image = B-2476@PEK (20200916161926).jpg

| caption = Air China Cargo 747-4FTF in standard livery

| aoc =

| traded_as = {{SZSE|001391}}

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Air China Cargo Co., Ltd. ({{lang-zh|s=中国国际货运航空公司|t=中國國際貨運航空公司|p=Zhōngguó Guójì Huòyùn Hángkōng gōngsī}}) is a cargo airline of the People's Republic of China with its headquarters in Shunyi District in Beijing."[http://www.airchinacargo.com/index.php?section=0-0001-0245-0253 联系我们] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307045459/http://www.airchinacargo.com/index.php?section=0-0001-0245-0253 |date=2021-03-07 }}." 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" It is an all-cargo subsidiary of Air China and operates scheduled freighter services to over 20 cities in 12 countries around the world. Its main base is Beijing Capital International Airport.{{cite web|url=http://www.airchinacargo.com/en/index.php?section=0-0149-0150-0159|title=Air China Cargo Co., Ltd|website=www.airchinacargo.com|access-date=2013-09-22|archive-date=2018-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920081759/http://www.airchinacargo.com/en/index.php?section=0-0149-0150-0159|url-status=dead}}

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).

In May 2011, Air China and Cathay Pacific announced the consolidation of their cargo business to the new Air China Cargo.[http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/71286/air-china-and-cathay-pacific-airways-consolidate-cargo-businesses Air China and Cathay Pacific Airways Consolidate Cargo Businesses]

On 30 December 2024, Air China Cargo went public through an initial public offering on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, which became the biggest IPO of Chinese A-share market in 2024.{{cite news |title=Air China Cargo becomes biggest IPO of A-share market in 2024 |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202412/30/WS6772c17ca310f1265a1d5b30.html |access-date=23 March 2025 |work=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}

Destinations

Air China Cargo serves the following airports as of January 2018:{{cite web|url=http://www.airchinacargo.com/images/pdf/freighter%20schedule%20download.pdf|title=Air China Cargo schedule|website=airchinacargo.com}}

=[[Asia]]=

=Europe=

=[[America]]=

Fleet

=Current fleet=

{{As of|2025|4}}, the Air China Cargo fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft:{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2019|page=9}}

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Aircraft

!In Service

!Orders

!Notes

Airbus A330-200/P2F

|5

|3

|Deliveries from 2023.{{cite web|url=https://airwaysmag.com/air-china-sells-a330s-cargo-unit/|title=Air China to Sell Eight A330s to Cargo Unit|website=arwaysmag|date=27 April 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/132805-air-china-cargo-to-add-first-a330-200p2f-in-mid-4q23|title=Air China Cargo to add first A330-200P2F in mid-4Q23|website=ch-aviation.com|date=11 October 2023}}
Converted from Air China passenger aircraft.

Boeing 747-400F

|3

|—

|

Boeing 777F

|12

|1

|

Total

!20

!4

!

=Retired fleet=

File:Air China Cargo Tupolev Tu-204-120CE Pichugin.jpg which was later converted to a tanker]]

The Air China Cargo retired fleet consists of the following freighter aircraft:{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}

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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

|

Boeing 747-400BDSF

|2

|2006

|2014

|Sold to ACT Airlines.

Boeing 757-200PCF

|4

|2013

|2023

|

Tupolev Tu-204-120CE

|1

|2008

|2011

|Converted to a tanker.

See also

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References

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External links

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  • [http://www.airchinacargo.com/en Air China Cargo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915062923/http://www.airchinacargo.com/en/ |date=2018-09-15 }}
  • [http://www.airchinacargo.com/ Air China Cargo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920131014/http://airchinacargo.com/ |date=2018-09-20 }} {{in lang|zh-cn}}

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